Former Katy Perry backup singer Tasha Layton recently discussed how she left the secular music industry to better utilize her God-given talents as a Christian artist. While serving God with your gifts is the ultimate purpose in this life, Layton shared how her career change came with its own set of challenges.
The 41-year-old singer shared with CBN News her journey to faith. Pursuing a career in the Christian music industry ultimately drove her to put her complete trust in the Lord’s divine will, fully “trusting God with every step.”
“Before I entered music to do my own music, there were a lot of years that I wasn’t sure how God was going to work it out. I didn’t understand why I was taking this path, or going in this direction, or how He was going to work it all together for His good,” she explained.
Layton further explained that being a Christian artist can still lead to burnout and fatigue, just like in any other profession. “It’s easy to get burned out,” she said. “It’s easy to let someone else try to tell you who you are. We face the same challenges as artists that anybody else does. So, it’s that continual lesson of trust.”
The faith-based singer then touched on her time in the secular world before it became apparent to her that it was not her calling to do such work. Layton expressed how she felt called to have God reflected in her work, where she felt unable to do so working in the mainstream music business.
“I was offered a deal on … the secular side, and I felt so firmly that it wasn’t what I was called to do,” she said. “And there were compromises in that world. … I wanted to connect people to God with my music, with my actions, with my team, with my integrity — and I didn’t feel like I could fully do that with freedom, going that route.”
Having lived a fast-paced, glamorous lifestyle indubitably envied by the masses captivated by modern consumerism, Layton offered an undeniably true piece of Biblical wisdom: The riches of the material world are worth nothing if they cost one’s soul. “The cool famous venues, the cool private plane thing — I’d already done all that,” she added. “And there’s a reason Paul says, ‘You can gain the world and lose your soul.’”
After turning down the secular offer that could have led her to fame and fortune beyond her wildest dreams, Layton highlighted how she has a true purpose in life after submitting herself to God’s will and performing ministry full-time. “I’m so fulfilled. I’m standing in the fulfillment of prayers,” she said.
Layton quipped that she was a “late bloomer,” not discovering God’s will for her life until her mid-thirties. “I didn’t even start walking in what I really felt called to do till I was 35 or 36,” she noted. “And so, I’m a late bloomer.” Watch her interview with CBN News below:
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