Flame Throwe
Carmen Justice combats fear with faith
by caroline lusk
For the past five years , we ’ ve gotten to know Carmen Justice as front-woman for the Dove Award-Nominated band , 1GN . 2017 sees Carmen stepping out on her own with an edgy sound and unequivocal transparency . “ I was haunted by the bad experiences I had gone through as an artist , as a woman , and it was starting to control my mind ,” explains Carmen . “ I got so burned by people in my life and the entertainment industry that I didn ’ t know how much longer I could take it . I was always living in fear … fear of not making enough money , fear of failure , fear of people knowing the mistakes I ’ ve made in my life … the list could go on … but I was comforted by Ephesians 6:16 that says ‘ take up the shield of faith , with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one .’ With the faith I have in Jesus , I can overcome all of these voices of fear in my head .” With her single , “ Flaming Arrows ” racing up the charts and an EP on the way , ICONIC sat down with Carmen to chat about life and all the many twists and turns along the way .
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