Psalm 37:4 - Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. (NIV, 2010)

I love the electric guitar. It has been my favorite instrument forever! If you have heard any of my music, about 90% has electric guitar in it. The truth is I have never played it in my life! My grandfather had an old guitar in his closet. I remember when I was younger, I would sneak in his room to play. I didn’t know what I was doing but I knew one day I wanted to play it! Some years went by and after some negotiations he finally let me have it! I had my first guitar. It was out of tune, missing strings etc, but it was mine! I wanted to take this craft seriously. I am a rap artist but no matter how much I love to rap, worship is my HEARTBEAT. No matter where I minister, there’s always room in the show to let God know how much I love Him. When I don’t have my band, I have to minister with tracks. Sometimes it’s the worst because you are a slave to the LENGTH of the song. When the song is over, you have to move on. When you have a band, the song can last until you are ready to continue to the next song. My heart’s desire has been to play guitar as we worship so that even after the track has stopped and the spirit is moving I can continue with the move of God. I had my grandfather’s guitar but I wanted my own. This year my sister surprised me with a red electric guitar for my birthday. It was everything I could ask for. I decided that I was going to take some lessons and really make it happen. This past Monday was my first lesson. I walked in the building and my teacher met me in the front. I followed him to the back, we introduced ourselves and began the lesson. He  asked me who my influences were and I told him Jimi Hendrix and John Mayer. He agreed with my selections and we continued with the lesson. We began to go through the different parts of the guitar: the neck, pickups, bridge etc. The lesson was going great. He taught me the E F & G chords and he demonstrated on his guitar. He continued to play and I said “that sounds like worship music.” He looked at me with a straight face and asks, “Do you listen to worship music?” I said “Yes I do” and I began to name some of the artists I listened to. Then he says, “Well I am a pastor.” I think my heart skipped a beat. My teacher is a pastor. My desire was to become a skilled guitar player so I can add this element to my live shows. Eventually I was going to ask my instructor to teach me how to play some worship songs but my teacher is Pastor with a heart for worship. The lesson was wrapping up and we began to talk about worship and hip hop and after that I told him I will see him next week. I said all of that just to say this: God knows your desires and your dreams.

He knows your heart. He knows what you want to be and He also knows how hard it is to achieve these things – without him. See 1 Corinthians 2:9 says -”No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him“– BELIEVE! He knows what you want to become. Just allow him to do it! When we stress, when we worry, we shut God out. You can’t drive with your eyes closed and expect to get home safely nor can you worry and have faith. I didn’t know that my first guitar lesson would be taught by a Pastor who has a heart for worship. Who would have known? God did and he reassured me in my first lesson. “Brandon, you want to play guitar? Okay. Let me set this person up with him, on this day.” Its just that easy- for those that LOVE him! God knows my heart so He is giving me my desires!

So I am writing this to you; BE CONFIDENT IN WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU! No matter how hard you think it will be, no matter how much work has to be done, trust God! When you give Him your heart, He will give you the desires of yours. Do the possible! Sign up for lessons, tryouts, class. Ask for help and guidance. As you’re doing what’s possible, trust God and as you’re trusting HE WILL DO THE IMPOSSIBLE! Confidence sounds so good when your the one playing the instrument. So whether the sound of your confidence is the brush moving back and forth across a canvas, or the pencil on a paper writing letters to inspire. Whatever your gift is, whatever your passion may be, be confident about it! You have the power to do the unseen, and unheard. Play on young artist, play on… The Sound of Confidence…. (I will expound more on this in my upcoming book – “youngmindBIGDREAMS”