Inspiration: William McDowell on I Give Myself Away
As we enter the season of giving to others and celebrating God’s gift to us, let’s reserve what we often hold on to for ourselves – our dreams, our hearts, our lives – for the One who deserves it all. The song “I Give Myself Away,” from the album “As We Worship Live” from William McDowell, reminds us of this surrender.
William McDowell on “I Give Myself Away”
McDowell wrote a powerful blog entry on his website speaking about the intent and story behind the song…
“I Give Myself Away is a dangerous song to sing.
“A few months ago I wrote in my Facebook status that I am really being challenged by the lyrics of my own songs. It’s much easier to sing about giving yourself away than it is to make it a daily reality. Help me Lord to make it a reality and not just a melody. There were a lot of responses and of course when one opens their heart the way I did there is a lot of room for interpretation. Let me clarify what I was saying. I believe that some understood and some maybe didn’t quite understand what I am saying…”
“I Give Myself Away” Lyrics
Here I am
Here I stand
Lord my life is in Your hands
Lord I’m longing to see Your desires revealed in me
I give myself away
I give myself away so You can use me
Take my heart
Take my life as a living sacrifice
All my dreams
All my plans
Lord I place them in Your hands
I give myself away
I give myself away so You can use me
My life is not my own
To You I belong
I give myself
I give myself to You
This December William will be recording his upcoming album ARISE live in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, with Martha Munizzi, Mary Alessi, and David and Nicole Binion as special guests. He says of the new project via his website, “While many are still being blessed by “As We Worship” God has been giving me songs for the next season and I am excited to be able to release what is inside of me soon. It will be released sometime in 2011. Stay tuned!”
Embracing Your Purpose & Doing What He Said – Interview With Dianna Hobbs
When you have a divine urging inside of your heart it can be hard to ignore it, but can sometimes become difficult to press forward to what God has called you to do. Purpose often doesn’t come without its detours especially when obstacles and disappointments blur the vision God placed in our heart.
Dianna Hobbs can attest to facing obstacles when pursuing music, her buried passion. As the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of EEW Magazine, the premiere Christian publication for African American women, she has paved a path of influence in media throughout the years, along with pouring out daily encouragement on her blog.
Behind the scenes though she felt God drawing her to begin her music ministry. It was only recently that she got the courage to do what He said, and thankfully she did. Now Dianna is inspiring many hearts through her music, which blends CCM, pop, R&B, and sometimes, soft rock along with encouraging messages. In this interview Dianna talks about her journey and gives advice to others who may need direction in bringing their God-given dreams into fruition…
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Soul Dreamer Resource – Courage & Calling: Embracing Your God-Given Potential
God has called you – first to Himself, to know and follow Him,
but also to a specific life purpose, a particular reason for being. This second call, often termed a vocation, has implications for our work or occupation, but its ramifications reach far wider. It includes our giftedness, our weakness, our life in community, what we do day to day.
– From the description of the book “Courage & Calling: Embracing Your God-Given Potential” by Gordon T. Smith
Click here to read an article and listen to an audio interview with Gordon T. Smith, giving a look at how believers can embrace their God-given calling and identify what vocation they are called to…
Lecrae on Stretching Creatively and Unashamed 2010
In the video below Lecrae did an interview with Rapzilla.com some weeks back before the release of his album Rehab. In it he talks about pushing the creative envelope to produce music that both glorifies God in Biblically-sound content and in artistic excellence and quality:
In the weeks after the release Rehab not only reached lives around the world but hit No. 1 on the Billboard Contemporary Christian chart and No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart. The album, Lecrae’s fourth, also broke into the Billboard Top 200 Albums debuting at No. 17, while reaching No. 3 on the Top 10 Albums chart on iTunes.
If you haven’t already, be sure to get the album on iTunes, Amazon, or on the Reach Records storefront. You can also experience REHAB live with the UNASHAMED 2010: THE MOVEMENT tour coming to a city near you. Click here to find out about tour dates and catch the tour promo below:
Click below to see the video for the song “Background” from the album Rehab.
SOAR Youth Section Updates: Priscilla Shirer at Impact 2010 Conference, Hawk Nelson Video Shaken, Dream On at The Revolve Tour, & Fabulous Life of a Teenager
1. Get Ready for Impact 2010 – The Comeback
The Impact Movement, a national collegiate ministry, presents their upcoming national conference Impact ‘10: The COMEBACK…
2. Video Pick: Hawk Nelson – Shaken
Check out Hawk Nelson’s latest music video “Shaken” from their album Live Life Loud.
3. Dream On At The Revolve Tour 2011
For all teen girls who want to be inspired to grow in God, the Revolve Tour is coming to a city near you. The Revolve Tour is an encouraging 2-day weekend event for teen girls featuring relatable speakers, music artists including Group 1 Crew, Britt Nicole and Hawk Nelson, dramas, and more…
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4. Fabulous Life of a Teenager – From the Rebelution
“…Recognize the myth of adolescence…God has a bigger plan, a bigger calling, He’s given me greater potential than that…” – Alex Harris
Fabulous Life of a Teenager is a great series of videos created by brothers Alex and Brett Harris, founders of The Rebelution…
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