I want to be like him

My Pastor asked a question... "is Jesus Lord over your life?"  We know him as savior, as healer, as the gift giver... but is he truly Lord?  A Lord is someone who rules over something.  Be it lands or wealth or over individuals, a Lord has control over what he commands.  The question I had to ask is Jesus truly Lord over my life.  Yes he is my savior, my redeemer, my healer and conveyor of my blessings.  But is Jesus truly Lord?  If Jesus is Lord, then I don't do things that my Lord would not approve of.  When he speaks in my spirit, I truly honor his voice.  My Lord's commandment was that I love God with all my heart and all my soul and all my mind... and love my neighbor as I do myself.  And if Jesus was truly Lord over my life - that's the way I would truly live my life.  I would take every action before God because he is Lord.  I would take every dream before Jesus because he is Lord and I desire to know what he would have me do or not do in my own dreams.  If he is truly Lord, then I honor him with the way I live my life, with the way I show his love to others.  The way I show HIM to others.  The things I desire most.  The things I work the hardest for:  that's Lord.  If I desire to be famous more than I desire to please God, then fame is Lord!  If I desire to be rich and I spend all of my energy chasing prosperity, then prosperity is Lord!  If I obtain the fame, and sell out everything in the process, I have the fame, but I don't have my place in heaven which is what I've been doing all of this for, right???  If I get the wealth and I lose my relationships with my family, my friends, my GOD... what is any of this worth.  Interestingly enough the Bible doesn't tell me that having a desire for all of this is wrong.  What it does say is "seek ye first the kingdom of heaven and all its righteousness and all of these things will be added unto you..."So all I got to do is allow Jesus to be Lord of my life - do the things that my spirit truly desires anyway and then he will overtake me with all of the things that my flesh desires.  I learned a while ago that all of the things I wanted so badly mean nothing.  Wealth gives me options to do and to obtain, but nothing I was able to do or to obtain could fill the places where God was absent.  I also learned that I become like what I chase. This is why I chase God.  I want to be like him.  Everything else... is just stuff he drops on me because he loves me.

Curt

"Living This Dream"

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Discussions on the music (Lamb Most High)

This one of my favs on this project.  I Love to sing this song. Its a praise to God and people just abandon themselves to Glorify God.  They forget about me.  They forget where they are.  You can see the transformation as they leave their surroundings to go be one with God.  As the song ends, it moves into this worship experience because we just cut the music and let those Hallelujahs ring throughout the place.  People with their hands in the air, tears streaming down their faces worshipping God.  I always feel like I'm intruding when we have to start playing again.  I always feel like we should just leave... maybe I should start playing this track last.  

Its a good thang

to give thanks

And sing praises 

to the Lamb Most High

The one who shows his

Loving kindness

The one who's faithful

to us morning noon and night

Just open up your heart

and greet him with your 

(hands held high)

Confess his goodness to the children of men

Tell him you love him

And you're grateful Jesus

(came to die)

Glory and honor to the one who cleansed you of your sin

Glory Glory

Glory Glory

Hallelujah to the Lamb Most High

Honor and Majesty

Strength and beauty

Hallelujah to the Lamb Most High

Lord God of our salvation

The One who is who was and

(Is to come)

Ruler of every nation

The Lord Reigneth

And before him there can be no other one

Glory Glory

Glory Glory

Hallelujah to the Lamb Most High

Honor and Majesty

Strength and beauty

Hallelujah to the Lamb Most High

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the 

judgments of the Lord are true and righteous together.

More to be desired are they than  silver and fine gold 

sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in the 

keeping of them there is a great reward. Let the words of my 

mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in

 your sight, and pleasing unto God

Glory Glory

Glory Glory

Hallelujah to the Lamb Most High

Honor and Majesty

Strength and beauty

Hallelujah to the Lamb Most High

Hallelujah Hallelujah

Hallelujah Hallelujah

Trust me, I don't want to interrupt - as I'm in that place with them.  The Bible says the spirits of the prophet are subject to the prophet... which means you control what happens inside of  you.  God doesn't make you run around the church and run into walls.  That's not the Holy Spirit. That's you.  So I have to stay in control of me. I have to close out the performance... But I love being there.  I love being in the presence of God.  I feel like nothing could touch me.  I feel like I could step out onto the air over the audience and walk straight to the throne of God.  There are times when I sing the song that I can almost see God sitting on his throne enjoying the music.  Maybe that's imagination... But I would love that so much.  I love to please God with the gifts he's given me.  

