708. Faith Over Fame: How to Strengthen Your Relationship with God in the Music Industry

[00:00:00] This is the stories, the journeys, the testimonies, and the spiritual detox. Welcome back, welcome back DJ Focus, Dice Gamble, you tab back into the fix, your source of faith and views hip hop aren't being poetry, it's time for our spiritual

[00:00:13] detox and Dice we keep saying on our spiritual detox we get a chance to listen, talk with some super talented individuals who, you know just in some other spaces we get excited

[00:00:25] when we get to talk to people that you know, been around a little bit and you know, some going this day, some going that stage so yeah I'm excited because we got a super

[00:00:34] talented listen she's a singer, she's an actress, she probably you know got a book of some out there too as well. And she probably go tell us about a son, Mel's that she's doing.

[00:00:44] You may have seen her own America's Got Talent, you may have seen her own you know American Idol, you know, you've had a singer, you know, a talloparian, and all the cousins in them

[00:00:53] and you know, all them people, you know, she family like that, she just kicked with everybody. Just that, yeah. The what it all you've done at least what's going on this? I don't know.

[00:01:02] Yeah oh my god thank you guys so much for having me on this honor to be here. Well now it's honor having you on the show you were just a huge superstar for real though

[00:01:14] like and it's crazy because when focus, some of the information I was like who did you say? I was like what? It's like oh my goodness. So no, no definitely honor thank you for coming on here. Appreciate it. Thank you guys so much. I'm excited. Come on. Yeah.

[00:01:33] Let's talk a little bit about it, you know, share a little bit of your faith journey with the people. Maybe how you develop your own personal relationship with Christ before we talk about everything don't you do? Yes, no absolutely.

[00:01:43] I think that is one of the most important things that has happened in my life recently. I grew up in the church. I grew up singing and not just like singing with church but I grew up like going to church,

[00:01:57] with the word, you know like I went to Bible study, my grandfather was a pastor. We had you know like teaching moments and just things like that and I really felt like when I was younger I had like kind of dissected the whole text and everything but it's

[00:02:15] back then in life now. And I feel like the most important thing for me in my relationship with God now is that I once upon a time had lost my relationship with God.

[00:02:32] I'm not off, but you know everybody has those moments in their life where they kind of forget. And so I feel like I'm finally coming back into that place where I'm comfortable not only within

[00:02:47] my faith but to be able to talk about it because I feel like a lot of times when you kind of lose your way and then you come back into it there's like almost this like shame or guilt when even having left with the first place.

[00:03:03] But yeah so that is very much like my relationship. It's been festive time and time and time and I feel like this is I'm being tested by now, you know right now it seems to be but still I'm able to kind of appreciate it and be so

[00:03:21] much more grateful that I'm able to you know have that relationship and be able to explore that relationship with a different mindset. I appreciate you sharing that thank you because honestly everybody's journey kind of looks like yours

[00:03:36] the journey you just explained you know what I mean but I think there's a perception that it should be this perfect walk, no mistakes I'm on. I'm never off. I never stray you know and that's not it.

[00:03:50] That is absolutely not it the walk you just explained and the journey you just explained is a very very normal one and I like the fact that you share that story more because I think people need to hear

[00:04:00] that like yeah I'm out here doing this I'm from that but it doesn't mean it's going to be perfect and it doesn't look perfect and no. I don't feel good about it all the time.

[00:04:12] I don't at all but what is the one thing that you keep hearing God share with you that thing that let's you know like you're on the right path you know I'm here I'm right here like what is that thing that you keep hearing?

[00:04:25] Man that's a good question. I gotta say God has put some amazing people in my life and I gotta take this time to shout out my family to my mom my grandma my grandpa like everybody because I you know whatever

[00:04:46] I have these moments of just feeling like I'm not on the right path or I'm not doing what I need to do. I'm not good enough my family is right there to help me and pray for me and pray with me and I feel like

[00:05:03] God puts people in your life for a reason and they're definitely in my life for a reason so shout out to them

[00:05:09] and we talk about accountability all the time on here and having a circle of loved ones and friends or just some people that are really you know humbling sometimes because sometimes you might get a little you know somebody is up a little bit and like way we are

[00:05:26] talking. So for you you know talk about your creative process and just creating news because I think you do a very good job

[00:05:35] you know whether it's faith base, whether it's R&B whatever it is just take us to the process of you creating music what does that look like to you

