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That's a win for me, for people to be able to say, 'Faith, fatherhood, monogamy exists in hip-hop.'
You can't celebrate gifts without celebrating the giver of all gifts, so I want to celebrate Jesus.
The church didn't know what to do with Ray Charles or Al Green. And so they were kind of ostracized.
I think success is being exactly who God called us to be and fighting to your death to live that out.
Artists have the unique ability to tell stories. It's not charts and graphs that get people to change.
If I'm wrong about God then I wasted my life. If you're wrong about God then you wasted your eternity.
Life is like an elevator, a lot of ups and downs. People pushing your buttons and getting jerked around.
Believe the best about people. Pray for their short comings. You are not the standard. We all need grace.
Sex, drugs, money, power etc. Just because you get to choose your master doesn't mean you aren't a slave.
Some of us are more concerned with our reputation than our character. The latter takes care of the former.
Don't put your confidence in big names When they die and return to the dirt they can't do anything for you.
There is more freedom confessing our weaknesses and shortcomings than in pretending we have it all together
You don't realize you're vying for the approval of everyone so much until being yourself is not approved of.
Never assume people's motives. It's the easiest way to find yourself upset over nothing or misjudging people
Man what's the point of living if I'm living for myself Lord empty out my life before I put you on the shelf
Prayer doesn't bend God's arm but it's guaranteed to bend our hearts toward His will. Worry less. Pray more.
Honestly, what Jesus was about was laying his life down for the marginalized who didn't have it all together.
Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be grateful the thorn bush has roses. Perspective.
Character isn't who you are when life goes your way. Character is who you really are when the bottom falls out.
A great storm puts out a little fire but feeds a strong one. Trials conquer weak faith but grow a strong faith.
Lack of prayer says you've brought into the lie that life is manageable and you've got everything under control
Many times, that's how people see Christian art or Christians making art: They see the art as having an agenda.
When you care about the culture, you can stop, pause, and say, "Okay, where do I stand in the midst of this all?"
I don't like putting on airs; that's not my thing. I'd rather just be myself, just connecting to people genuinely.
Christians aren't people who never sin or always do the right thing. We're people who live in continual repentance.
Success isn't what you've done compared to others. Success is what you've done compared to what you were made to do.
Everybody can relate to being an outsider, having to deal with that, and having to wrestle with how people view them.
We celebrate our intelligence, possessions, looks, talent, and achievements. Heaven celebrates how we used all of it.
I've done songs with legends like De La Soul with Pete Rock. I've done songs with B.O.B. I've done songs with Big Kit.
I'm a really stoic artist. I'm serious a lot of times. I can joke and play sometimes, but most of the time, I'm stoic.
The pain and the suffering that I went through made me an activist. It made me stronger; it made me more compassionate.
I love Lauryn Hill when she first came out with her solo project because it felt like she just knew what she was doing.
Your money, your singleness, marriage, talent and time, they were loaned to you to show the world that Christ is Divine
Why live for the approval of men when you can have the approval of their Creator? What can they give you that God can't?
Suppressing your hurts is like not tending to a bullet wound. Eventually you will bleed out. Dont numb pain, express it.
I think we're all wounded, but some of us, when we experience the healing of those wounds, that they scar and scab over.
People will hurt you. But don't use that as an excuse for your poor choices, use it as motivation to make the right ones.
I'm in a very comfortable place, and some of that comes from the shackles of not having to be what people want you to be.
In Scripture, when something is repeated, especially a name, it shows an emotional connection, a deeper sense of meaning.
There's a lot of wounded people out there who don't believe that there's any way they'll ever be healed from those wounds.
Old habits die hard, and if you're not careful, the person you used to be can overtake the person you're trying to become.
Sin is like an incredible meal that becomes poisonous venom in your stomach. What you eat on Earth you may digest in Hell.
Prayer isn't where we change God, but He changes us. Instead of praying for OUR desires, let's pray He burden us with HIS.
We rushed to Haiti. We Adopt in Asia. We empathize with Africa. But struggle to humanize our struggles here in the states.
People who've only seen me perform might assume that I'm confident and that being ignored wouldn't bother me - but it does.
We find worth in jobs, money, & performance so we can hide how worthless we feel inside. Acknowledge the pain to be healed.
I've always been a missionary and what people don't know is that I've always taken some strategic and eyebrow-raising steps.
I’m not a Christian because I’m strong and have it all together. I’m a Christian because I’m weak and admit I need a Savior.
We spend so much time condemning, critiquing, and copying culture we miss on actually changing it. Be a creator not a hater.
Either you will determine truth by your feelings or truth will determine your feelings. Be careful following feelings alone.