Ironically, I was planning on writing an article about how our scene lacks self-support and then I became apathetic about the article and the topic in general. That’s when it hit me. I realized I would just be beating a dead horse. We all are (or should be) aware that we don’t support our own artists, DJ’s websites, record labels, etc…

We talk about unity on the message boards a lot. We talk about new releases. We talk about events. We talk about a lot of things. What are we doing? What is our motivation that we can talk about things so much and never actually do anything? To make matters worse, those of us who do try to do things, no matter how small they may be, suffer from the curse of apathy.

I am starting to think that the reason why we are not growing as a scene is not because we don’t want to support the efforts, it’s just because we don’t really care. We have allowed ourselves to become apathetic. We may not realize it, but in our Christian Dance Scene, we are still in a spiritual battle.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. – Ephesians 6: 10-18

Sure the music and the parties and the releases may not be “spiritual” but some of us are trying to spread the gospel and reach people for Jesus. We need to all be strong for our fellow brothers and sisters out there who are trying to make things happen and not let the enemy cloud our zeal. Who knows how far God wants to take us? We will never know unless we unite against our own apathy and stand firm behind each other. Let’s move beyond where we have been. Let’s show support to all who are trying to make things happen in the Christian Dance Scene!

To quote a fellow Christian DJ/ Producer:
Rise to the top! I got to make it to the top!
Keep on working, never stop! Gonna keep on pushing!

God Bless.