The Heart of a Singer - Opera Singer, Christian Musician, Make Music, Spiritual Growth, Prophetic Song

15. Feeling Stuck? Two Ways to Let Go of the Past for Performing Artists

15. Feeling Stuck? Two Ways to Let Go of the Past for Performing Artists
 
Journey Mapping: Looking Backward
Where are you coming from?
Describe what brought you to this place in time
Brainstorm major things or markers that led up to where you are right now.
Narrow it down to 5 and give them a title
Plot them on your timeline
 
Activation: 
1. Ask God to highlight what you might still be holding onto from the past. You may get a picture, or a flashback, or a memory of something that happened.
"What do I need to let go of?"
 
2. "What can I now embrace? What are you giving me in return?"
 
 
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RELATED EPISODES:
Journey Mapping: Episode 2
2. Start Here - Escape Your Desert Season by Plotting Your Journey as a Singer
Heart Scan: Episode 5
5. 10-Minute Heart Scan with God for Singers
Pivot Season: Episode 8
8. Embrace and Name Your “Pivot Season” as a Singer in the Performing Arts
Dreaming: Episode 11
11. Feeling Burnt Out? I Dare You To Dream!
 
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14. Permission to Pivot - A Call for Singers to Recalibrate in these Four Areas

14. Permission to Pivot - A Call for Singers to Recalibrate in these Four Areas
 
A CALL TO PIVOT
1. Permission to adjust your HEART posture
Allowing God to change the desires of your heart
2. Permission to Adjust How you Use Your Gifts
Yielding your gifts - You Faith and Your Training Can Work Together
 
3. Permission to adjust your GOALS and DREAMS
Giving your goals and dreams to the Lord (family, career, ambitions)
 
4. Permission to Change your MIND
Allowing your ideas and opinions to adjust
 
-> The world needs your gifts YIELDED to the Father.
 
There is REST on the other side of a messy transition!
 
Another Episode about PIVOT:
8. Embrace and Name Your “Pivot Season” as a Singer in the Performing Arts
 
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13. How to Create a Prayer Journal

13. How to Create a Prayer Journal
Elements to Include:
Guide for Communion
Monthly Prayer Lists with Answers to Prayer
Lists: Declarations, Promises from the Lord
 
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12. Do The Thing! Your Voice Is Important!

12. Do The Thing! Your Voice Is Important!
 
Your voice is important.
And your voice is under attack.
What would you do if you had no fear?
The devil doesn’t want you to use your voice or for you to step out.
Do the thing. The first time you won’t feel prepared.
Jesus - the Light of the World is inside you!
Bible References: John 8:12, Matthew 5:14, John 1:9 (KJV)
 
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11. Feeling Burnt Out? I Dare You To Dream!

11. Feeling Burnt Out? I Dare You To Dream!
 
Ideas to Capture Your Dreams / Hopes / Desires:
1. Master Brain Dump2. Brainstorm in Categories3. Notes your phone4. Dream Folder5. Sit and Encounter God: Ask Him Questions! 
 
Addressing Obstacles to Dreaming:
* Fear of Disappointment and Cycles of Disappointment* Controlling Tendencies: i.e. Perfectionism, Hustle Culture* Shame
 
Best Practices for Dreaming:
* Be Unfiltered * Dream Big* Be Specific
 
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10. Release What’s Inside of You by Bringing Your Singing Voice into Your Prayer Time

10. Release What’s Inside of You by Bringing Your Singing Voice into Your Prayer Time
 
Join me as I unpack 5 ideas for bringing singing into your prayer time. Have the courage to go "off script" in order to unpack what's going on inside of you. You can grow closer to God as you release your inner life and prayers in new, creative ways.
 
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9. A Vision for the Performing Arts When Partnered With God

9. A Vision for the Performing Arts When Partnered With God
 
What if we partnered with God to see his presence filling our performing spaces? What if we saw more artists led by Holy Spirit in these spaces? I have a vision to see revival and healing breakout in the performing arts! Let's pursue this together.
 
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8. Beat Anxiety by Embracing and Naming Your “Pivot Season” as a Singer in the Performing Arts

8. Beat Anxiety by Embracing and Naming Your “Pivot Season” as a Singer in the Performing Arts
 
Some Signs you may be starting to Pivot:* Not drawn to the same things anymore* You might start to feel things are “expiring,” loosing favor, or changing* Unfulfilled with where you are at* Possibly a sense of shame and anxiety - You don't feel aligned with what you've invested in up until now. But yet you’re not sure what the alternative is yet.
 
Remember:
* It's important to acknowledge the change* You may not know what you’re pivoting to, but that’s ok
JOURNAL PROMPT
***Name Your “Messy Middle” Pivot***
1. Describe where you are at right now - in real life2. Brainstorm words and adjectives associated with what you've described3. Capture what God has been saying to you or working with you on (i.e.: surrender, stepping out, going deeper, laying things down). Allow Holy Spirit to bring things to mind.4. Craft a Phrase. Examples: A Desert Season; An Emerging; The Major Re-shifting5. Sit with the name and description of your current pivot season. Allow God to speak to your heart about where he has you and his promises about you.
 
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7. Are You a Singer Who’s Not Singing? 5 Quick Ways to Step Out of Your Silence and into Your Voice Again!

7. Are You a Singer Who’s Not Singing? 5 Quick Ways to Step Out of Your Silence and into Your Voice Again!
 
I was in a place of not wanting to sing - anywhere. Not in the car, not in the shower, not at church. I share how I got to that point, and what brought me out of it. 
 
Here are 5 things you can do today to help you enjoying singing again:
1. Sing fun, silly things for fun for no one in particular
2. Find a place to show up and sing regularly
3. Check In - How are you doing in this moment?
4. Move your body! - Have fun, dance, stretch 
5. Breath - find deep, easy breathing again
BONUS - Give it away! Sing for someone to love and nurture them. 
 
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6. We Can Do What Jesus Did - 6 Ways This Changed My Life

6. We Can Do What Jesus Did - 6 Ways This Changed My Life
 
Everything that Jesus did on earth, he did to model what WE would do too, as his followers, as Children of God.
 
We are called to life WITH God, not just FOR God. We are invited into a partnership to see God's realm here on earth.
 
We are called to life like Jesus did:
Union with God
Be filled with Holy Spirit and have the power of God flowing through us for:
Miracles
Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Healing
Deliverance from Demonic Oppression
 
How has this changed my life?
I expect things to happen when I pray
I can Partner with God's authority - speak directly to command change.
I protect the presence of God in me
My life goals are framed by what it looks like to bring heaven to earth
I take what God says as truth, rather than my current experiences
I steward what God says about me - my identity and my calling
 
-> How would this change how you lived today?
 
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