Curt

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Jesus Is Always the Solution

I got a revelation. Remember the Bible story where the disciples and Jesus were in a boat crossing a river and a storm hit? Luke 22-25  "... Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.  
Everybody who's explained the story to me always focussed on the power of God.  How he was so anointed that even the wind and sea obeyed him.  They focus on how the disciples lacked faith, but never told us how they lacked faith.  They would say that they didn't believe what Jesus said, but never explained that fully either.  I often wondered why Jesus wasn't troubled being in a ship that was sinking.  Why, if he wasn't worried all of this time, did he have to come and rebuke the elements?  The answer to this I found in Matthew 14:24-25 "But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea..." I'm trying to explain the place where Jesus was at this point in his spiritual walk and I truly hope I can convey this clearly.  In Matthew 14, he walked on the water.  It wasn't as if he learned at that point that he could do this.  Once he was fully empowered with the Holy Ghost he could do all things.  So he got in the boat with his disciples that night and went to sleep because EVEN IF THE BOAT SANK... THEY WOULDN'T HAVE!!!!  Sorry, I got excited.  He could walk on water.  So what if the boat sank?  Who cares?  That just meant that he'd have to cross the sea on foot.  It didn't mean that he would drown.  If the disciples had believed wholly in him, they wouldn't have drowned either.  The only reason he had to get up and speak to the elements is because his disciples spoke death upon themselves "MASTER WE PERISH!"  "Jesus, we're going to die!" If Jesus gives you something even though you can't see it coming to pass, its not a test of your faith to him.  Its a test of your faith for YOU.  He has the answer and already knows the PERFECT solution to whatever the issue is.  The only one who needs convincing is YOU.  That test of your faith is so that the next time you face something... you can relax and say "God has this... I just need to obey and believe.  Believe and Obey.  He'll do all the rest.  The disciples didn't need to do anything to get across that sea except believe that Jesus could get them there. And he was back there asleep because no matter what the elements did, he was in no danger.  He was always the solution.  I'm rambling.  I hope I was able to convey what I learned.  But then again... maybe this is just for me. 

Curt

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Constant Reminder

I had a good conversation with a friend that I hadn't spoken to since my college days.  He complimented me on my "fame" and told me how proud he was of me about how I looked and what I was doing.  He talked about how different the music was and how even though he didn't listen to a lot of "religious" music, mine spoke to him and he could listen to it.  I tried to explain to him, probably unsuccessfully, that even though this was what I wanted, I couldn't take any of the credit for what I have.  The music that I have comes from outside of me.  It comes from the presence of God and his influence on my life.  I've had people that I admire (Producer, Bassist, Jazz MONSTER Alphonza Kee) compare my chord changes to John Coltrane and other "Ouster" type artists.  I don't consider myself on the same planet as these greats. But its becoming more and more obvious to me that God is no respecter of persons.  He'll use whoever is willing to go with him.  He can use me however he sees fit.  I'm having  a GREAT time now.  
It was awesome talking to my boy, and this was yet another reminder that God is doing this - not me.  I have been playing music since I was eleven years old.  But nothing of what I was taught comes close to what I have now.  Its amazing to me that different people listen to the music and hear different things - even different musical styles.  I've heard people call this reminiscent of Jazz, R&B, Funk, ect.  It speaks to different people in different "musical voices"? Not that I'm making the comparison, but what comes to mind is the day of Pentecost when the holy Ghost fell upon Peter and other the men gathered in prayer in Acts 2: 6 - 9  "Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. ⁷ And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? ⁸ And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?" These men heard different things from men all speaking in the language of the spirit of God.  And even though these men were from different countries and cultures, they heard a language that spoke to them, that they could understand.  The spirit of God is using this musical gift, this "Nouveau Praise" to reach people in ways I couldn't imagine.  People are hearing what speaks to them in the "musical language" that appeals to them the most.  And its all the same music.  Another constant reminder of how God is in control of this.  I just need to relax and let it be... just enjoy the ride as my good friend The Reverend Doctor Maria Franklin has told me. Thank you Pastor for Sharing that with me.  Another constant reminder... God has this.  