[00:05:43] like how are you inspired to make me make a faith base song compared to an R&B song what what does that look like? Yeah first thank you so much I think so a lot of things a lot of different things go into creating body of work and

[00:06:03] one I have fallen in love with collaboration and collaborating with people because I think that like I said once again God puts people in your life for a reason and there's different seasons for everything and so I feel like embracing that kind of feeling

[00:06:20] and working with people to invoke something that may not come out and for one the two years you know, but it's the it's creating the feeling

[00:06:30] and creating the vibe and creating the message that you want to tell people during that time and I feel like that's pretty much like where I get my inspiration from is just like whoever I'm working with if they have a vision

[00:06:45] if we're seeing something we just kind of you know for our all into that and really feel it out.

[00:06:51] We may try so many different things like maybe so many different versions of one song or this or that but I think it's whatever we're feeling at that time that is really the true inspiration. That's good alright girl will make she calm me on the next collab okay.

[00:07:09] I got died. I feel so weird right now. No that's that's insane. You're so young like so let me give you the backstory on this right here my husband and I actually we just kind of binge watch whatever we can find on you and all

[00:07:30] and we saw Andrew day and Seattle Washington before she really blew up you know like a very intimate spot. And the first thing out of his mouth was.

[00:07:41] Everybody can't sing that like you know like he was like everybody cannot do that you know like when did when did you or your family really know. No she's good good like she has something that is very rare you know and everybody can't just hit.

[00:07:56] Yeah there are a lot of great singers but everybody just can't do this you know. I wanted to see them because I've pretty much sing like all my life like I said I grew up singing.

[00:08:10] My whole family actually sings too is the thing like once again grandma mom grandpa I got uncles. My grandparents were in a band together actually and they went to New York and they tried the whole like artists thing and it didn't work out.

[00:08:25] But you know everything happens for a reason I don't think I'd be here if you know it had and so without being said I grew up with my grandparents singing like the temptations old and different things like that.

[00:08:38] And it wasn't until I moved in with my mom where she was like just like listening to me around the house saying and she was like, huh. You know you kind of do this.

[00:08:51] So I started posting YouTube videos and then there were other people that were like, you've got to do this and so from there it just like sparked this whole journey.

[00:09:01] So yeah shout out to moms because if it wasn't for her I don't think I'd be doing this either. Wow. That's awesome. Thank you for sharing that. Absolutely.

[00:09:11] So come on and talk before we talk about this new single you got out come on and talk about this experience of listen you go on American got talent you go on American.

[00:09:19] I don't like it just you know walk us through just being famous you know saying for you. You know say all your life. How did you know you said you've been singing since you liked four and five. You know, so you just been famous all your life.

[00:09:33] What is that like we wanted to what is that like you can be famous all your life. Look at this in right the funny thing about the shows is like because I did America's got talent which was an incredible experience.

[00:09:46] I mean, I was 14 at the time and I mean it changed my life really and a lot of it. I feel like I don't even remember because it was just like there was just so much good there were so many good things happening.

[00:10:00] But I know some good things happened to dice but she says she was 14 years old she don't remember. So you were in high school where you were freshman in high school then or where you were. I would just about to go to high school.

[00:10:16] Okay, so eighth grade by the go to ninth grade whatever it may be high school whatever you're going to call me to tell me you wouldn't stand in front of your friends after you came back.

[00:10:24] You talk about you and remember you bragging none about your idea just see me on TV right like. No, you can't forget. Hey my book. Hey my book. Give my bag too. Give my bag thank. And I want that extra snack for lunch.

[00:10:40] I was going to say to lunch. Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

[00:10:43] What's going to be about that is I went to Duke Ellen to the school of the arts right after I finished the show and of course it's an art school and one of the things that my mom used to get me into the school was like.

[00:10:58] She was on America's Got Talent. Hello. They told everyone and by the time I got there like everybody had already known it and it kind of I don't know there was this thing.

[00:11:09] That it kind of created like a weird thing where like a lot of people wanted to be my friend just because I was on the show and then there were like people that kind of like didn't like me at all because I was on the show.

[00:11:22] But by the time it was like senior year they were like oh yeah that's that's Jayna and she's cool and it was like you know this like kind of full circle moment. But yeah it was definitely a crazy crazy experience still a direction for life.

[00:11:38] I got the golden buzzer from Lee Tomlinson on there and so just had to put that out there but yeah going on I never thought that I would do another show and.

