Ladies and gents, here you have it, My all new blog!

So after a couple of days of painstaking research, googling, downloading, reading blogs, asking questions, I came up with this blog! A whole new template, with little tweaks here and there and cool widgets. I'm proud of myself to be honest with you. I have been through much. I had to learn HTML language, stuff about tags and meta tags, computer programming stuff really, all by myself! It wasn't easy, but look what I got? this beautiful blog!
I have a wordpress though, my wordpress blog but blogger is the real deal. Nigerians be like; it is the 'ghen ghen'
So what exactly is the blog about? well, if you look at the slides and the menu bar, you'll have an idea of what I'd be blogging about. I've hardly updated most of them, but they're spicy posts to look forward to.
My brother sha told me that I should be careful about sharing too much, so people don't steal my intellectual property. I'm like, I got this. Nobody coming on here is a thief, right? and I will be guided by certain ethos, before sharing things that concern others.
Which leads me to my next point. Please do not be offended, if at any point in time my posts offend you because they refer to you in some way or the other. This blog is about me. The motif is totally pure. I like to write, and If I've happened to come across you, or you've coming across me, you might be popping on here once in a while.
I'd like to lay down my blogging ethos;

Heavens forbid that I ever reach that point where blogging about your life, is more important than blogging about mine. I could care less about the hits, I still have my pride, dignity and worth

So, you'd be seeing tons and tons of stuff from me, about my beautiful life's journey so far; pictures, videos, galleries, writeups and all! I hope you enjoy it, and if you were part of it in any way, I hope you were a good part, because chances are that I'll write about you! yes you lol. charl

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Changed blog's template

Boom! so I'm all into this blogging thing,  and it's about 1:40am Tuesday 26th of November. Ive been working on my blog, finally switched templates, and I'm trying it out. it's so cool. I'm still getting a hang on this thing and there is still much left for me to do, but right now, I'm done. I'm tired. Switching off. Okay bye.

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The Monster called Loneliness

Do not think you can threaten me with loneliness. I've learnt how to be comfortable by myself. Why some days I am even my own amusement! If you don't enjoy the company of yourself, who will?
So I guess that when it comes to 'loneliness' I've learnt how to abound and abase. More like taking it to the throne and not the phone.
But yes of course, we do need each other, and God sends such angels one time too many our way and you just know it. Some for a season, others for a life time.
But while God sends such angels our way, let us not fall into the hands of demons, and form negative soul ties with them because of the word 'loneliness'
Again, part of the problem is not that we are getting involved with a bad person, but that we are getting involved with the WRONG person and they can never help. They may assuage your feelings, but very soon they'll leave you feeling worse off!

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To the Broken Hearted and Disappointed

You thought that this was it; this particular place, person or thing was the only option. You even felt a godly connection, and in the future, you couldn't see life any differently; with a different person, in a different place, job or what have you.
But you were wrong! Now you really tried to make things work, give it a shot, but now it didn't work.
You cried, you were broken, confused because you couldn't see life without them or it in whatever case. You once thought it was either them, or nothing. And you say; how could this be God? this cannot be God.
Don't give up on your life now. I promise you, it might take a while but you won't hurt anymore. When the tears have dried and your head has cleared, you'll begin to be open to many other options.
Then ultimately, you start to realize and be convinced that maybe, what didn't work out was a bad idea afterall! You'll become free, light hearted and open minded. Not bitter, just peace and space for the other unknown that infact is, a better deal. When you're a prisoner of hope you'll realize that, your life can only get better not worse.
You might just have been putting God in a box, given the environment you're in, people around you and your situation. THIS CAN'T BE IT, GOD IS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN THIS!
There is a huge world out there. So many opportunities, it's huge! it's massive, it's big!
Don't be stuck in your own made up little world being depressed about petty things. It's time to move on, and yes it might take a while, but you'll realize this. It's better this way, don't beg them to stay.
And so what, someone rejected you, you'll go out, meet other people, see other people.
Some people still think you're great. Some people are still waiting on you in your future. Now as a latest single from James Fortune goes; Live through it! grow through it, get through it God loves you

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Open Letter to Gospel Artists, choristers, music directors; singers.

