My thoughts on artistry, when at their best, are like my thoughts on ministry. Artistry for its own sake seems by nature a bit selfish. I am continually re-convinced that a big part of the appeal of The Purpose-Driven Life is its title: how we long to be purpose-driven! When I read ads for seminars, workshops, methods, treatments, and products of various types, they consistently promise a very spiritual-sounding salvation...from whatever it is that haunts us. In the end, they promsie happiness and a better life. Music is no different. However, like all these products we are being sold, music for its own sake will, in the end, end.
Like any form of human ambition, music can be driven by a variety of purposes. I would venture to assert that the best music was and is in some way, purpose-driven. However, music driven by a God-honoring purpose will outlast that driven by a worldly purpose. The things of this world are all passing away, and the things of God are all continuing on into eternity. This is what I want my music to be, though it's only by God's grace that the music I make can last that way.
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