The artists, playlists, and testimony that helped shape my walk with Jesus Christ.
Before I discovered YES FM and BOOST Radio, one album had a profound impact on my life: Empires by Hillsong UNITED. In particular, the song Touch The Sky seemed to reach me at exactly the right time in my life.
At the time, I was beginning to realize that if I wanted my life to change, I couldn't keep doing the same things and expecting different results. I had to force myself to change. I had to be intentional about what I was feeding my mind and spirit every day.
I started listening to the Empires album repeatedly. Not once or twice, but over and over. At the same time, I began spending more time in prayer, reading the Bible daily, and taking an honest look at my life in the mirror. I stopped making excuses and started pursuing God more seriously.
Looking back, the music itself didn't change my life. Jesus Christ changed my life. The album simply became part of the process God used to point me toward Him. The messages in the songs encouraged me to keep going, keep praying, keep reading Scripture, and keep trusting God even when life didn't make sense.
One lesson I learned is that repetition matters. Whatever you repeatedly put before your eyes and ears will eventually influence the direction of your life. If you constantly consume negativity, hopelessness, and destructive messages, those things will shape your thinking. But if you fill your life with God's Word, prayer, worship, and encouragement, those things begin shaping your life as well.
For me, Empires became part of that daily routine. I listened to it repeatedly while praying, studying Scripture, and working toward becoming the man God was calling me to be.
Since then, God has continued transforming my life. I returned to college, earned AWS certifications, built FaithAI, and continue pursuing the purpose He has placed before me. The journey isn't finished, but the direction changed.
If there is one thing I would encourage others to do, it is this: if something is helping you grow closer to Christ, don't stop. Stay in prayer. Stay in God's Word. Keep moving forward. Give God something to work with every day and allow Him to transform your life one step at a time.
✝️ All glory belongs to Jesus Christ.
The album that helped redirect my life toward Christ. ⭐ = Touch The Sky