Christian singer Natalie Grant seeks to inspire people to be honest with themselves in her new book "Finding Your Voice." She says by being honest with themselves, people can experience true contentment in their lives and "find their God-given voice" in a world filled with distraction and compromise.
When she was just starting her career, Grant told The Christian Post that she was filled with pretences. She said she was so focused on following culture's demands and being relevant on the charts that she lost sight of who she truly was.
"I finally figured out that I've been pretending for so long to be what I thought I needed to be, and what I thought I should be to be a successful or good Christian, and all this other stuff. It was leading me nowhere," she said. "And once I got the courage to just open the door of honesty, the healing for myself was so massive that the freedom became addictive. So I was like, 'This, this is what I want. I'm never going back.' That's what it's about."
After shedding off her "good Christian" pretensions, Grant learned how to become a better wife, mother, daughter and friend. She also learned how to connect with her fans on a deeper and more meaningful level. For anybody who is weighed down by the same issues, Grant suggested that they rip off the band aid and face the hard truth.
"If someone can just get the courage to just be honest — it's really hard because it's so risky, but if you can just do it — you will find the freedom and the healing that comes," Grant said. "The byproduct of all of that is the freedom and healing it can bring to others. But honestly, the freedom and healing it brings to yourself is at the top of the list."
