Pour it all out

Fayetteville, NC... at Kingdom Connection Ministries this past Saturday and Sunday.  I'm grateful to Pastor Moore and his lovely wife for making me a part of their church's anniversary.  Truly honored... truly.  I was preparing for this past weekend's appearance.  Took myself through my vocal paces... worked on pitch and control... did a little ear training... just making sure that when I got in front of these people I was confident and on point.  The Bible talks a lot about "skilled" musicians.  In order to be "skilled" you have to practice.  The Bible also talks about the anointing.  And in order to be anointed, you have to spend time in the presence of God.  So Thursday morning in my prayer time I heard the words "pour it all out"  I paused because the words hit me hard and just kind of sat in my spirit like a heavy weight.  As I meditated on that I began to understand how I'm supposed to operate as an artist from now on.  First of all, I'm only an "artist" to the music business.  In every other instance, I'm a minister of music - bringing the word in song.  But I understand how I do this now.  I spend time in the presence of God - not just visiting with him, but drinking everything that I can from God.  Pull on the spirit like a mad man.  There are times when you can go to God and ask for things. There are times when you go to God with your mistakes and failures and let him heal all that you are. There are times when you can go to God and just listen to his voice.  There are times when you can go to God and simply love on him.  And then there are times when you can go to God fill up on his spirit.  Where you try to pull so much of God into yourself that there's barely enough room for you.  And that's the direction I got from God.  Fill up with the spirit.  Fill yourself so totally with the spirit of God 'til you're about to explode.  Then get up on that stage and pour it all out!
Pastor Moore told me in front of the congregation that he'd never seen me like this on stage.  He was blown away by what he had just experienced.  My good friends, the Franklins, had just ministered to me that God was going to do new things with me and were blown away by what saw - even after telling me it was going to happen. I get it now.  Yes I pump myself up like always before I go on.  I put on my game face and hit like always.  But now I don't worry about the outcome anymore.  Now I don't give them MY best anymore.  I pour out the anointing that God filled me with.  I pour it all out. Then RUN go fill back up! 

Curt

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