How do you respond to disappointment?

Well, I know it has been a long time...I must keep this blog up. Sorry for my distance. I seem to turn to this when things in my life start to unravel. I cling to this form of therapy when i feel discouraged or have some trial that hits my family or my career. This is one of those times again... I have loved the whole Kevin Pauls & Friends at Christmas time in Kitchener...this is starting to become a "thing", something people are looking forward to and I am hoping to actually not lose money this year!! LOL...But, I have always dreamed of Christmas & Easter...I wanted to make an impact in my community surrounding the 2 biggest days on the calendar...and the 2 biggest events in the history of the world (not trying to be dramatic, but they are!) I wanted a musical celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ with the symphony and in a theatre not a church...i want the community to be able to take ownership of this event and have this be a beacon of light - also more and more churches are doing less at Easter, so i really believed it would fill a void. People I told the idea to seemed to love the concept and seemed to want to be a part of it. Well...the community spoke loudly by NOT buying tickets in droves...So we were left with no option but to cut out losses and cancel the show. Now this blog is not to call out for sympathy, nor is it a time for me to complain and whine about things not going my way. Just the exact opposite. I do not want to focus on the disappointment, but rather the response to this disappointment. I cannot change what has happened. I can learn from it. I can take away good ideas and choose to not make the same mistakes...and I can figure that out. let me tell you as story...a memory...a time when I felt like this was being taught to me... I would often walk home by myself from school as a young boy. I can still see the image clearly - walking along the sidewalk praying and thinking. I read the story of David a lot as a boy and thought of the life he lead. I remember being so intrigued by one thing God said about David. God called David a man after HIS own heart. I would think about the life David lead...the mistakes he made and would try to make sense of that. I would then look around my family, my friends, my church and those in leadership around me and i can remember thinking, how many of these men and women are described as David was by God - and how many have made some of the same mistakes... As I walked home as a boy, I believe God was revealing this statement of truth to me. I thought this, "God doesn't care as much about what we do on a daily basis - He already knows we will mess up - But HE is far more interested in our response to it" I remember most of the adults in my life wanted to clarify the message I felt that I was getting from God - they wanted to make sure that i knew God did not like sin and that He does care deeply about our sin and it grieves His heart etc...They seemed to always want to make sure that HIS GRACE did not become too "top of mind", but that the "do's & don't's" took centre stage!!! Now, if you ask them today - they will all say that is not what they meant...I do believe that as well. Their intention was not to focus on do's and don'ts...but the result of their focus was just that. I hope i am being clear...I do want to live a life that is without sin. I do want my motives and my actions to be blameless before God. I DO!! But, the reality of my life is that I am in need of His grace more and more! Just when i feel as though I conquer one sin...i find another!! If I spend my days in remorse and regret, i will never recover... If I spend my days looking at my past failures as a man, a musician, a father, and a Christ-follower...i will live and wallow in self-pity and discouragement. TODAY...i choose to take that 6 year old boys revelation from God to heart. I choose today, to look at how I can respond to disappointment and hurt, and find a way to not let it happen again...and also turn that emotion into grace filled optimism. I do not want the blows that life brings to take away my joy, and to distract me from the goals I believe God has birthed in me. So how do I repsond to disappointment?...What disappointment? Have a great day... Kevin

9 Hours Left

9 Hours Left...Please take this chance to be a part of my 2 newest projects!! HUGE CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT! Here's your chance to hear the entire TWO new projects LIVE!...and go home with copies of each. These are ARTIST CIRCLE reserved seats, both projects and some suprises as well! Enjoy a great evening with me and some suprise special guests, and go home with copies of BOTH "All About Love" and "For The Church". Join in the fun... Saturday September 20th, 7:30pm (Suprise Venue to be confirmed in the beautiful Fall Niagara Region) Click on the links below to order a Single package for $30 or Couples at $50. Book before 9 pm this Saturday and receive an additional bonus "All About Love" T-Shirt. Singles: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/new-cd-ep-for-kevin-pauls/contributions/new?perk_amt=30&perk_id=2024539 Couples: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/new-cd-ep-for-kevin-pauls/contributions/new?perk_amt=50&perk_id=2024540 See you there!! There are other perks and other options...Please if you have time tonight...step up and help me finish these projects... I am so grateful to all my fans and supporters!! THANK YOU!! Kevin

Weekend with Leland Klassen - 2 Shows

Good afternoon everyone... Great news!! I am doing 2 shows this weekend with Leland Klassen - He is one of the premiere "clean" comedians. We are also going to have Alynthia with me on Friday May 9. She is the one I am recording the duet CD called FOR THE CHURCH VOL.1. Sunday May 11 I will have another artist named Terry Posthumus with me...Terry is a great guitar player with an incredible story to tell. This will be a great weekend. Friday May 9 @ 7pm - $10 at the door One Community Church 1273 Plains Road West, Burlington, ON Sunday May 11 @ 6pm - Free Admission with a Love Offering taken Royal View Church 218 Clarke Road, London ON These shows were put on the books in short order...we will get the word out as best as possible - WE NEED YOUR HELP TO SPREAD THE LOVE!!!! Thanks so much! Kevin

#InTouchMinistries Present #LIFE!!!

Just wanted to share this event with you...This Saturday April 12th...Markham Ontario @ The Olive Branch...Details in the poster! Check it out - i will be performing a lot of brand new music!!

Hope to see you there! Check out InToucMinistries!! See you Saturday! Kevin

The NEW LP Craze...

I have my parents old record player. Actually it is more like a huge piece of furniture. It is a beautiful wooden piece that houses speakers, a turntable and radio. When we finished our basement I brought this piece from the garage into the house and down to the newly finished part of our home. It really is a glorified bedroom for our son Jordan...he uses almost the entire basement for his "bedroom". In about 30 minutes there was music coming from this stereo...Jordan knew how to rewire things and hook up his iPod to this wooden machine from 1969. WOW! I soon heard music that I knew I did not have in digital form...Jordan had removed the old turn table and hooked up a new turntable to this stereo...and the new fascination with vinyl was born!! Jordan has been listening to a lot of my old records and we have been talking about some of the great old bands etc...Now Jordan is finding that some of his favourite artists are putting their new music out on vinyl. He bought some new LP's and is loving it. We are taking on a project to refurbish the old stereo with new equipment and a new turntable!! We are enjoying looking at the old music and finding out that this technology is not yet dead! We have gone shopping for a new turntable and new speakers and we are enjoying something that we get to build together! Jordan is learning a real appreciation for the vinyl and we are having fun looking back in time and finding out that the "old" technology is still finding a place in this modern day!!

Have Kevin come to your house and cook!! Check it out...

All About Love (www.kevinpauls.com)