I wanted to share a link with you. If you've ever wanted to learn more about the Bible but weren't sure how to get started, enroll in the free Bible School at www.bibleuniverse.com. It's run by amazingfacts.org and answers questions such as: Where did we come from? Where are we going? Did God create the devil? Is there a heaven? Is there a hell? Is hell forever? Are the dead really dead? Who is the Anti-Christ? What is the mark of the beast? Is there anything out there I can trust?
Some might think they don't have a passion for God, or aren't interested in God or the Bible. They may be wondering "how do I get a passion for God?" "how do I get interested in the Bible?" The answer is to simply start reading the Bible. The more you read it, the more addicting it becomes. One thing that's helped me is to start memorizing verses. I just started with one verse a day, wrote it on a 3x5 card, and carried it with me. Throughout the day just looked at it, and also if I wrote the verse down three times, I was able to memorize it. After a week, already seven verses became memorized. It starts to become a blessing, and a passion develops from there.
Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17
The truth is that in order to develop a passion, we have to start reading the Bible and praying. If we don't even start reading it, there won't be any passion. Once we take that leap of faith and start reading it, we get drawn in.
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. James 4:7-8
I knew I was doing the right thing, when one of my 3x5 cards was from Psalm 37:8 which says "Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret—it only causes harm" - I had just gotten to my job and 10 minutes into work, a co-worker did something that really made me mad. Don't be surprised if once you start following God that the devil starts to attack you. It's just confirmation that you're on the right path. And don't fear, for "greater is He [God] that is in you, than he that is in the world." 1 John 4:4.
I was bummed out that I had just read Psalm 37:8 and already got angry at my co-worker. I thought to myself, "I'm no good. I can't even come to Jesus because I'm no good." Folks, that is a lie to believe we can't come to Jesus. The devil wants us to believe we're not good enough to come to Jesus. But as a wise Pastor once said, "Don't think you're a better sinner than God is a Savior." The lie is that we can make ourselves good enough to come to Jesus. We can't make ourselves good, only God is good, and Him living through us is what is good. We come to Him as we are, wherever we are. He says "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matt 11:28. Don't give up.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Q&A
I've had several similar questions that were asked of me. Most of them I try to answer on my email but this one I wanted to post about. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me (mochibeats@gmail.com)
I really just want to say that GOD puts people on earth for a purpose, some may be cops, some may be electricians, what are you doing wasting your talent and throwing it in thin air? Some would give their life to have a career they enjoy and have a passion for . . some even sleep in there cars to become pop stars! GOD also gave us the ability to choose and choose to balance our lives with our careers, talents and beliefs. -Alex
I agree with you that God has a purpose for everyone. I also believe He has given each of us various talents. He talks about this in Matthew 25:13-30 in the parable of the talents. “Talents” in the Bible, was originally a form of money. But in the parable, talents also refers to the talents we think of today. It refers to every gift from God, whether it be abilities, gifts, money, or time. Ellen White expounds upon the parable of the talents in her book “Christ's Object Lessons” Chapter 25.
I ask, for whom am I wasting my talents? For man or for God? I never said I was quitting music, I said I was quitting Mochi Beats. I believe the purpose of music is to glorify God, not to glorify ourselves, man, or the devil. If it is God’s will, I will use my talent of music to glorify Him, not myself. For in Mochi Beats, I was glorifying my own self. I believe He can bless me and use me to praise Him through music if it is His will. He can and will bless your talents as well if they are used for Him.
You mention that people will sleep in their cars to become pop stars. Does God want us to be pop stars? Does a pop star bring glory to God through their lives or do they bring glory to themselves? At a concert, does the crowd worship God or the performer and music? I believe they worship the performer and music. God says that we are either for Him or against Him (Matthew 12:30) and that we should have no other gods except Him (Exodus 20:3). There is no middle ground.
Did the mashups and remixes I made happen instantaneously? No. It was a commitment of time. Time is also a talent we are given. Our lives are very brief, the amount of time we are given on this Earth is very limited. Am I making the most of my time by making mashups? No. Is it spreading truth about God? No. As mentioned in the parable, we will be held accountable for the use of our time and talents. Is my purpose here on Earth to make mashups? Is my potential so limited that that’s all I am good for? No!
