Testimony

I became a Christian on July 29, 1992 when I chose to make my faith my own.  Since then, much of my life has been spent searching for my significance. I have tried, through the years, to accomplish things that might make me a better person.  I have also stumbled, falling into many of the traps that exist along the path of a seeking Christian.

But it was only recently that I made a discovery: my accomplishments do not determine my significance or my identity.  Neither do my failures.  I am a child of God.  That is who I am, and who I was created to be.  I find only a temporary kind of peace through what I may achieve.  My true, lasting peace is found through discovering God's creation in me.

The music I write expresses the joy of being a child of God, and also the difficulty of being human.  In humanity there exist many struggles, including pride, loss, and pain.  But God has shown me, often through the songs He gives me, that He is able to overcome all of these challenges.

Each time I write a song, I feel I am coming to grips with a struggle I have, or a joy I am celebrating.  Either way, there is a truth to tell.  And in the process of sharing these songs, I embrace the possibility that someone, somewhere may receive these words and be able to claim some of them as their own.  Sometimes that person is me…and the whole process starts all over again.

The Lord has given me these truths, and one day, when I see His face, I want to be able to tell Him that I have shared them with others.  That is why I do what I do.

- David Harsh