Here is the story of a man called Job;

At one point in his life, his wife told him; ‘’why don’t you curse God and die’’

Hey gospel artists and artistes, let’s talk about Job’s story and contrast and relate it to ourselves. He was in a mess. Lost his family, wealth, and the one person he was not supposed to lose; his wife. No she did not die, she turned to dark ways, she hated him as much as to suggest to him, to end his life! So Job was poor, hated, sick, unrecognised and alone! Even his friends could hardly recognise him; he had no recognition of any sort.

In a way, part of that story describes some of y’all. Now did Job do anything to deserve all this? No! Some of y’all be really ‘’sanging’’ and stuff, a chorister, choir leader, or music director, maybe you have a couple of singles or albums out, but yet, no contract from record labels, no YouTube hits, or awards and accolades. You are not even on the radio or TV; and you might have been in this industry for a while, and just like Job, you are unrecognised, or so it seems.

Now, it isn’t that you are not creative enough, or that you don’t sound good, or that you have not tried to step up your game or that you have no message. If you fall in that category this is not for you. But the harder you’ve worked, it seems that you are not getting the reachability or getting the huge audience and followership commensurable or one you always had in mind or the kind other secular musicians or even other gospel musicians are getting or now have.

And now, the devil is telling you two things as you keep contemplating your next steps and moves. And as you’re thinking, what do I need to get a hit? An album? Single? Video? Concert? Tour? And you’ve tried some of it at other times, and it ended in disappointing spells. And yes the proper frame of mind is that we’re doing this music thing to praise and give glory to God, but let’s face it, when people don’t appreciate you, or as much as even listen to you, it gradually does something to you.

So the devil is telling you, MTV is telling you, TRACE, SOUNDCITY is telling you, why don’t you curse God and die?

It would have made more sense for Job’s wife to tell him to commit suicide, but why did she want him to voice out those words? The enemy wants you to CHANGE YOUR MESSAGE. Just keep that in mind. He wants you to conform, and start bringing out garbage from your mouth.

It’s easier when people will support you no matter what, but what happens when your closest friends, family don’t believe in you or your calling again, because you are not a ‘star?’Job's wife that was supposed to be there for him in dark times left him. It is disappointing I know.

Now this is not for everybody; some gospel musicians are doing pretty well, by every standard; awards, gold, platinum certified recording albums. Some others start slow and pick up, but some other artists are so underrated. The world definitely needs to know, understand, hear and appreciate them more, but that isn’t the case.

So when you're in this situation, you watch other secular videos, E! Channel, BET, MTV, TRACE and all, and you hear the sound and watch the videos and basically see the lives of other secular artists in now popularised reality TV shows, interviews, countdowns, and even trends on twitter and all. At that point, you hate yourself, your gift, your calling, your message, your brand, everything you ever stood for as an artist, you’re now discouraged. And the devil is telling you; give up, or compromise.

Some have given up, some start compromising; you start tailoring your sound, your image, your message, your ministry, and yes! Music is ministry, you start tailoring your ministry to what you think is relevant in the industry.

Now don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with being creative here, after all music has various genres, and I don’t think gospel should be restricted, read this blog I wrote: letter-to-future-artists-and-song-writers-part-1/ . But when you start losing your message, style and ultimately start losing yourself, and who God has called you to be, because you want to be commercial, loved, famous, or feel among, then there is a problem. The devil is confusing you.

But the devil takes the deceit to another level for some; he wants you to compromise your faith completely not subtly. Curse God and end your misery. History is replete with people who started in the church and felt that gospel music was putting them in a box, and immediately they became secular, they blew.

Now understand the devil’s tricks;

• ·        He wants you to start sounding inspirational or positive. Someone in the industry that I respect so much; Kirk Franklin said; ‘’you have a choice, and it’s going to be hard some days, are you going to jump into the inspirational or positive band wagon every day and call God and not offend anybody, or will you take up your cross and realise that as long as you say, Jesus, a lot of doors are going to close in your face, a lot of people are not going to want to hear what you have to say…’’ There is really something about the name; Jesus!

