nashville=overrated :)

So the trip to nashville wasn't as bad as my blog post title might suggest, but God totally used it to teach me so much. I got to stop halfway at a friend's house in the mountains of NC on the way up and on the way back. It's beautiful there. On the way up I went to a small church where I was surrounded by people that didn't know me but welcomed me without reservation. The next few days I spent in Nashville, I was also surrounded by believers, and technically had more in common with them as we serve the Lord together in the same industry. But there, it felt as though people wondered, "Why should I know you...what makes you worth my time" - my answer would of course be the Lord is who makes me worthy - I have no worth to speak of that should make you turn your head... He has allowed me to be here - and He is good. I got a lot of very funny "you're an idiot" looks, when I told people there that I didn't actually know that this was GMA week - I was out here because I put an ad on craigslist. haha. Most people seemed to like my craigslist idea though - even though they thought it was funny.
SO glad I didn't actually go to Nashville to be a part of that GMA week - I do believe that God totally wanted me to be there at that time in His sovereignty - I did meet some nice people and got to hang out with Jeff Johnson (the guy who sang some background vocals on our last cd) a bit, who I never see since he lives in Dallas. So overall it was a really fun trip, but I'd say the Lord brought me back, appreciating the community he surrounds me with more than ever. It was just so overwhelmingly apparent that the music industry, although filled with believers, is a business. It is not the church. I'm so grateful I don't have to prove my worth to the people of God - (I have none :)) - and I'm grateful to those in the small town church that helped me to see that picture so clearly.