Short testimony here guys. So last week I spent the longest time I’ve ever spent in my life trying to come up with a song to be used in an upcoming movie.

The day before, I had finished the background tracks for the movie and decided to face the theme song the next day. 1/10

I resumed in the studio the next morning and realized my head was “blanker” than an A4. I tried everything and I mean EVERYTHING. I even walked back and forth on the corridor praying and speaking in tongues. Nothing. 2/10

What’s going on?! It never used to take this long. I felt horrible. It felt like I had already sang all the good songs I could sing and have nothing new to offer. As the hours went by, The feelings got worse. 3/10

See, the way I produce my songs is
1. I develop a tune that depicts the message of the movie or any message I want to portray.
2. I develop the beat and instrumentals
3. I receive the lyrics that fits into it.
Guys, It was 7pm and I was yet to even get A SINGLE TUNE. 4/10

The thoughts in my head were that I just wasted an entire day in my life. I would have spent this doing several other pending tasks, or even simply resting coz all that brain storming was draining by itself. What a depressing day 5/10

Before I slept, I prayed further. I asked God why I couldn’t come up with anything.
Then it hit me.
Developing sound tracks every now and then had become second nature. It was now feeling like a “norm”. That night, I felt so convicted. 6/10

I knew at that point that God wanted to remind me that HE is the reason. Every song was given to me by HIM. Not from my ability, not from my skill set, but from HIM. I asked for mercy and promised to never take his messages and process for granted ever again. 7/10

The next day, as I sat on my studio chair, I felt this joy in my spirit even before launching the software. I knew a song was on the way.
In less than an hour, I got a sweet tune, in less than 2 hrs, I had the lyrics and before the end of the day, a simple song was born. 8/10

I know this is a personal lesson but I fell led to share it with you guys, especially fellow gospel creatives. Never take for granted whatever God gives you. Appreciate the process. And lastly, never let the gift take the place of the giver. 9/10

By the way, the song is titled “Letting Go”, dropping with the new movie soon.
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