just all about Him. It’ s one of the reasons why when I asked them if I could do my solo project and how they felt about it, they were behind me and embraced it so quickly. They just see the bigger purpose in life, they’ re all about sharing His hope and His light and His truth. It’ s wonderful. With Skillet, God has created a weapon specifically for those people that have tried to run as far from anything holy as they possibly could. We’ re walking into festivals at times, where it’ s literally sex, drugs and Rock n’ Roll. People singing about hate, violence or whatever they’ re singing about, and here we come.
How on earth has God brought us here? Sometimes we’ re playing with the biggest Metal bands in the world and we get up there and think,“ God, this is amazing, I can’ t believe you are this faithful to these people.” If anyone does struggle with wondering why we bother, remember that God is faithful way beyond what we are, and He is faithful to the people that are in the darkest of dark places. Shouldn’ t we be thankful that He has created something to bring his light into the farthest corners of the earth? That’ s why I just feel so passionate about doing music in general, I see how God moves through it. We’ ve had so many testimonies of people saying,“ I was about to kill myself and then I heard your song last night …” or“ I was addicted to heroin and then I heard your music at a show and I’ ve been clean ever since …” God just touches people through music. I think it’ s amazing how He can do it in all different forms because He’ s just faithful to everyone. I think we can tend to put Him in boxes, when really, He can’ t be caged. He’ s so compassionate and so sweet to find everyone and to meet them where they’ re at. I just feel honored to have been a part of it honestly, to serve in this way and see God move is amazing. I can’ t believe He saved me, and the fact that He let’ s me be a part of something like this is truly wonderful. So, if I can do anything in a similar vein as Skillet and walk the same path that they’ ve set I would be completely honored, and I hope and pray that God uses me in that same way too!
[ WM ] Skillet has played the Creation Festival a number of times over the years, and Ledger and Skillet are both slated to play at Creation 2019. Creation is one of our partners here at [ WM ] and they have done so much to bless so many through these festivals. What does it mean to you to be able to play both a Skillet and Ledger set there?
[ Jen ] I remember being a teenager and playing Creation Fest with Skillet. It overwhelmed me to see just how many people were there. There was such a special energy unique to the festival, and I couldn’ t believe God would allow me the privilege to be a part of it. To go back with Skillet and now also with my very own band Ledger is incredibly beautiful, not only because the festival is dear to my heart, but also because I get to go back and revisit such a landmark in my life. I get to come face to face with God’ s faithfulness, see how much more He has unfolded, and be reminded of just how many barriers He has, and can, overcome. It’ s yet another example to me that my God is a God of the impossible and nothing is too big for Him!
Photo by Gina Monahan
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