but at that moment, that was not the advice
for me. I’ve been traveling for the last six or
seven years. Now my son has a life. He’s been
on planes since he was a year old and has
seen things I never saw at his age.
written them in my diary and I needed to vent.
HimPower: What is your favorite song on
your new album and why?
Jessica: They all do something different for me
for different changes I go through in my life.
HimPower: What other experiences have
My absolute favorite right now is, How Can I,
shaped who you are as a person and as a
because I tell God I will do anything. He is so
Christian?
beautiful. He doesn’t
Jessica: I’ve always
expose me. If I feel
been in the church,
tired and worn down,
my father was a pasGod polishes me. Even
My absolute favorite [song
tor and my mother
without make up, peoon my new album] right now
was a preacher.
ple say, “God is blessis,
How
Can
I,
because
I
tell
But when it came
ing you.” It had nothGod
I
will
do
anything.
He
to going to coning to do with gifting.
ventions, I wasn’t
It is like God saying,
is so beautiful. He doesn’t
actively involved. I
“This is me working
expose me. If I feel tired and
didn’t like school,
something in you.”
worn down, God polishes me.
but I loved readHimPower: It is amazing the Bible. I was
ing how he does that.
always reading the
In your single, Flow,
Bible, giving advice
you ask the Holy Spirit
to my older brothers and sisters. When they
to move and have free rein in your life, to flow
did something they shouldn’t do, I would say,
so that you can live pleasing to God. Why
“God is looking at you.” When I decided to
is having the Holy Spirit flow in your life so
be the one cursing, they said, “You use to be
important to you? And during times of spirthe one telling us not to curse. I got one for
itual drought, what do you do to get reconyou, look at you now.” I would say, “Maybe for nected to the Holy Spirit?
starters, maybe you’re all hypocrites.”
Jessica: When I’m dry, I don’t even know how
HimPower: How did you go about choosing
to get the Holy Spirit. When I’m dry, I’m weak.
the name, Transparent, for your new album?
I don’t know the words to have God move in
Jessica: Transparent--I didn’t see any other
my heart. I just ask him to let his will continue
word more befitting. I didn’t want to lie and
to “Flow”, to stay in my life in my ups and
create words that were not in my heart. I had
downs and in between. I ask him to “Flow”
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