New Record Label!
Hey everyone!
We had an exciting day yesterday and I wanted to share a quick update on what’s been going on. Over the past few months I have been meeting with a newly formed record label, Niayanna, which is part of the SounDoctorine Multimedia family. Yesterday we had a formal ‘signing party’ at which the nine artists who will be working with the label signed contracts.
It was awesome! It was a truly God filled event and I feel blessed to be part of such a God inspired movement. There are some excellent artists who have signed up with the label and you can expect some great music to come from it. I am so excited to see where God takes us from here…
The first project will be a compilation CD containing a couple of tracks from each of the nine artists who have signed with the label. I’ll keep you posted on how and when you can get a copy. Also, I’m almost ready to begin recording a full length album – hopefully later this year. If you haven’t checked out my debut E.P., No Time but Now, you can hear some of the tracks at jonaustinmusic.com. Thanks for your continued support!
Blessings,
Jon
Update
Just a quick post to update you on what’s been going on…
First of all, we have a new family member! Lily Jane was born on July 22nd and is a wonderful new addition to our family. Lily has a rare heart condition which requires her to be on oxygen for now. Thankfully, it’s a condition that should take care of itself within the first few months of her life. Pray with us as we watch God continue to heal her…
Lily Jane
I also wanted to let you know that I am currently talking with a local music label and looking to sign up with them very soon. This will be such a positive move and should lead to great things for the future. Keep me in your prayers as I follow this path.
I’m also working on recording some of my new songs which I will be posting on youtube very soon. Pushing towards a new album which will hopefully be ready for release sometime in 2010. Watch this space!
Blessings,
Jon
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Security
I have found that faith is easy when things are going well. It’s easy to have faith that God will provide when it seems like God is providing. The difficulty comes when we go through seasons where God seems to be distant and prayers are not answered like we expect.
I have been struggling with faith over the last year. Unemployment has taken a serious toll on my relationship with God. I cannot count the times I have been broken before God, seeking his will, asking for some clarity on this situation. Begging for answers to questions of why we (my family) are here, what I should be doing, and how can I provide for my family. It’s discouraging to continually seek after something and not get it…and not get answers.
This is where I have found myself over the last few days. Broken again…asking “why?”
Coming home from a meeting last night, I began to feel like I have been praying for the wrong things.
Could it be that this is exactly where he wants me? Not only this physical place, but also in this difficult place of unemployment? I prayed with my wife last night for the first time in over a year. I am trying to heal my relationship with God in the midst of this difficult time. My prayer is changing from, “God, help me to get a job and provide for my family”, to “God, please provide for my family as I am not able to do so”. For me, this is a huge change. I do not like to admit that things are out of my control. But they are…and I am beginning to think that this is what God needs me to understand. I should be relying on God throughout all seasons of life.
I know deep down that this is where God wants me to be. I cannot explain why I can’t find work. Instead, I am learning to rely on God – to have faith. I am trying to see how God wants to use me in the situation I am in, rather than trying to convince God to get me out of this situation.
Looking back over my life, it is so clear how God has been leading through it all. Why do I doubt it will be the same for this past year? I am looking forward to better days, when I can look back at this time and see how God has been working throughout. But in this difficult time, I am reminded of how Jesus called Peter to have faith and step out of the boat into the stormy water.
Matthew 14:27-29
Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
“Come,” he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
As I wait for better days, I am becoming more and more determined to step out of this sinking boat and walk toward Jesus. I am praying that if I keep my eyes fixed on Him, He will allow me to walk on water – even with the storm all around.
Some lyrics from a song I recently wrote:
“I’ve seen the light and I know the way that I should go. But I need to BE, it’s not enough just to know…”
“Security is an illusion that I have fallen for – and I’ve spent too much time trying to get more” - Take me Back