Worship Musician April 2020 | Page 121

a similar instinctive response; artist types are has consistently accompanied my thoughts God. Let this challenging season be a time to often more introspective and tend to internalize and prayers, and that is the fact that God’s learn how to more effectively practice the things and ‘feel’ things more than the average unbridled, redemptive power is impervious that will make us stronger and more prepared person. Subsequently, we can sometimes be to any crisis. It doesn’t matter if it is financial, for the spiritual tests that may come our way. As emotionally reactive and distracted from the physical, emotional, geopolitical, environmental, you and your families continue to weather this spiritual realities and loving commandments or spiritual. God has the uncanny ability to current storm, I pray that the Lord will protect, that God has put in place to protect us from transform the bad into something used for strengthen, and encourage you, and that you the snares of a broken world. But in the face of good. Although that doesn’t erase the pain that emerge from all of this with a powerful story these challenges, I am constantly reminded that often accompanies a crisis, if we accept our of redemption that will ultimately inspire you my human imperfections can (and will) thwart complete dependency on God to sustain us musically and spiritually. Stay safe out there! my reliance on God because of an unrealistic we will be placed on a path toward redemption. human desire to control my circumstances at In my own experiences at home, I have been all times. The lesson in all of this has been for observing moments of restoration, healing, me to reframe each challenge as a reminder and hope emerging in stark irreverence to the that my identity has to ultimately remain in media’s negativity and doom narratives. We Christ in every aspect of my life, and this means must constantly remember to have our spiritual surrendering to God’s will at every turn. I have filters in place while consuming the barrage of thought of no more poignant a reality than this messages making their way from our screens during this crazy pandemic. to our eyes and ears. The most important thing is to not let those messages make their way Over the last couple of weeks, a recurring theme into our hearts and compromise our trust in April 2020 Adam Nitti Nashville-based Adam Nitti balances his roles as a solo artist, sideman, and educator. He has filled the bass chair for Kenny Loggins, Carrie Underwood, Dave Weckl Band, Michael McDonald, Susan Tedeschi, Steven Curtis Chapman, Mike Stern, Brent Mason, Wayne Krantz, and Christopher Cross, while also releasing five solo CDs to date. As a Nashville session bassist he has played on multiple Grammy- winning and Grammy-nominated albums, and is also the founder of... AdamNittiMusicEducation.com Subscribe for Free... 121