Nneka Egbuna

Nneka.....is simply...hmmm....whats the word again? words fail me when it comes to describing this bold but shy singer, songwriter, guitarist e.t.c, i have been following her music and the truths she spews through her lyrics which is usually intertwined with soulful melodies is just captivating. There is just something about truth and authenticity that can cut across barriers of culture and other things, that is what her Music has done!....whether you are American, Nigerian(like me), British, German or whatever, you can connect with the deep human desire for truth, justice and love to reign...obviously there are a few who would hate truth to reign because they are the culprits of the lies we all live in....but i digress...I hope people support her as her album drops in the U.S which is titled concrete jungle because i will definitely cop that album .... I don't know but there is something her music does for me, it tugs at my heart to be the change instead of complaining because truth be told we are all parts of the problem existing in our world today!...As a Nigerian her music pushes me to want to help Nigeria make a change, go back home and look for areas i can affect for the better....Nneka thanks for being real and showing us what the real face of music is in our generation, instead of all these crap being promoted...bling bling, booty shaking nonsense...

What is true freedom?

I listened to a beautiful girl today describe what success is to her " success is getting to a place where it's no longer about me but about others" she said with fire burning deep within her eyes. Her answer forced me to reach into the recess of my own heart and face the voice that has whispered within my heart for so long "what is true freedom?"....i have listened to several preachers, psychologist, revolutionaries, Musicians, activist, speak not necessarily on freedom but on relating topics like success in weight loss, hair growth, in living a perfect life, in finances and so forth, but none of them have given me a satisfactory answer, until i kept searching the Bible aka the word of God for answers and the more i dug, the more freedom had less to do with me and more to do with my basking in the love of God and allowing that love to it's overflow until it is poured out on lives around me, it has less to do with money, that big house, financial freedom, Big flashy cars or whatever success might represent for you. Life is about love and the people who discover this enjoy the greatest joys of life. Freedom is found in the forgiving blood of the son of God JESUS CHRIST, true freedom is receiving and accepting his love letting it wash over you and learning that it is not about doing for he has done it all but about receiving with arms opened wide. Life is not promised to anyone, we are here today and gone tomorrow would you tie yourself down in the dreams of others? would you live life for just you? would you live forever in bitterness?. Freedom is the journey many have embarked on but not all got to it's destination, many get to half of the way and realize there is nothing good in man and the world then they give up thinking there is no hope.....if you would open up your heart more, just a little less doubt and ask more questions, is it possible that you might meet freedom?....waiting patiently?. Is this freedom life in the everyday living sense or is it life as in not afraid to die or lose at any time because you are not guided by the worlds view of life and death, riches and poverty, success and failures... as the appostle paul said in the bible " for me to live is christ and for me to die is gain".
what would life feel like if you had no fear...would you be free?...would you believe more? love harder? give of yourself daily..... I have come to the conclusion that whatever life is without fear is freedom and it can only be found in Christ Jesus and in him crucified...