There are other reasons why I walked away from Mochi Beats. But first I must give God the glory for giving me the strength to walk away. I had gotten to the point where two well known DJ agencies had contacted me. I could easily have pursued it professionally. It was only through Him that I was convicted to walk away. Why did I walk away? Many reasons. As above, I did not believe it was right in God’s eyes in the use of my time or talent. Secondly, many events are on the Sabbath. I believe that the 10 Commandments are the law of God (Exodus 20). In the 4th commandment, we are told to remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy. “Six days shall thou labor and do all thy work but the 7th is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God.” The 7th day, Saturday is the true Sabbath. If we look at over a hundred languages, even their word for Saturday is similar to Sabbath : Sabado (Spanish, Portuguese), Sabato (Italian), Shabbath (Hebrew) etc. Is that a coincidence? God never changed his Sabbath to Sunday. It was man (Emporer Constantine of Rome ) that changed it. Who gave him the right to change the law of God? Nobody.
Biblically the day and thus the Sabbath begins at sundown and continues until sundown the next day. That means Sabbath begins on Friday night until Saturday night. How could I keep the Sabbath holy in good conscience by djing at parties (especially on Sabbath) where people are drunk and high and I myself would be tempted to partake in that?
The other reason I walked away was because Mochi Beats was a source of pride for me. There are many sins, but God views pride as one of the worst. Yet oftentimes, pride is respected among men. I do not believe that is the attitude God wants me to have. I have often heard people tell me to have ‘balance’. I believe there should be no compromise with sin. Our God does not want a divided heart but our whole hearts. He does not want us to cherish even one sin in our hearts. The Bible is clear that even one sin cherished will destroy a person.
So what is the reason for obeying God? We obey out of love for Him who died for us. He is amazing and infinitely powerful. Have you ever seen the sky at night with all the stars, or seen pictures of galaxies taken from the Hubble telescope? He made all of that. Do you know how much power one sun harnesses? Yet there are trillions and trillions of stars. He made those. That same God came to our wretched planet and humiliated Himself by becoming man, and died the humiliating death on the cross for us that we may be saved! What love is this! It is breathtaking and beyond comprehension.
When you are pulled over speeding, and you ask the police officer if he could give you a break, and he does and writes a warning, do you drive away burning rubber on your tires speeding down the freeway after that? Of course not. You were pardoned and you want to obey the law out of gratitude.
There was a lady married to an abusive husband. And every morning he made a list of things he wanted her to do. “1. Clean the house 2. Make my dinner 3. Wash my clothes” etc. When he came home at night he would check the list and if she didn’t do any of them he would beat her. Eventually through some merciful event he passed away and she remarried. But this time she married someone completely different. He was kind and didn’t make these lists for her to do. One day she was cleaning the attic and found one of the old lists that her former husband made and she became very upset and angry. As she read over the list she began to realize that she still did all those things on the list. She still cleaned the house, made dinner, washed the clothes. But this time it was not forced. She did them out of love. In the same way do we obey the law (10 Commandments) out of love for God.
Ultimately my decision to walk away is out of love for God. Why would I want to waste precious hours devoting myself to selfish pursuits when I could be devoting that time to Him. He wants us to be with Him throughout eternity. To take care of us, to protect us, to love us. To take away our pain and suffering, our loneliness and sorrow. We love Him because He first loved us. God bless you.
I really just want to say that GOD puts people on earth for a purpose, some may be cops, some may be electricians, what are you doing wasting your talent and throwing it in thin air? Some would give their life to have a career they enjoy and have a passion for . . some even sleep in there cars to become pop stars! GOD also gave us the ability to choose and choose to balance our lives with our careers, talents and beliefs. -Alex
I agree with you that God has a purpose for everyone. I also believe He has given each of us various talents. He talks about this in Matthew 25:13-30 in the parable of the talents. “Talents” in the Bible, was originally a form of money. But in the parable, talents also refers to the talents we think of today. It refers to every gift from God, whether it be abilities, gifts, money, or time. Ellen White expounds upon the parable of the talents in her book “Christ's Object Lessons” Chapter 25.
I ask, for whom am I wasting my talents? For man or for God? I never said I was quitting music, I said I was quitting Mochi Beats. I believe the purpose of music is to glorify God, not to glorify ourselves, man, or the devil. If it is God’s will, I will use my talent of music to glorify Him, not myself. For in Mochi Beats, I was glorifying my own self. I believe He can bless me and use me to praise Him through music if it is His will. He can and will bless your talents as well if they are used for Him.