[00:11:50] That American Idol came along and I feel like I was in this kind of like balance of like rebranding myself and you know just kind of. Not even rebranding myself as a specific artist.

[00:12:05] I now come to realize that that's kind of overrated you should just be able to do whatever you want to do as an artist that's what true art is.

[00:12:13] And so now it's turned into just rebranding myself as an artist someone that does put out music and you know does perform.

[00:12:21] And so that has been an incredible experience and really really fun and really cool and a joke that I told all my friends is that like maybe I'll go on the voice next and just start collecting talent shows like. I'm just doing this. Just doing it all.

[00:12:37] We're here for it. Have you. No no I appreciate you sharing that have you ever had any like. It's hard being famous moments every had those honestly.

[00:12:55] I call back to earlier was my family they are they definitely keep me humble and we'll never let my head get too big. But as far as like the I guess I don't have any moments like like this is hard I have more moments like oh like.

[00:13:14] And you know me like I'm you know why I am and. Like one time I was out of show and I was just watching the show with my friend and this.

[00:13:25] We're now you know I'll talk on Instagram everything but this guy comes up to me and he's like are you are you Jane a brown.

[00:13:31] And I was like yeah I just moved to LA too so this is like you know I've never but like he was like a resident I'm here.

[00:13:40] And then that's like I've been watching you since I was like 20 years old like that and it's especially like cool coming from like people that year it age like my age now because it's like watching me since we were like you know little kids and so it's that's that kind of is really cool.

[00:13:55] I love it. I love it we're watching you and you are fantastic I mean I mean your voice is fantastic but one of the things. What's the guy saying the one direction guy he was saying it's more on the on just recap and for the world right now.

[00:14:13] It's not it's not just your voice you know I mean and I think the whole world sees that you know I mean it's like it's like your heart it just beams from you and so yeah yeah yeah yeah so it's like the whole package is like it's so refreshing you know trust me from us we are we interview a lot of people.

[00:14:32] So yeah yeah so it's a little different. Yeah we would tell you but it's just a beautiful thing and I'm just excited to follow your journey and obviously I'm going to be watching. Thank you so much. We are definitely watching. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:14:46] All right come on let's talk about this sooner sooner than now come on up sooner than right now for give me. New single out come on and talk about the inspiration behind it.

[00:14:56] Yes this is really exciting because the inspiration behind this song actually comes from the mind of the wonderful and lovely Fred Martin who I've had the pleasure of knowing since I was 11.

[00:15:14] Yeah he came to me with this song idea and was like I really think that you can sing this song and I really think that you can do it in that first you know where I was out with my journey with price and with God and also just like as an artist I was like

[00:15:31] I don't know man you know I don't know I'll cut it but I don't know.

[00:15:37] But I feel like together we really made this song into something special that I feel like even if you know maybe there are people on their journey with God that are where I was and you know they just need that something to like you know how to call them back.

[00:15:55] And to a space of light and to a space of love and I feel like this song really captures that and I think that's the true inspiration for it is that you know there's no that time then right now.

[00:16:06] My song is fantastic and it does make you feel like you're on a journey and it just it just keeps going up and I think we were discussing this song you know obviously I got so many ears around me and they're like this is Jasmine Sullivan mixed with Karen Clark she's and I was like what?

[00:16:24] I know and when they said it I was like you know what you're right about that it's a beautiful song.

[00:16:31] I mean the message is fantastic you know trust me the message is beautiful but I was like man yeah you just you just go on that so go ahead focus because I can't wait to hear the person because that's when I was a student I was like this is the perfect like.

[00:16:48] I love types on. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, listen listen she's so famous she can call the roots she got the roots plan that that's her band you know that's it called them like.

[00:17:03] Yeah, yeah, yeah, so we expect and we expect a full project or we gonna do a little EP of faith based. The mixed tape of some with some collaborations.

[00:17:18] Hello exclusive absolutely there's definitely going to be some things for a long way with the next few weeks so definitely stay tuned.

[00:17:31] Well you come back whenever you want to drop whatever you need to drop we need you to come back to this we are supporters of you we're rooting for you and watch you to win.

[00:17:40] And continue to do a guy tells you to do two is way that's one thing we do when we talk about on here, you know you know if you do a faith based project cool but if you just do like the me also aren't being.

[00:17:50] Do you long as you continue to represent God. Don't worry about the haters don't worry about this. Thank you guys for so much. Michelle tell the people how they connect with you follow you on all your social media platforms.