Curt

"Living This Dream"

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Sing along with me!

I started listening to the lyrics of the songs that I have written.  I'm currently putting together my favorite tracks for the live CD that we'll be recording someday.  As I listened... I mean really took a serious listen to the words again. I realized that I'm ministering to myself with each song.  The song may not always be about my spiritual experiences, but more so how God is telling me to approach situations that come up in the lives of others or in my own life.  I had a prophet once tell me that I am supposed to be an evangelist and that my musical career will grow out of that.  I understood what they meant - as the prophet observed that I "do a lot of preaching in (my) songs".  That's not my calling, but I do get it.  The Prophet was trying to say that my music ministry is deeper than simply being a "Christian Entertainer" and that's never been my goal in the first place.  This music means something to me.  It does because it affects my life.  It affects my behavior. It affects how I think.  It ministers to me because the music addresses the basic way that we as human beings are supposed to function.  One of the songs that speaks to me the most is a track called "the blood".  The hook line is "I'm free by the blood Christ shed for me..."  The chains that the devil tries to put on us ALL have no power over us because of the Blood of Jesus.  Poverty, lack, fear, inferiority, hate, worthlessness... loneliness - NONE of that has the power to destroy because of the blood of Jesus.  We may have been born in human bodies, but once you are born again, your spirit is perfect - Like Jesus is perfect.  You may be chained to some attack that the Devil has tossed your way, but the blood of Jesus is remedy.  Its the key, its the solution.  You are no longer subject to the sin that used to OWN you (another line from the song).  But it has to start in your heart (mind), then it comes out of your mouth and then you'll see it in your life.  The world calls it self fulfilling prophecy.  The Bible says in Proverbs 18;21 "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." You gotta speak what you want to see.  The only difference between you and I is I'm singing it.  Sing along with me.  See that change in your life too!

Curt

"Living This Dream"

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Your blessings... your destiny... yours!

I read something online this morning from Tryrese Gibson.  I didn't know that the brother was saved!  But he dropped a bomb in my spirit this morning.  The Bible says we should NOT compare ourselves to others.  (amp. ver) "However, when they measure themselves with themselves and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding and behave unwisely."  We shouldn't spend our time looking at the lives of others and basing our successes or failures upon the lives of others.  The Parable of the Talents - Matt 25:15 " To one he gave five talents [probably about $5,000], to another two, to another one—to each in proportion to his own ^[a]personal ability. Then he departed and left the country...."  God gives us only what we can handle.  We shouldn't allow what's happening in someone else's life be our guide or our goal.  God gives us according to our individual ability.  Your highest achievable goal may not be what's best for me or even what I can handle.  But trusting God will take me to the place where I am filled to to fullest.  What Mr. Tyrese shared was that "God will never give you something that belongs to someone else..."  And as I listened to that, God hit me with something else.  "God will never give someone else something that belongs to YOU!"  What God has for you is for YOU.  And it will fulfill and satisfy you on a level beyond your imagination.  But it won't be what someone else has.  It will be what is PERFECT for you. These will be Your blessings... your destiny... everything that is yours!

Curt


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Resist Project Video Promo

Wow... been a long time.  Please forgive me!  I have been buried in the "business" of music.  It is an annoying task where you have to convince people that the music that God has given you is worthy of their attention.  Audiences love the music.  People are being ministered to.  But since it doesn't sound like "JohnkirkP.HammondMcClurkinFredFranklinDonnieKee" they have to think about it.  So we are truly focused on "telling a story" which means I'll be traveling to every venue that will allow me to come sing God's praises.  The reason being to let everybody hear and experience the "nouveau praise" and show the industry's elite that this is real!  Hopefully we'll be coming to a place near you and soon!  I'm not discouraged. I'm more determined now than ever - so don't you worry.  The only difference now is every time you turn around you may be seeing my infectious smile gleeming back at you!  :D  see?  You smiled just then, I saw ya!  LOL.  God bless you.  Thank you for being patient with me... for believing in me and sticking with me. We'll have a new video shoot soon and I'll invite whoever can make it... We'll try to make sure everybody gets a cameo!  In the meantime, check out the video promo for the "Resist" project!  Lemme know whatcha think!

http://youtu.be/QpWpOUS6_eM

Curt


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