You mention that people will sleep in their cars to become pop stars. Does God want us to be pop stars? Does a pop star bring glory to God through their lives or do they bring glory to themselves? At a concert, does the crowd worship God or the performer and music? I believe they worship the performer and music. God says that we are either for Him or against Him (Matthew 12:30) and that we should have no other gods except Him (Exodus 20:3). There is no middle ground.
Did the mashups and remixes I made happen instantaneously? No. It was a commitment of time. Time is also a talent we are given. Our lives are very brief, the amount of time we are given on this Earth is very limited. Am I making the most of my time by making mashups? No. Is it spreading truth about God? No. As mentioned in the parable, we will be held accountable for the use of our time and talents. Is my purpose here on Earth to make mashups? Is my potential so limited that that’s all I am good for? No!
There are other reasons why I walked away from Mochi Beats. But first I must give God the glory for giving me the strength to walk away. I had gotten to the point where two well known DJ agencies had contacted me. I could easily have pursued it professionally. It was only through Him that I was convicted to walk away. Why did I walk away? Many reasons. As above, I did not believe it was right in God’s eyes in the use of my time or talent. Secondly, many events are on the Sabbath. I believe that the 10 Commandments are the law of God (Exodus 20). In the 4th commandment, we are told to remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy. “Six days shall thou labor and do all thy work but the 7th is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God.” The 7th day, Saturday is the true Sabbath. If we look at over a hundred languages, even their word for Saturday is similar to Sabbath : Sabado (Spanish, Portuguese), Sabato (Italian), Shabbath (Hebrew) etc. Is that a coincidence? God never changed his Sabbath to Sunday. It was man (Emporer Constantine of Rome ) that changed it. Who gave him the right to change the law of God? Nobody.
Biblically the day and thus the Sabbath begins at sundown and continues until sundown the next day. That means Sabbath begins on Friday night until Saturday night. How could I keep the Sabbath holy in good conscience by djing at parties (especially on Sabbath) where people are drunk and high and I myself would be tempted to partake in that?
The other reason I walked away was because Mochi Beats was a source of pride for me. There are many sins, but God views pride as one of the worst. Yet oftentimes, pride is respected among men. I do not believe that is the attitude God wants me to have. I have often heard people tell me to have ‘balance’. I believe there should be no compromise with sin. Our God does not want a divided heart but our whole hearts. He does not want us to cherish even one sin in our hearts. The Bible is clear that even one sin cherished will destroy a person.
So what is the reason for obeying God? We obey out of love for Him who died for us. He is amazing and infinitely powerful. Have you ever seen the sky at night with all the stars, or seen pictures of galaxies taken from the Hubble telescope? He made all of that. Do you know how much power one sun harnesses? Yet there are trillions and trillions of stars. He made those. That same God came to our wretched planet and humiliated Himself by becoming man, and died the humiliating death on the cross for us that we may be saved! What love is this! It is breathtaking and beyond comprehension.
When you are pulled over speeding, and you ask the police officer if he could give you a break, and he does and writes a warning, do you drive away burning rubber on your tires speeding down the freeway after that? Of course not. You were pardoned and you want to obey the law out of gratitude.
There was a lady married to an abusive husband. And every morning he made a list of things he wanted her to do. “1. Clean the house 2. Make my dinner 3. Wash my clothes” etc. When he came home at night he would check the list and if she didn’t do any of them he would beat her. Eventually through some merciful event he passed away and she remarried. But this time she married someone completely different. He was kind and didn’t make these lists for her to do. One day she was cleaning the attic and found one of the old lists that her former husband made and she became very upset and angry. As she read over the list she began to realize that she still did all those things on the list. She still cleaned the house, made dinner, washed the clothes. But this time it was not forced. She did them out of love. In the same way do we obey the law (10 Commandments) out of love for God.
