Lindy Kerby - Inspirational Singer/Songwriter

Overcoming (Bonus Piano Track)

So many things have happened in the last year. I haven't written as much music. Life took some interesting turns. For awhile I started wondering if I was even supposed to be doing music. I wanted to do music, but I also wanted to do what the Lord wanted me to do. If it wasn't, I needed to do something else. I believe the last year has been a test. I think the Lord was testing me to see if I would be willing to give it all up and go in a totally different direction. I began moving towards a different talent, (One I will maybe share with you later!), I was enjoying it, sometimes, but not as much as music. I felt good about what I was doing though, and felt that if this was what the Lord wanted, I would continue on... but I kept wondering about happiness. Wouldn't the Lord want me to do something that made me happy?

This song was one of the few songs I wrote last year, and the only piano song that I wrote the entire year. I was playing around with a simple melody, and by mistake, I struck the chord that continues off and on throughout the rest of the song. I thought how symbolic it seemed that, like this chord that came out of nowhere, trials and learning experiences seem to hit us, straight on, unexpectedly. The first couple times it hits, we agonize and think about it over and over again, wondering what we should do about it. Sometimes it is our total focus, and we can't get away from it. Sometimes it seems like we are freed from the trial, before all of the sudden, we realize that it's still there. Hopefully with each succeeding time, the trial gets less and less of our focus, as we learn to cope, forgive, or move on with life.

I have definitely learned from my trials. They are still there, but they don't keep my focus all the time. It gets easier and easier to deal with them, until the next chord comes up, that starts the process over again. I've become grateful for my trials. It gets easier and easier to see how they have helped me to grow. I'm so grateful that I get the chance to write music again. I feel so good about this, and know the Lord is leading me. I want to do His will. If He ever wants me to move in a different direction, I'll be willing. I'll go where He wants me to go, but for now, it's music. I hope you enjoy the music with me.