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In today’s episode, I had the joy of sitting down with my dear friend, Elsah Luan! Elsah is a violinist who is currently finishing up school, all while staying busy with a variety of creative projects. She runs thriving YouTube and Instagram pages that point people toward Jesus and encourage them to stay true to who God uniquely created them to be.

Elsah inspires her audience through her violin playing, her healthy lifestyle, and her honest reflections on navigating college life. After facing years of health challenges, she even wrote a gluten-free and grain-free cookbook!

As you can probably tell, Elsah is incredibly creative and full of wisdom—especially when it comes to engaging with social media in a healthy way and creating content that is both wholesome and Christ-centered. We dive into all of these topics and more in today’s episode.

There’s so much we can learn from Elsah’s story and how the Lord is using her many gifts and passions for His glory!

Check out Elsah's Youtube Page, Instagram, and her cookbook!

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• What was your biggest takeaway from my conversation with Elsah today?
• How did Elsah’s testimony encourage or challenge you?
• Are there areas in your life that you need to be courageous and stand up for Jesus in the midst of a world who is antagonistic towards Him?
• Is it possible that the amount of time you spend on social media or the type of content you intake there is getting in the way or what the Lord may have for you?
• How might you use social media this week to point people towards Jesus?
• What does the next step of obedience to the Lord look like in your life right now?
• How might you address any fear in your heart that may be holding you back from taking that next step?

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In today’s culture, we are told that we decide who we are, we choose what things define us, we decide what gives us worth and significance. We live our lives consumed in the quest for identity and worth, especially as classical musicians. That quest, however, is a never ending slippery slope that will end up sliding you down to ruin. But God. God, in His love and grace, created mankind in His image, and for those in Christ, we are adopted into His family as sons and daughters. You can find freedom from searching for worth in your performances, your chair in orchestra, or people's opinions of you. Listen to today's episode to find out how!

Discussion Questions – Try discussing with a friend of in our Facebook Discussion Group

• What were you most encouraged by in today’s episode?
• Is there a specific aspect of the classical music world that you struggle to attach your self worth or identity to?
• Why is it dangerous for us to attach our worth to such futile things?
• Do you think the comparison to the book “Are You My Mother?” is accurate?
• Why does a right view of God’s infinite worth give us a better understanding of our worth?
• Is it easy to be content in knowing you are made in the image of God and through Christ are a son or daughter of the King of Kings? Or do you forget and look for other things to fill the void?
• How does what we talked about today change how you perform?

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As musicians, we can be so quick to forget our identity is found in being made in the image of God and being a child of the King. We opt to substitute something so magnificent for something so fleeting... finding worth in our music. Mia Kelso is an incredible violinist who has ventured from playing in the Dallas Symphony to fiddling at the Grand Ole Opry and beyond. I had the opportunity to hear from Mia about how the Lord captured her heart, lead her through uncertain times, and freed her from the fear of man and performing for praise. My conversation with Mia is honest, fun, encouraging, God glorifying and will surely build you up in your faith. You won't want to miss it!

Discussion Questions - Try discussing with a friend or in our Facebook Discussion Group

• Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus?
• Do you relate at all to Mia’s story of loving the approval, praise, and acceptance being a violinist got her? Do you relate to her story of putting her self worth in the quality of her musical performances?
• What is your relationship with music like? Is it what God wanted you to have?
• Are there other genres of music or kinds of instruments that you are interested in learning that might be a good release from what you’re used to?
• Have you ever had a playing related injury that derailed your plans? How did you deal with that and how did God grow you through that?
• What does surrender mean to you? How can you surrender to God today?
• Have you ever thought about God smiling and being delighted watching you use the gifts He’s given you? How might that impact how you perform?
• May God be calling you towards something outside of the music world?

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