Ultimately my decision to walk away is out of love for God. Why would I want to waste precious hours devoting myself to selfish pursuits when I could be devoting that time to Him. He wants us to be with Him throughout eternity. To take care of us, to protect us, to love us. To take away our pain and suffering, our loneliness and sorrow. We love Him because He first loved us. God bless you.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Desire Of Ages
I wanted to share another book. It's called Desire Of Ages by Ellen G. White. Many say this is the best biography of Jesus ever written (besides the Bible). The whole book is amazing, but if you want to read about what He went through when he was crucified, go straight to chapters 74-79. Jesus is the God referred to in the Old Testament. So when it says God created the heavens and the earth, that was actually Jesus. When God wrote the Ten Commandments with his finger, that was Jesus. That same God, became man and went through all the suffering and death for us, that we may have eternal life...His infinite sacrifice is something that will take us all eternity to comprehend...
Download Desire Of Ages
Download Desire Of Ages
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Happiness
As I mentioned before in my previous post, I believe that true eternal happiness only comes from God! Other things may provide it for a season, but ultimately it will leave me feeling empty inside. If you are seeking this happiness, let me share this book with you. It's called "Steps To Christ" by Ellen G. White. Take care.
Download here
Download here
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Hello, part 2
I have probably received more e-mails in the past 2 weeks than I have in the past year. I thank you for your encouragement! More than a few of you said you were also looking for something to fill the void in your lives and that you related to my story. Also many of you shared that you are also followers of Christ! So I praise God for that.
I wanted to share some sites for those that are interested in learning more about God. They answer the questions I had been struggling with, such as "If there is a God, why do bad things happen in the world?" "Why would God allow the devil to exist?" "What happens to us when we die?" etc. These are all published by the good folks at www.amazingfacts.org.
www.bibleuniverse.com
www.prophecycode.com
www.BibleProphecyTruth.com
www.helltruth.com
www.sabbathtruth.com
www.666truth.org
www.truthaboutdeath.com
On a side note, I have to share a story that just happened. Apparently the IRS (and I know there are good people there that work hard, but we all make mistakes) sent me a letter a few months ago and had somehow mixed up some documentations I had sent in. According to their calculations I owed them more than I even made that particular year. So I talked with my tax preparer and we filled out all the necessary forms and mailed them in. Well, I just received another letter this past weekend and they were charging interest and it seemed like they never even received our paperwork. So I was stressed out about it, because I imagined this mountain of paperwork that they must have and how easily my documents could have gotten lost.
So feeling a bit overwhelmed and couldn't sleep, I searched "anxious" in the online bible and I found Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7. I prayed about it and I was able to fall asleep. The next day I also asked a few friends to pray for me about this. Well this morning I met with my tax preparer, and he called the IRS through a backline he had. Somehow we managed to get through to a live person who knew what was going on and after they looked it over, I heard the voice on the line say "yes we reviewed it, case closed." What a relief, praise God!
It reinforced how lucky I am to have a 'backline' to the most powerful person in the universe. Can you imagine the amount of redtape to try to contact a live person in the IRS that can take care of your problem? Yet God is infinitely bigger than the IRS and we can reach Him instantaneously.
There are almost 7 billion people in the world. How He is able to hear the thoughts and prayers of 7 billion simultaneously is amazing. Have you ever had two people talk to you at the same time? I end up not being able to hear or understand either of them. But imagine 7 billion at once. Let's make believe that God only could 'process' prayers and thoughts one at a time, but really fast, like 1 second each. For Him to go through 7 billion prayers and thoughts at 1 second at a time, it would take 7 billion seconds. 7 billions seconds is equal to over 116 million minutes. That equals 1,944,444 hours, which is 81,018 days. 81,018 days equals 221 years. Even at processing 1 prayer per second, it would take 221 years to get through 7 billion people on Earth before He heard yours! Luckily this isn't the case and we don't have to wait 221 years in some massive holding pattern. He hears us instantly.
I wanted to share some sites for those that are interested in learning more about God. They answer the questions I had been struggling with, such as "If there is a God, why do bad things happen in the world?" "Why would God allow the devil to exist?" "What happens to us when we die?" etc. These are all published by the good folks at www.amazingfacts.org.
www.bibleuniverse.com
www.prophecycode.com
www.BibleProphecyTruth.com
www.helltruth.com
www.sabbathtruth.com
www.666truth.org
www.truthaboutdeath.com
On a side note, I have to share a story that just happened. Apparently the IRS (and I know there are good people there that work hard, but we all make mistakes) sent me a letter a few months ago and had somehow mixed up some documentations I had sent in. According to their calculations I owed them more than I even made that particular year. So I talked with my tax preparer and we filled out all the necessary forms and mailed them in. Well, I just received another letter this past weekend and they were charging interest and it seemed like they never even received our paperwork. So I was stressed out about it, because I imagined this mountain of paperwork that they must have and how easily my documents could have gotten lost.
