New contemporary Christian artist Jordan Feliz broke into the music industry with a successful hit single called "The River," which topped Billboard's National Christian Audience Chart for 10 weeks.
Feliz feels overwhelmed by people's reaction to his song, which he spent 18 months working on. He honestly thought people would hate the song and criticise it, but he decided to push through with his track because singing is "God's plan" for his life.
"This record is really special to me. It's a lot of stuff that I've been wanting to do musically for a long time and it's a lot of stuff that I've been wanting to say," the singer told The Christian Post. "I think more than anything I want 'The River' to tell [people] that they have this amazing opportunity to just basically be made new everyday by a God that loves them so incredibly."
"We are His children and when we accept that and when we embrace it, we will truly find that He is the satisfaction in our lives. He is the only real satisfaction that lasts," he said.
To gain fame and success, a lot of singers change their brand and approach to music to suit the preferences of the listening public. But Feliz refuses to do this, vowing to remain true to himself in order to better serve God.
"I think that's one of my main goals as a person, let alone an artist in general, to be authentic and to be myself as much as possible. I think people want that authenticity and the truth," he said. "If there's some way that I can be used as some kind of extension of the Lord and He's using me and I can be true to myself, I think people can gravitate toward that. I know that I do with other artists that I listen to. I'm [also] guilty of gravitating toward things that are real."
