HELLO EVERYONE, IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAVE WRITTEN HERE-SO I GUESS SOME THOUGHTS ARE IN ORDER.
MY TIME HAS BEEN OCCUPIED HERE LATELY WITH TRYING TO GET CMG®, OFF TO A RUNNING START. AND SATAN HAS DEFINITELY BEEN WORKING OVERTIME ON THIS MINISTRY FROM GOD! RIGHT NOW IT'S ONLY ME AND MY COMPUTER AND SOME FRIENDS THAT PLAY MUSICALLY INSTRUMENTS. ALTHOUGH MY MAIN CALLING WAS WRITING LYRICS FOR CHRISTIAN SONGS, HERE LATELY I'VE BEEN BLESSED BY GOD WITH A FEW MELODIES TO SOME OF HIS LYRICS, GIVEN TO ME. I CAN READ MUSIC AND SING BY EAR--BUT AS OF YET, GOD HASN'T GIVEN ME THE GIFT OF PUTTING THOSE MELODIES IN MUSIC FORM. IN THE BEGINNING, WHEN GOD CALLED ME TO THE MUSIC FIELD OF MINISTRY--I TURNED AND CHOSE THE "GLAMOROUS" WORLD OF ROCK MUSIC. ONLY IN THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS HAVE I BECOME OBEDIENT TO GOD'S PATH AND THUS WRITING FOR HIM! I GET FRUSTRATED AT TIMES, BECAUSE IT ISN'T MOVING FAST ENOUGH FOR ME--THAT WAS GOD'S WAKE UP CALL FOR ME, TO ALLOW HIM TO LEAD ME, INSTEAD OF ME TRYING TO LEAD HIM! I'M DAILY HAVING TO SEEK GOD'S GUIDANCE OF THIS MINISTRY--AND ALL THAT IT ENCOMPASSES--GETTING GOD'S SEEDS PLANTED AND NOT MY OWN! I'VE GOT VOLUMES OF LYRICS AND A FEW PUT TO MUSIC, BUT AS I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT MUSIC CO.'S, FOR SUBMISSION TO SOLICIT THESE LYRICS AND SONGS--THE REPLIES WERE ALL THE SAME--NO ONE IS TAKING ANY NEW STUFF NOW. SO, AS I GOT ON MY KNEES, AND ASKED GOD TO SHOW ME EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS HE DESIRED OF HIS WORDS AND SONGS-- CMG®,CROSSMATCHED MUSIC GROUP® ,CROSS RECORDS ® , CMG PUBLISHING ® ,AND THE GROUP CALLED CROSS-MATCHED®, IS WHAT HE PLACED ON MY HEART, TO START HERE IN ODESSA, TX.! TALK ABOUT HAVING TO BREATHE GOD, JESUS, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT ON EVERY BREATH--CAUSE I KNOW IF I DON'T--SATAN IS WAITING TO POUNCE ALL OVER ME! I AM LEARNING THE MUSIC BUSINESS, FROM THE BOTTOM, LAST SENTENCE OF "IT'S" DO'S AND DON'TS. I KNOW WITHOUT THE CLOSENESS THAT GOD IS REQUIRING OF ME IN HIS MINISTRY--I WILL FAIL! BUT, I UNDERSTAND WHY GOD GAVE ME THE LYRICS "JUST LISTEN", CAUSE HE WANTS MY UNDIVIDED ATTENTION TO THIS MINISTRY, AND LISTEN EVER SO CLOSELY TO WHAT HE SAYS AND LAYS UPON MY HEART! THE LYRICS, "COMFORT ZONE", GOD GAVE ME TO WRITE, NOW HAS PUT SO MANY QUESTIONS AND FEARS TO REST. WE, AS CHRISTIANS, NEED TO STEP OUT OF COMFORT ZONES--CAUSE THAT'S WHERE HE CAN USE US THE MOST--FOR WE THEN HAVE TO TOTALLY RELY ON GOD--WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HE DESIRES OF US! AND NOT ONLY IN THE "TOUGH,BAD" TIMES, BUT ALSO IN THE "GOOD" TIMES, WHEN WE GIVE HIM ALL THE PRAISE, GLORY AND HONOR FOR ALL HE DOES FOR US!
WELL, I'LL END MY "SOAP-BOX" WRITING NOW--OR I'LL CONTINUE TO TALK OF ALL THE GREATNESS AND BLESSINGS HE'S BESTOWED ON ME!

IN THE NAME OF JESUS, MY LORD!

greg.cross

hope this prints readable--i'm not to familiar with all this html/text stuff!

Really sounds like you've been busy hehe. I, as well, have been pretty busy as of the late. I have a lot of interviews lined up at Spirit West Coast at the end of this month and I just got back from a BigDaddyWeave concert as well as a Tyrone Wells Album Release Party/Concert. Things are pretty busy here on the music flipside, but they're staying in tune. Hopefully we'll have some updates for you soon on both Christian-lyrics.net and SoundGrid.net -- keep your eyes open for them :)

Yeah, not typing would drive me INSANE. Even being away from a computer drives me crazy...it's just been part of my life for so long, I can't imagine life without it. I have to be able to type because of all the code I write and designing I do, it's essential. I'll be praying for you that your wrist heals quickly so it's not as painful anymore. I'll keep you posted with any updates :)