So feeling a bit overwhelmed and couldn't sleep, I searched "anxious" in the online bible and I found Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7. I prayed about it and I was able to fall asleep. The next day I also asked a few friends to pray for me about this. Well this morning I met with my tax preparer, and he called the IRS through a backline he had. Somehow we managed to get through to a live person who knew what was going on and after they looked it over, I heard the voice on the line say "yes we reviewed it, case closed." What a relief, praise God!
It reinforced how lucky I am to have a 'backline' to the most powerful person in the universe. Can you imagine the amount of redtape to try to contact a live person in the IRS that can take care of your problem? Yet God is infinitely bigger than the IRS and we can reach Him instantaneously.
There are almost 7 billion people in the world. How He is able to hear the thoughts and prayers of 7 billion simultaneously is amazing. Have you ever had two people talk to you at the same time? I end up not being able to hear or understand either of them. But imagine 7 billion at once. Let's make believe that God only could 'process' prayers and thoughts one at a time, but really fast, like 1 second each. For Him to go through 7 billion prayers and thoughts at 1 second at a time, it would take 7 billion seconds. 7 billions seconds is equal to over 116 million minutes. That equals 1,944,444 hours, which is 81,018 days. 81,018 days equals 221 years. Even at processing 1 prayer per second, it would take 221 years to get through 7 billion people on Earth before He heard yours! Luckily this isn't the case and we don't have to wait 221 years in some massive holding pattern. He hears us instantly.
Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear. Isaiah 65:24
Monday, July 11, 2011
Hello
About two years ago I decided to make and release mashups under the name Mochi Beats. I'm happy and relieved to walk away from Mochi Beats completely. I was debating just disappearing quietly without a word. I prayed about it and asked someone much wiser than me, a pastor, about it and he said it was a good opportunity to share my story. So here is my story:
All my life I've been searching for something to fill my life with meaning. I thought it was to get a good education and job. So I worked hard in school, got a job in the 'real world'. I was supposed to have 'made it', but I was still unhappy and empty inside. I tried many external factors to fill me with happiness like nicotine, alcohol etc. but still those ultimately didn't fill the longing within me. So two years ago, I woke up and said "I'm gonna make a mashup album" (random I know). I did that and I thought partying and djing was going to fill the emptiness. It hasn't. I thought getting on The Hype Machine and getting #1s was going to make me happy, but it still did not fill the emptiness within me.
As Mochi Beats became a little more known, the bookings inquiries started coming in but I noticed that I became more unwilling to do them because I knew it would only provide temporary happiness. On the 4th of July this year, I was supposed to meet with a well known dj booking agency. With a heavy heart, I prayed about it and was led to cancel the meeting. And finally I have come to the conviction to walk away from what I was doing completely. I realized I had let it consume me. Every free moment I had was dedicated to it. It changed me, and not in a good way. I became isolated from friends and family. It was all I cared about. Yet it made me even more unhappy, just like all the other endeavors in my life have failed to fill my heart with meaning.
What I believe led up to this is a series of events throughout my life (which I may tell later). But basically off and on throughout the years, I would be led to read the Bible. I would occasionally go to church, usually at a Seventh-Day Adventist one, and was reading material from sites like www.amazingfacts.org. But finally I just can't deny God anymore. I realize "GOD is TRUTH". I realize that God is the only One who can fill this longing in my heart. This has not been a spontaneous decision to quit. I believe God planted the seed in my heart a long time ago and has been waiting patiently and tenderly for me to come to Him. He allowed me to experience these things in my life to realize that He is the only one that can fill the emptiness in me.
Through my readings, I have come to the conviction that Jesus is coming very soon. I feel like I can no longer continue as Mochi Beats or with any other distraction and feel that my time would be spent better learning about Him, and more time sharing Christ and His Love with those yet seeking God's Truth.
I feel like that's my purpose here on Earth. To live for Jesus and to share Jesus with others. I want to spread Truth, real Truth. I want people to be happy...real happiness. I want them to have a better life, an eternal life with Him. I've made a lot of friends over the past year through this, and I hope we can still be friends and keep in touch. In fact I would love nothing more than to keep in touch and be friends. If I was disrespectful to anyone, I am sorry and hope you will forgive me. He can change me for the better. I know God can take even the worst human being on Earth, who is me, and save me!
