Steph Macleod (of Scotland)

 So, you know how you go about your business, and then your eyes find something or your ears find something that you just can't stop watching or listening to, or both? There I was, about a year ago I guess, just minding my own business because that's what I do, I mind my own business.  I was listening to Celtic music on YouTube, rolling around the choices, picking this one then that one. I found a guy.  People say "I gotta guy" whenever you need something, or they think you may need something.  Well, I gotta guy for you. His name is Steph Macleod and he lives near Edinburgh, Scotland. You can look him up pretty easily, but I'll go ahead and leave a link too. (https://stephmacleod.com/) That was pretty easy now, wasn't it?

Steph is one of those people you see first and say either out loud or to yourself, "There's a handsome man."  I mean, he's not nearly as handsome as my son Reuben of course, there's really no getting around that, but he's cutie that's for sure.  You can go look, but sorry ladies, he's a married man.  No doubt his beautiful wife Jane has helped him with both recovery and restoration.  Steph is certainly worth the listen.  (Go ahead and listen two or three times)

OK, yeah, I'm going to have to be flat out honest with you now and say I first listened to him because he was Scottish, his accent will haunt you for a minute and you'll have to have more. He's a good solid Christian man, but it wasn't always that way. One of the things I did after listening to him was to go over all of the information I could find about him because in his voice you just know there's a backstory. No one sings that conflicted and compelling without having gone through life a little first. I found a sight on YouTube where Steph gave his testimony and I had to look twice to be sure I had found the right guy! The 2011 Steph looks NOTHING like the 2020 bulked up bearded man singing his soul out to Jesus.  His words (of course his voice) was truly heart breaking; such a rough stint, it just didn't seem fair to me that there are kids literally like Steph, who were laying in the streets sick, drunk, hurt, lost, without anyone to pick them up and tell them Jesus really really is the answer and  that they don't have to go through torment like they do.  

Most people just don't realize that we really do, as the song says, forfeit years of pain and suffering because we don't bring ourselves and our issues to Christ first. Where is it written that we need to go through hell to get to Heaven? It's not! The madness needs to stop!  Jesus literally came from Heaven to Earth to show us His way, to guide us, and give us back the promises we threw away so easily when we follow sin. It never ever works out, and the only way to truly (and freely) live is to give every single tiny itty bitty problem to Jesus, and just walk away from it allowing HIM to take the reins in your life, in your heart, in your soul. I have my own story of course; one I no longer like to even bring up because the truth is, Jesus paid all of my old stinking debt from life - - I'm new again, and I like it that way.

Steph gets that. He writes it. He sings it. He breaths it. You'll like what you see, you'll like what you hear. Share if you feel led, but do yourself a favor and just let his words touch you.