Lauren Daigle// Why I'm Defending Her

Okay, so from the title you may be wondering why I'm defending Lauren Daigle.

I'm not completely defending her actions. Let me make that very clear.

To begin, let me start back to when I first heard Lauren's music.

It was a time of anxiety and depression for me. Though I have everything I could ever need and want, I still suffered from anxiety and depression. I would listen to a lot of Christian music then, and I tried to focus on my relationship with God. Along the way, I would find different blog posts about what I was going through, some a bit damaging. (I would love to go more in depth if you'd like a post like this. Let me know in the comments.)

Anyway, I listened to Air1 a lot. And Lauren Daigle had just started her career, at least, she was gaining attention. Her song, How Can It Be, was becoming very popular. At first, I thought the song was too slow. Then one day, I gave in and actually listened to the lyrics. Maybe God was communicating something to me then.

Lauren's music, as I've seen so far, has been for Jesus. It has been in the worship of the Lord. Even her new album, which many people have tried to tear down because she may not say the name Jesus or God in a song. (but hey, they'll listen to Hillsong and they don't always say Jesus or God in their music.)

Lauren made some comments recently about homosexuality. And at first, I boycotted her with everyone else. But then, I let my own thoughts run their course. I put myself in her shoes.

While I may be unapologetically honest here, I can't say I would be the same in a position such as hers.

Let me ask you a question: Why must we, as Christians, ask each other the homosexuality question?

To expand, why do we give other people, who aren't Christians, the right to ask us that question, too?

All the people who asked her these things, they were radio hosts who probably haven't opened a Bible in a long time. They aren't Christians. But they will find a way to make us stumble, to not only be hated by the world we're trying to reach if we say we're against it, but be hated by those who are supposed to be our brothers and sisters in Christ if we don't really give an answer at all.

The more I researched, the more I learned. And then I thought, "What would I do in Lauren's position?"

Well, I would kind of dodge the question like she did. She never said it was a sin and she didn't say it wasn't. All she said was she's not God and she's still learning. That she's reading her Bible and learning more and more about the Creator we serve. And that if we are also growing and learning, to let her know what we find. She encouraged others to open their Bible and think for themselves.

I'm not saying that was completely the right thing to say, but it was said with poise.

Lauren, for some reason, is hitting the mainstream charts. She's reaching people who would otherwise never listen to worship music.

So yes, I still listen to some of her music, but I feel it's fair to say I never was a regular listener of her anyway. If one of her songs were in my playlist, I ended up skipping it if I wasn't feeling it. When all of this happened, I removed all of her songs from my playlists, but the more I began to do my own research, and not let other Christians think for me, the more I realized that she was probably scared. They were cornering her with a question that shouldn't even be asked.

They wanted to make her fall and she didn't fall.

Other Christians began commenting on the way she was dressing and how she didn't give thanks to God in a speech about her success.

Okay, I don't completely like how she dresses, either, but there are Christians who I'm sure wouldn't like how I dress, that some dresses I wear come just above my knees, that I do wear tank tops and I do wear athletic leggings/yoga pants. (I call them athletic leggings because I don't really do yoga.) So really, it isn't for us to judge her. One dress had a small slit on the front, near her chest, but the entire dress went down to her feet. It wasn't really immodest.

As for giving thanks to the Lord, she had a few seconds to even answer the question. We, as humans, are not perfect. Just because she chose to talk about reaching people and didn't mention God does not mean she doesn't worship or praise Him.

Why must we attack each other? Isn't that what the Enemy wants us to do?

So yes, I am defending her in a way. I don't agree with all of her actions, but I don't think she should have been asked the questions that led to this.

Put yourself in her shoes and answer this: what would you have done with all that pressure and such a loaded question?

You may say you would have spoken the truth, that she sold out her soul to sing for the world. But our world is falling apart and maybe the hope Lauren is spreading will help many people come to Christ because her music is on mainstream radio.

That's really all I have to say about that. If you'd like to hear more about the article on anxiety I was talking about above, let me know in the comments. Also tell me your thoughts on Lauren Daigle and if I changed your mind or made you think in any kind of way.

Bye for now.

~Hope