I'm nervous, but excited and finally at peace. Even writing this I feel like a huge weight is off my shoulders. I feel like I have a new meaning and purpose in my life. As far as music, I would love to put Bible verses to music. That I think would be a great way to memorize those words, or as the Bible says, to hide the word in our hearts (Psalm 119:11). I don't know when I'll do that, but I won't do it under Mochi Beats. I don't know what His plans are for me, it may not even be anything related to music, but I'm looking forward to what He has planned. It may not be some 'big thing', but rather being utilized to uplift Him in the many opportunities that occur in daily life. I believe our time here is very short, and I believe He is coming soon.
I'll end here for now. I may write more later on, but for now this is my story. If you have any questions about God or just want to talk (I just ask that you won't request mp3s, I don't have them anymore), feel free to email me at mochibeats@gmail.com God bless.
Andy
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11-13
All my life I've been searching for something to fill my life with meaning. I thought it was to get a good education and job. So I worked hard in school, got a job in the 'real world'. I was supposed to have 'made it', but I was still unhappy and empty inside. I tried many external factors to fill me with happiness like nicotine, alcohol etc. but still those ultimately didn't fill the longing within me. So two years ago, I woke up and said "I'm gonna make a mashup album" (random I know). I did that and I thought partying and djing was going to fill the emptiness. It hasn't. I thought getting on The Hype Machine and getting #1s was going to make me happy, but it still did not fill the emptiness within me.
As Mochi Beats became a little more known, the bookings inquiries started coming in but I noticed that I became more unwilling to do them because I knew it would only provide temporary happiness. On the 4th of July this year, I was supposed to meet with a well known dj booking agency. With a heavy heart, I prayed about it and was led to cancel the meeting. And finally I have come to the conviction to walk away from what I was doing completely. I realized I had let it consume me. Every free moment I had was dedicated to it. It changed me, and not in a good way. I became isolated from friends and family. It was all I cared about. Yet it made me even more unhappy, just like all the other endeavors in my life have failed to fill my heart with meaning.
What I believe led up to this is a series of events throughout my life (which I may tell later). But basically off and on throughout the years, I would be led to read the Bible. I would occasionally go to church, usually at a Seventh-Day Adventist one, and was reading material from sites like www.amazingfacts.org. But finally I just can't deny God anymore. I realize "GOD is TRUTH". I realize that God is the only One who can fill this longing in my heart. This has not been a spontaneous decision to quit. I believe God planted the seed in my heart a long time ago and has been waiting patiently and tenderly for me to come to Him. He allowed me to experience these things in my life to realize that He is the only one that can fill the emptiness in me.
Through my readings, I have come to the conviction that Jesus is coming very soon. I feel like I can no longer continue as Mochi Beats or with any other distraction and feel that my time would be spent better learning about Him, and more time sharing Christ and His Love with those yet seeking God's Truth.
I feel like that's my purpose here on Earth. To live for Jesus and to share Jesus with others. I want to spread Truth, real Truth. I want people to be happy...real happiness. I want them to have a better life, an eternal life with Him. I've made a lot of friends over the past year through this, and I hope we can still be friends and keep in touch. In fact I would love nothing more than to keep in touch and be friends. If I was disrespectful to anyone, I am sorry and hope you will forgive me. He can change me for the better. I know God can take even the worst human being on Earth, who is me, and save me!
I'm nervous, but excited and finally at peace. Even writing this I feel like a huge weight is off my shoulders. I feel like I have a new meaning and purpose in my life. As far as music, I would love to put Bible verses to music. That I think would be a great way to memorize those words, or as the Bible says, to hide the word in our hearts (Psalm 119:11). I don't know when I'll do that, but I won't do it under Mochi Beats. I don't know what His plans are for me, it may not even be anything related to music, but I'm looking forward to what He has planned. It may not be some 'big thing', but rather being utilized to uplift Him in the many opportunities that occur in daily life. I believe our time here is very short, and I believe He is coming soon.
I'll end here for now. I may write more later on, but for now this is my story. If you have any questions about God or just want to talk (I just ask that you won't request mp3s, I don't have them anymore), feel free to email me at mochibeats@gmail.com God bless.
Andy
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11-13
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