• ·        Switch completely! Your sex appeal can get you to the top. And it’s giving some young artistes some ideas, it is now normal for artists to be sex symbols. At this stage, you’ve lost it.

• ·        Isn’t it shockingly direct that some people have cursed God, and the irony is that, they are so called heavy weights in the industry? Mocking God and Jesus? When you can go as far as naming your album Yeezus… these people were so called Christians at some point.

Do not sell your soul by compromising! Don’t buy the idea that for you to be at the top, to be successful; have no regard for God, his word, start singing about fornication, lust, money, drugs, cars, jets, how much you’re worth or who you know. The bible says that people of this world brag about what they have.

Is that really who you want to be? Is that what you want? Job said something; ‘’I know my redeemer lives.’’ The psalmist says that since he was young and now he is old, he’s never seen the righteous forsaken, or his children beg bread. The preacher in Ecclesiastics said; ‘’ the eyes will never get tired of seeing, and the ears will never get tired of hearing’’ no matter how many songs or artists they already are, there is still an audience for what you have and will ever sing! If I had a dollar for every time God says in His word that, He will never leave us or forsake us, I’d be rich!

The point is, how do you think that God is going to forsake his child that is making his kingdom proud, leading people to Christ, touching lives? In the parable of the lost sheep, the whole of heaven threw a party for one soul that repented. God recognised even that one soul you’ve been able to touch so far, that one soul that is saved because of your ministry and gift. And I know that so far you’ve touched more than one!

Now about the platform, do you think that God will leave you struggling your whole life? I don’t think so!

God said, ask of me, and I will give you the nations and the ends of the earth as your possession. Put your songs in there. Ask God, your songs will be heard ALL over the nations and the ends of the earth! That looks like a huge record deal to me! Have you asked God yet? Now believe Him and have faith. Just like Job; the latter part of his life was far greater than the former, yours will be too. The best is yet to come, you haven’t seen anything yet. You cannot give up now. Just don’t stop doing, singing what God asked you to, if you’re convinced that it’s what he wants from you. Be creative in passing your message across. Who said you have to choose between traditional and contemporary? Be creative and you can have both!   If you are disciplined in your perspective you’ll be victorious in your outcome!

 Uche Emordi

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Let's try out this blogger thing!

So it's about 11:30pm and I decided I'll just blog. This is going to be my first blog on here on blogger. Now this is not my first blog, neither is it my first blog post ever. It's just my first on blogger. Used to have, or I'd rather say, I have a WordPress www.emordiuche.wordpress.com . That's the site y'all and you can check it out.
But I must say, my WordPress was a disappointment! My first post; effervescence in ordinary was a hit in it's own right, same with the second, and then the third which was; What happened at The Grocery store
 And I would say, it was a hit also; was getting likes, comments and so forth one of my friends kept sharing it and pestering me to publish another post. But after that, I didn't publish anything; the next four months that followed I didn't post anything.
Then I thought I'd come up with a master piece that took me about a month to write; my first travel experience within Nigeria  and it was a flop! Considering I put my heart, mind and soul into it, I naturally expected more laurels.
Thing is WordPress doesn't offer free videos uploads, blogger does, so it might be something. Now I don't want to push the blame to myself, thinking that I could have done things better, I did the best I could to get a hit! I had other blog posts though, well tagged and all, but the same story. It seemed like the heavens were closed to my WordPress.com site.
So, I ingenuously come up with the idea; I'll transfer all my posts to blogger, and start using blogger. If I get 'better results' in every sense of the world, then great! I don't need WordPress to be boxing the real me, if you understand what I mean. I need a more latitudinarian platform!
If blogger has same results, then I'll give up on blogging! haha just joking! but I seriously don't know what I'll do next. I need people to read my posts, for the most part, that's what makes it easier right? right? . People say that your blog should be about your readers, I'm sorry, but mine should be about me! and maybe you reading it. But I can't keep sharing my heart to the wind, and if I do stop blogging, I'll someday get a contract, write books, and do shows you'll have to pay for! wouldn't you rather I was free for all now?

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