[00:18:02] Yes, yes so my name is Jaina Elise that is the Jaina Elise on all platforms THE J.A.Y. and a ELIS E like the song. Keep it locked you tune it to the fix and fix is in.

[00:18:18] Real conversations from real imperfect people in pursuit of a perfect God. Let's jump into today's real talk topic. Let's time to get rid of these streets dice and come on you keep coming up with these.

[00:18:32] I feel like this is your you know I'm saying bless spirit spirit spirit spirit spirit spirit spirit.

[00:18:42] We we just have some great conversations all week and degrees and I think this one right here is just you know another one that just needs to be you know spoken and talk about a lot more. Because when you talk about vanity and pride and we.

[00:18:59] I thought about all type of things what I see this what I say well ticket. Shout out to everybody on social media y'all might not like us in a minute but they be alright.

[00:19:07] We'll talk conversation today we're going to talk about it the Lord wants to know you not just see you out here doing your own thing. So come on dice um I thought about it. Is it actually relationship over actions I think it's relationship over actions.

[00:19:24] Yeah I and I this is a gosh and I hate it when I have a thousand thoughts at once concerning getting closer to God. I just I feel like this is a season for some people.

[00:19:42] To get closer to God in order to be who God has designed them to be and so many people are far from God because they keep making excuses of the way they are. Wow so. So like me it's not like me 10 years ago dies 15 not my 15 years ago.

[00:20:04] Oh seriously no no seriously I was being on always making excuses instead of you know getting myself together. Reavaluating what I need to do and making adjustments so to your point when you just said that that is real if you don't get out your own way.

[00:20:20] And let God be God. Hmm. Oh mess. Yeah um you know God talks about um he's the good shepherd right in John 10 chapter 14 through 15 I am the good shepherd.

[00:20:34] I know my own and my own know me just has the father knows me and I know the father you know and I laid it all in my life down for the sheep.

[00:20:44] You know that's Jesus talking about the thing that he will do for us you know like even in Matthew when the Bible talks about

[00:20:52] even the hairs on our head are numbered one by one God knows is in that way and then first Corinthians chapter 8 3 says that if anyone loves God he is known by God.

[00:21:08] And it's just different when you're loved by somebody you know what I'm saying they treat you differently they think about you differently they care about you differently they fight for you differently differently.

[00:21:21] And so I'm just like there's a false narrative that's running around it says I got church hurt I got church hurt I got church hurt I got these people who've been church hurt which I at one point thought it was church hurt it wasn't church hurt it was just people who didn't know God.

[00:21:37] Oh wow. Yeah so. Oh wow. Wait a minute you gotta. You gotta break that down little ball. I didn't know God and so how yeah I realized that after like why was I treated that way. Why did that happen? Why was I looked at that way that way?

[00:21:55] Why was it not discussed why were we not in communications because they didn't know God. They didn't know how to pray they weren't praying they weren't trusting God they weren't seeking his face.

[00:22:05] They couldn't see God all over me you know what I'm saying like they were too busy saying what I look like from the outside and so that's what I'm saying they didn't know God. And it's unfortunate because in the same breath God doesn't know them.

[00:22:18] And God is very clear about the plans that he has for us you know I'm saying like this should be an intimate relationship here if you know the Lord. You know hey just as I said Jeremiah 29 and 11 but let me be honest with you.

[00:22:32] Ain't no plans for you if you don't love God. You will get turned over to a rep or break my life.

[00:22:38] I know plans for you okay so what will be planned for you for because there's this supposed to be a marriage at the end of this thing we talked about that already. Yeah.

[00:22:48] So it's just the Lord wants to know you and that's why I'm trying to say like this is not just a get saved I'm a Christian now I can just run around and say I'm a Christian and it's like no they're simply yeah no no no no no no I want to know you know saying I want to do some things through you.

[00:23:05] I want to do some things with you and so it's not just about us and present people are looking good on a LinkedIn or Instagram. You know what I mean? And so I just think it's the season where we stop playing with people and let people know.

[00:23:21] Man if you could just go a little bit deeper in your faith you would see a whole new side of you. Well they definitely will see a whole new side of God who is well if they do that knowledge.

[00:23:32] Yeah yeah if he pursue some a pursuit knowledge of God through his word and seek understanding of his character it you would just be better off.

[00:23:42] I think a lot of times people are in the way of themselves because they don't want to submit we talk about submission all the time dice and that's a hard thing because they don't know God.

