TIMELYADVICE
GOD DOES NOT CALL THE QUALIFIED
For those of you who don’t know me, I am the
least qualified person to be doing what I am
doing. I don’t have a college degree. I have
no formal music education. I can’t read music.
I can play instruments pretty well, but am no
virtuoso by any stretch. I am not a great talker;
in fact, I am a better listener than I am a talker. I
don’t understand music gear all that well. I was
It’s really not as complicated as we make it
the calling God has for us, it doesn’t feel like
raised in a small town famous for not much.
seem. I don’t think God’s will is some divine
work. Sure there are days that aren’t easy, but
My family was not really involved in music. And
moving target that is ever elusive and waiting
ultimately, it is what gives us sustainability in it,
I’m 28.
for us to miss it. I believe every time God puts
finding true purpose and satisfaction knowing
a passion in your heart and a drive to do it, it
we are giving Him our best.
But for those of you who don’t know me, I’ve
is His will. I believe every time God opens a
been blessed to win GRAMMY® Awards, Dove
door of opportunity for you, it is His will. My
What I’d like to leave you with is this - don’t
Awards, SESAC Awards, and dozens of No. 1
encouragement to you would not be to make
let anyone else in your life - not your friends,
Radio Awards as a producer and songwriter.
it so hard that you get “analysis paralysis” and
not your family - tell you what your calling is.
I’ve had the privilege of working with artists
don’t do anything. I have a lot of people I know
You know what is in your heart to do. Go with
I’ve grown up worshipping with like Newsboys,
that don’t do anything for fear of “not being in
your gut. It really is that simple. It’s not easy. But
Michael W Smith, MercyMe, and Hillsong, to
the center of God’s will”. Here’s my challenge:
it’s simple. Don’t worry about not being “good
name a few. And I have a team of amazingly