Wow! Look at God!
The people who know me best know I’m going through one of the most difficult times in my life. People who believed in me hoped and prayed I would get to this point as soon as I could … the point where I stopped trying to conquer life the way that makes sense to me. My take on taking on the world made lots of sense to me and led to some degree of professional and financial success, but it left me ultimately hopeless and empty.
In just a little bit more than a week, I’ve turned my eyes back upon Jesus and recaptured that joy unspeakable and full of glory that I’ve been missing for the last several years.
Tonight I was watching the Olympic opening on NBC and I read a tweet from someone I was following that said, “Praying for the Cfni recording tonite! It’s gonna rock!”
Praying for the Cfni recording tonite! It’s gonna rock!
Kari Jobe
karijobe
Somehow, some way I was following someone who tweeted about CFNI. I went to CFNI and not many people know what it is. Don’t get me started about how going to CFNI was not the greatest of experiences for me, but I loved it for the music. Each year they record a new praise and worship album and it’s always very influential in terms of the music you start to hear in churches around the world.
So I clicked on the person who tweeted that. It’s a woman named Kari Jobe and she just happens to be a worship pastor at a church five minutes from my house. That isn’t enough to move me because I’ve been sick of worship music for the last eight years. I clicked through to her Web site and then through to her YouTube page and OMG!!! She writes songs about God and our love relationship with Him that are not cliché and redundant.
The first thing I watched was this video …
Then I watched this one …
And then this one …
Do I need to tell you? I’m going to Gateway Church on Sunday. 
He who the Son has set free is free … indeed! I also bought her album.
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Neal, praise God! He knows just what we need to make it through the low times. I’m a volunteer worship pastor myself. But sometimes we go through hard times too. God just used your searching today to help me through this valley. I am sitting on my couch crying tears of joy as I listen to these people keep “singing.” I’ve heard of Kari Jobe before and we sing some of her songs in our worship here in Fairmont, WV. I’m going to follow her on Twitter now too. Thanks again, for sharing your dark time with us. The light God shone into your life has reflected into the life of another. God bless you!
BTW, “They” may be the “World.” But we are of “GOD.”
Thank you for sharing this with us. It’s amazing how we can use technology to share our faith with each other. Kari is so encouraging. I will pray for God to continue to help you through your hard times.
How wonderful! And thank you for sharing. My friend just lost his grandmother and singing was their joy, I’m trusting this video
will keep him singing!
Praise the Lord!
I’ve been praying for you and your wife too. Why is she not wearing her wedding ring on GeekBrief any more?
I hope you enjoy church and Valentine’s Day together tomorrow!
Have heard of her, but never seen her in any of these video’s. Powerful! Have always loved the “Healer” song, we just recently learned “Revelation Song”. Love it! Another powerful worship leader I have just recently discovered is Kim Walker with Jesus Culture. Search her out on YouTube and look for the song titled “Oh How He Loves Us”.
So proud of you and proud that we are good friends. You mean the world to me, Neal!
God bless you, Neal
Hi Neal. Check out Darlene Zchech & Rebecca St James. God Bless Neal
Neal, I sing a LOT of Kari’s music at our church and I think one of the things that I love most is that she sings from her HEART. She write and sings such music that truly shows her love relationship with the Lord and to me, that’s what Christian living is all about. WORSHIP is our expressions, our adoration for our Heavenly Father. I think Kari has hit the nail on the head and there are MANY more out there like her who use their music to glorify the Father. PRESS ON MY FRIEND!!
Thats great Neal! Its awesome to see a person in the tech industry thats a believer! Not to many people are willing to post or even tell people that their saved, so its exciting to read this post.
God Bless,
Ethan