[00:23:56] I think because they don't know because here's the thing when you when you learn. If I work out and eat the right things I might actually get this body that somebody will start to drill over.

[00:24:08] Now you're motivated to go workout differently especially if you single when you understand how good a piece of cheesecake from a particular place tastes your motivated to go get that she because you have a understanding that this place is known.

[00:24:21] It's rough to get this place is known to have the best cheesecake with the strawberries on top and now you'd like. We're going to plan a whole trip a whole weekend trip around this place and we're definitely going there to eat because I want to be satisfied.

[00:24:34] I want to taste what I have seen and heard about and when the thing has a good reputation and people are talking about it all the time and they're sharing their experience of this all the time.

[00:24:45] Now you want that thing and so that's all I'm trying to say is like once you know something you put an action behind it typically you know so it's like if I know that God loves me.

[00:24:56] And that God cares for me differently and that God has some plans for me and I actually believe that I will start to seek God. Now I'm looking God where you are I want my stuff you say you have for me huh.

[00:25:08] Where you yeah where you people at where you're going be at who's house that you bless and where is the spirit falling I want to be there okay and I want it you know saying like healing and deliverance like.

[00:25:19] That's all I'm trying to say because I agree with everything you're saying but I'm like the reason why they're not seeing God. Well no God then I am trying to like you were talking about knowledge a minute ago. Not learning of him you know.

[00:25:31] We got to see God's presence. No, we do I mean listen listen I know ain't no super cheap code that's just this thing so. I know cheap code I know cheap code to the presence of God as good.

[00:25:44] No thanks so I think it's treading dry it's it is what it is you go do it at you ain't I mean. I know cheap code but yeah chicken God his presence that's key right here.

[00:25:58] So I'm a song's 27 and four talks about the desire to dwell in God's presence and see him on a day to day basis. So again let's make sure we're doing the right thing and sitting at his feet.

[00:26:14] Shout out to everybody my prayer warrior is I love my intercessions who get up early into morning early. Three four clock in the morning just start praying for everybody country the world and family everything you could think of.

[00:26:27] That's when you can really like just be in his presence listen don't touch that dad we got to go to a break we in this real talk conversation talking about the Lord wants to know you.

[00:26:37] Not just you know you are here doing your own thing only right back keep it locked you're tuning to the fix and the fix is in. Welcome back DJ focus dice gamble in the middle of this real talk conversation and we're just talking about today you know.

[00:26:52] The Lord wants to know you not just see you out here doing your own thing and I was thinking that's why we are at break.

[00:26:59] You know when you talk about that heart check no a lot of times we don't want to do that heart check but I think you know God will I think it desires a heart heart felt connection with us.

[00:27:09] And like you know when you talk about a seeking him and just having that connection. It's one of those things where you know it's not a religious activity let's be very clear so you shout out to y'all this.

[00:27:24] So religious that job missed the market a kingdom and understanding God's principles but you you really want to have a heartfelt connection with him on and grow with that.

[00:27:35] Every single day to make sure it's just not like you know out of appearance type thing you know people always showing off and showing this is showing that but yeah God know the heart.

[00:27:46] Let's be very clear he know exactly the attention to your heart he know if you got malice in your heart you know all that so yeah that heart check is very key to as well when we talk about this topic today.

[00:27:58] Make it sure you have a heartfelt connection that you know God approve of. That's good that's good you know we do have a Matthew seven since we're being a little religious today.

[00:28:14] So I just go on and get into it okay Matthew seven versus 21 through 23 I never knew you not everyone who says to me Lord Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven.

[00:28:26] But the one who does the will of my father who isn't heaven on that day many will say to me Lord Lord. Did we not prophesy in your name and cast out demons in your name and do mighty works in your name.

[00:28:38] And then I will declare to them I never knew you the part for me you workers of a niquity is the original word but you workers of lawlessness and.

[00:28:50] As we go about the day and we go through our journey and we have our ministries and we're loving the Lord and we're building our businesses.

[00:28:57] This is the expectation that we will come to know the Lord that the Lord will come to know us and the way that happens is one love. You know what I'm saying we got learn a love like. That is. On all.

[00:29:14] Okay, why we I mean is it not true like. It is it is the basis of. What this world was designed on and for it is. God and God's love you don't say like that is why we are here we already were a John 3 16.

[00:29:33] But it is the royal law regardless of it being a you know what a political law is what it's called but.

