A Day Full Of Adventure (The Voice Of Truth)

Today was one of those days. Today was one of those days when I know that God was looking out for me. I have a weakness. I tend to shy away from my dreams and aspirations and for who I am for fear of what others will think or do or feel. God has always encouraged me to be who I am despite what others say. Wasn't Jesus who he really was? No more and no less? Did everyone like it? Nope. But He came for a mission and he did it despite opposition. He didn't sabotage his purpose or dreams like I do. He continued despite the suffering. Everyday God reminds me of his grace and His love for me. He reminds me of my dreams and brings forth new ones everyday. He gently pulls me by His side and makes sure that I know that the only way to be true to myself is to be true to Him. In a prayer one day I complained about my weaknesses. I thought I was doing the right thing, right? Confessing how bad I was. Not so good. Jesus said, "Guimel, I live in you now and I am strong. Do not say 'I am weak' because when you do, you call me weak. And I am not weak. I am strong. You are strong, through Me." I carry those words with me everyday. Who am I to call myself ugly, of no importance, and incapable of achieving goodness? Jesus is in me and He is none of those things. So I am none of those things because I am a new creation.

The day started out good. I took the gruesome SAT test this morning and was surprised at how smoothly it went. God was by my side every step of the way and I saw His goodness in every question that I answered.

He then gave me the opportunity to see some of my best friends! We went to the Oceanarium and hung out and had a lot of fun! I couldn't do much without them. They are a moral support and a huge help to me and to my sister.

Later that day our mom took us to Colombo. We hung out a little bit then my sister and I left my mom and my aunt to chat while we explored the familiar mall. We went to Fnac because Fnac is our favorite store. While we were there, I heard this beautiful voice and the sound of the piano. I obviously knew that a band was going to play that night at the café. But something about the way this guy was playing and the sound of his voice just stopped me in my tracks. I stood there for what seemed like an hour but was actually a minute or two. My sister brought me back to earth and we explored a little bit more around the area but I kept thinking about the guy playing. They were actually doing a soundcheck and didn't seem busy after all. I entered the area to see if they had any cds there or anything and they did. I stood there staring at the cd, half wishing I could go over there and tell them what they had just done to me, half wanting to not bother them. I asked my sister to let me borrow some money so I could at least buy the album. She said, "Why don't you just go talk to them?" I was considering doing that but was a bit nervous and scared. I made some time by going to listen to the cd on the ear things and trying to convince myself to go talk to them.

Here is where the dilemma enters. The person who is fearful in me would want to resist. Everything in my life suggested that I wasn't made for that world of music, that I couldnt mean bands or go to concerts that werent by Christian artists, that I couldnt do something brave and out of the blue. That I was weak and didn't deserve those dreams anyway because of all the opposition. But God's voice (the voice of truth) tells me I am not weak and its time for me to break out and enjoy my life and head towards what God has placed in my way. Here was a great opportunity to meet this band that I was quickly falling in love with. So I determined to do it. I told my sister, "I'm going to talk to them. I'm going to tell them that barely after hearing 2 to 3 minutes of their soundcheck, I decided to buy their cd." My sister said, "I'm coming with you."

So I stepped forward and called for the lead singer. He readily turned around and said, "Hi!" I told him, "I just wanted to say that after hearing two to three minutes of your soundcheck, I decided to buy your cd." He got this radiant look on his face and got so excited. He had no idea how something like that could happen. In that moment I felt myself climb out of my flesh. I was free for 10 minutes or so as I chatted with him and the other members of the band. No they werent Christians, yes they drank beer, but God used them to signify another step towards my personal freedom.

A Silent Film is Robert Stevenson, Lewis Jones, Alaistar Hussain, and Spencer Walker. These four guys make amazing music. They are tight knitted with Portugal and from what I understood their record deal involves Portugal and the UK. I spoke most to Robert, who you can see with me on the left. He is amazing. He was so kind and so talented and so excited to meet a fan.

Immediately after my sister and I started talking to him, a worker at Fnac

practically grabbed the cd from my hands and asked if we would like to get it autographed. I said, "YES PLEASE!" He went back and took the paper out and everything and Robert signed it first to me. Right after he introduced us to the rest of the members of the band who were also very glad to meet us. They all signed it and we talked a bit more with Robert and the drummer Spencer. Spencer was very nice to us as well and he kept telling us to go to their next show here in Portugal. They all wanted us to stay for the show coming up but we had to go. They were glad to meet us and bid us farewell.

I was so happy after that. Not just because I met a band on the rise, but because of what it all represented. I am still within the boundaries of my household and won't be seeing them live at the Optimus festival even though I would if I had some more freedom. We also werent able to stay for the show because my mother had to get home. I didn't care though. I was content with the little I got. I am patient and waiting for the time when I will fully be able to accomplish my dreams.

These guys are amazing. Please take a listen and check them out. Here is some information on the band.

http://www.myspace.com/asilentfilm

Those are all the links that I found, but their myspace has pretty much everything you need. Here are some cool pictures of them.