I began to understand the peril of asking God to let you write songs that would comfort the lonely and brokenhearted—peril, because the only way to do that is to walk through the dark forest of loneliness and heartbreak. I had to learn that when you’re writing a song, you have to serve the work. You have to remember that the God the song is about knows more than you do about songwriting. Your agenda should be broad: “Let this song be a light in someone’s darkness. Let this song bring you glory, Father. Use it to lead someone home.”