[00:29:41] It's not shall love our neighbor as I self you know and it says above all things like hang the love piece on everything so regardless of all the laws.

[00:29:52] We're going to solve the rules we're all we're going to say everything you find an old testament and a new testament.

[00:29:59] It's love like that that's it that's how you know somebody loves God is because of love you know the love that they have for God the fact that their love for God is so deep and serious they actually follow.

[00:30:10] What God is asking them to follow doing what God is asking them to do so yeah I just you know the Lord wants to know us and I.

[00:30:20] I just think it's the season for people to get their relationship with God together you know like stop just doing stop just doing because you think it's the thing to do all my family we've been doing church forever was just raised do do do and it's like okay.

[00:30:36] Really connect with God. Really connect with God there's so much in it and so the Bible is very clear God says for everyone who asks receives and everybody who seeks to find you know all these doors will be open.

[00:30:50] But if you look for me you're going to find me like there's a that's a promise. So for those of you who are like hey what does that look like see God with all your heart with your whole heart.

[00:31:00] Humbley see him and you will find God and God wants a relationship with you. And so you know not just for you to be out here trying you can impress God. I don't care what you do you go do some great today God ain't impressed.

[00:31:13] I'm sorry to disappoint you that's the truth. There's no there's no no there's no more grace you know what we've been given and what we're going to get that's what it is you know.

[00:31:22] It's the experience that's just God in his greatness you know he gives us that and there's no how well I do this God is going to be impressed it give me more love God loves us the same when we were sinning.

[00:31:34] For us is now so it's like once you know that you're like okay well if if if the love part didn't change what changed the relationship.

[00:31:45] Now it's you got a different relationship I don't think we press hard enough from a church standpoint to tell people build your relationship with God this week.

[00:31:53] How are you getting closer to God this week make a plan to see God differently this week ask God for something you never asked God for before this week. You know I said go somewhere and meet God in a place you've never been this week.

[00:32:09] You know so God is good and God is faithful and I'm just trying to you know let somebody know there's more to this and that's why I think people don't want to give their lives to Christ they don't want to come into the fold they don't want to be a Christian because we are not sharing.

[00:32:24] The intimate part of our relationship with God and what that really looks like and how powerful it is and how healing it is and how good it feels you know so.

[00:32:34] I'm just saying like it's not about doing him even though we that's something we got to do but it's that's not what it's about the reason why we're doing is to bring us closer to God. And not God goes to the Scotty move.

[00:32:48] He knows where and he's seeing everything so yes. I thought you all your runners out there still keep running like you don't know what you're doing. Well you know I used to be a track start so I used to write it as well yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.

[00:33:02] Just running circles are just thinking you're running away from your purpose and you call is already being pretty destined so good luck with that. But you walk that love up and I looked I was looking up a John 14 and 15 which is emphasize it's listen.

[00:33:18] Oh man guys commands out of love for him. You can't let him go. You don't love can you love God. You don't love God. That was good. That was good. Oh, be the as born out of. I love God. That's why I'm going to do it. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:33:34] That's right. That's how you get out of your feelings you know for those people who stay stuck in their feelings and can't go do the right thing. I mean all of my feelings. Shout out to doctors and doctors that's a good song. I'm sorry that was good song.

[00:33:46] You can't get that feeling song. Yeah. But yeah good out you're feeling please good out you're feeling. And listen oh baby guys commands and listen. Get your life together. I'm sorry. We need to walk in faith and trust in God.

[00:34:05] I think a lot of us are not doing that. And you know we need to trust and God more that he listen he ain't going to lead you a stray he's not going to lead you into doing something that you ain't got no business doing. Yeah. That's it.

[00:34:19] I mean how you set up. He ain't set up that way. I hear you. Yeah. But a lot of us are just running. A lot of us are just running. Definitely read to us well. Nothing's written. I have was John four and 23.

[00:34:33] But just highlights you know I'm saying shots out there about anybody who understands the spirit of God and worshiping his ear and truth. Again, allowing for God to be a part of everything that you guys are doing. Let him be the example. Shots out of y'all.

[00:34:51] We understand that Jesus Christ is the example. He needs to be more like him. We say it all the time. We want to be more like Christ right? We say that we love him. But we don't love his commandments.

[00:35:02] We say that we love him, but we don't love his discipline and submit to him. So I'm just trying to figure out how that works. I don't know it doesn't work. And in Jesus himself talked about the greatest command which is love.

