I remember talking with my Grandmother, after my Granddaddy’s funeral, about my “singing career.” And I think it was after she heard my brother and me sing a couple of songs. She asked me what I planned to do with my singing abilities. And I told her I wanted to be a professional singer. And she said I should use my voice for “the Lord.”
But how can you be a professional singer and use your voice for the Lord?
That was my first thought. Because, back then, I didn’t know of anyone who made a living singing Christian or Gospel music. (Keep in mind, just because I didn’t know of any didn’t mean there weren’t any.)
So, I basically disregarded Grandmother’s advice. And I spent the next 25 years or so as a professional singer. I’d sort of use my voice “for the Lord.” But certainly not the way she meant it.
I had several near-misses with so-called “fame and fortune.” But I could never find the motivation to follow through on possible “recording deals.” Mostly because I thought the music industry was so weird. Why do creative types almost always have to be so weird?
Anyway…
As the years passed, the venues became less and less enjoyable. Until finally, one day, I decided not to pursue the typical music work anymore. And I decided to use my voice “for the Lord.” And I was right about one thing. It’s mostly difficult to impossible to do that AND make a living.
But that doesn’t mean you don’t do it. Because all the money you make, a lot or a little, stays here when you die anyway. What’s that saying…
There are no hearses pulling U-haul trailers?
One of the ways I have used my voice in recent years is to speak up or sing out about every little baby’s right to life. And I discovered that, when you do that, you quickly become persona non grata. So, the “beautiful people” of the world, the so-called “celebrity influencers” tend to keep their mouths shut about abortion.
But one of the “beautiful people” who has actually been paid to BE beautiful spoke up.
Here’s something Kathy Ireland, a former supermodel said.
“I was once pro-choice and the thing that changed my mind was, I read my husband’s biology books, medical books, and what I learned… At the moment of conception, a life starts. And this life has its own unique set of DNA, which contains a blueprint for the whole genetic make-up. The sex is determined. We know there is a life because it is growing and changing.”
Here’s a video where she used her voice to speak up for the tiniest human beings.
So, there’s proof that even some of the “beautiful people” can understand that even the tiniest person is a person. And that’s why I use my voice to talk and “sing for the Lord” and His little ones. And I encourage you to do the same.
Because He already spoke up for you.
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