How to play anointed music

Anointed means to "smear." (As in oil, but also, as in His Spirit, all over you) A person is first given gifts, even if they don't use those gifts for God, He gives them anyway, "Without repentance." Then when He calls someone to use a particular gift for Him, He then anoints that person to use that gift for Him, and then His Spirit flows through that person, which is where we Christians can "bear witness" with God's Spirit that indeed the Spirit of God is flowing through this "Chosen vessel of Mine." King David had a "Heart after God" and often times we see God filling David's mouth with praise. His prolific songwriting, or song receiving, is made evident to us through the Psalms, many of whom were penned by David as he worshiped God as a shepherd boy. Often times we tend to confuse talent with anointing, or God's call on someones life. Elvis started out singing hymns in his mom's church, and his mom loved that. Elvis rebelled against God and except for a few of his Gospel records, we still feel God's anointing, but often times we feel his giftings more. One of my personal favorites is Phil Keaggy. When, in his own words, he was trying to be "a little Beatle," he and his friends grew tired of it, and then as Buck Herring told me with Phil's release of True Believer, he was "Back worshiping God." (Though I would say Find Me in These Fields, Phil's and my favorite of the Beatlesque releases, was definitely closer to the worship category.) Phil was made to worship the Lord, and anytime he strays from that, God's anointing is felt a little less than when he worships God through his voice and guitar. Keith Green could not feel God's anointing on his records unless he played them "live" in the studio, recording both vocal tracks & piano at the same time. He was just trying to be obedient to what The Spirit was telling him to do, that was the hallmark of Keith's life. We were made to worship God with our voices and instruments, this is what makes Jesus music full of Jesus. Operating in God's anointing is different for each of us because it requires us to be obedient to what He has called us to do. Maybe instead of an entertainer Elvis was supposed to be a worship leader in the first mega church! How do we hear God's voice, and then produce music for Jesus? First, commit your life to Christ, and pray a prayer of committing your life to Him, something like: "Jesus, I admit that I have sinned, I have done wrong things, and I ask You to forgive me. I believe You died and rose again and that Your blood washed away my sins. I now commit to following You, serving and loving You, and I will live for You all the rest of my life, in Jesus Name, Amen." Once you've committed your life to Christ, then we pray that He would fill you with His Holy Spirit, in Jesus name. Once He's filled you, you now can receive His words of life that He alone has, and He can produce in you His Jesus words, His Jesus Music, His life giving gifts that He has given you, and longed for you to use them for Him, for His purpose, for His glory! Once you have been filled with His Holy Spirit, then you need to discern what His call is for your life. If it is to use your musical gifts for Him, then pray about how He would have you progress in fulfilling His will for your life, because remember, it's not about you, it's all about Him. As He fulfills His purpose in you, everything you do to the glory of God, He will use. You may spend the rest of your days singing songs of life to just your children. You may go on the road and work really hard and never get that record deal, but you may lead thousands to Christ. Or like David starting out, maybe your audience will be a bunch of sheep on a hill somewhere.