[00:35:14] And that's how we get closer to God. And you know learn what God really has for us. But I don't want us to go without getting into a Deuteronomy 6-1-9 at Mark 12-28-34. It's just like this.

[00:35:31] And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silence to Sadgisese, they themselves got it together. One of them and experts in the law tested him with the question saying, Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the law.

[00:35:46] And Jesus answered, love, be Lord your God with all your heart. Now we already read this, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and the greatest commandment. And the second is like it. Love your neighbor as yourself.

[00:36:03] All of the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments. So we're not doing anything without love. And so if you're like, how does the Lord want to know me? How am I getting closer to God? What does it mean to not just be doing?

[00:36:20] Go back to what Jesus said. Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, with all of your soul, and with all of your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself. That's where you start. That's where you start.

[00:36:33] And you will learn God by doing those four actions right there. You will learn of God, you'll learn who God is, you'll go deeper with the Lord. And God will show you some things. So get closer. This y'all see you in the get closer.

[00:36:46] I know we got to let them go. Let them read letters be all in your fear. Just keep all the real letters in the Bible. All the real letters in the Bible. Let that just sit in your spirit. Listen, DJ, focus, nice and good.

[00:36:59] That's our real real for the day. We've got to go to a break. We'll be right back with more. Keep it locked. You're too into the fix. And the fix is in. Thank y'all for listening, tapping in with us another blessed day.

[00:37:09] Another list show in the book, The Ice and the... Oh no. That real talk top because you just want to make sure they know him, huh? Yeah, that's it. That's it. We want to make sure that, you know, you know God and God knows you. That's the goal.

[00:37:21] That's the goal. So like I said, we get the gift alive. We'll get the blessing of being here and trusting God. But it's ultimately intimacy. So, you know, we want to make sure we are growing. That's one thing this show does very well. It's always calling people up.

[00:37:36] I mean, we call them people out too. But we mostly call people up to grow. And this was a good one today. I thought personally, that was my personal opinion. Yeah, real good. Real good.

[00:37:48] And again, we need to continue to develop a better relationship with Christ each and every day. So continue to stand your words, stay, uh, played up, um, continue to read other books that can, you know, give you some insight on how to get better spiritually.

[00:38:03] And it's also out there everybody that's working on their spirit man. That's something we should be doing for 2024. Hang on. Getting better in every air, especially when you talk about spiritually.

[00:38:12] So yes, it's a beautiful thing for the past of the preacher good word to you on Sunday or Bible study. And listen, start a pretty good word to yourself. Start thinking God for yourself.

[00:38:22] And I think I want to hear more of those success stories of people you know just giving testimonies of how good God is being and what he's revealed to you in your study time. You're reading up on himself. Yeah, that was a fire topic of the day.

[00:38:37] I do was Janay, at least, uh, you know, fantastic. Yeah, she's a star up and coming star. She is on her way. I'm excited to as well that she's making faith based music to as well. We know she does some R&B to as well.

[00:38:52] So she's just a super talented artist and I'm excited because again, anytime we get people that realize that, you know, God is the one who gave you that gift and you want to make music. Got inspired. People that know God on the higher level. Come on here.

[00:39:05] I'm all full of that. He already know. I love it. I love it. Her voice is amazing. Like I said, her life has been amazing.

[00:39:12] It's nice to actually watch it on TV, but to really really know that she loves the Lord like you're saying being bold and not holding back.

[00:39:19] You know, like I said, some people get super famous and you know, go down a different path, but I just love that she's represented out here. Yeah, she's young. Yeah, she's young. Yeah, yeah, I'm just getting started. Literally just getting started.

[00:39:32] And I've been on some of the top shows already. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Good now. All right, so we love y'all. We gonna get out of here. Listen, go out and be great to take care. And come on. Great to take care of the kids and queens.

[00:39:43] Continue to show the love of Christ continue to be that beacon of light. Yeah, wherever you may go today. Let's, you know, do your best again to show some kindness today to someone. Maybe by a couple of coffees, somebody of a tree somebody that lunch.

[00:39:58] And so I'll see you in somebody just say, hey, I just want to bless you with just $20. $20, $100, whatever. Yes. Let's continue. Let's continue to show Christ off in a powerful power for way. As always, remember to stay focused on turning your negative into a positive.

[00:40:11] Jesus Christ is always the answer. King of my vast majority always be to go to fix this in without.