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Stirring Up the Gift: The Heartfelt Story Behind "GIFT" by Sara Luz


“GIFT” was created on a day when Sara’s grandmother, Maria Luz, gave her some journals to write in. Sara also received a bag of scarves, and that is when she realized that these gifts were her grandmother’s way of saying that she wasn’t going to be around much longer. She went to be with the Lord a few weeks later, at the age of 91. 

Sara Luz - GiftSara writes: “My grandmother encouraged me in that moment with the simple gesture of a gift to me, and I went home that same day and started to write a song on the piano, and the chorus came to me quickly.” Sara was led to a passage in 2 Timothy 1:6–7, and it’s core message found its way into the chorus of the song: “the gift you created in me, Lord, I’ll use it.” Sara encourages us to use the gifts of the Holy Spirit that we’ve received. 

If you look at the cover art of her song, you’ll see it has seven pieces of cereal that say “gift”. The seven pieces represent the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, understanding, piety, and the fear of the Lord. The cereal comes from a dream that Sara had years ago, where she was eating cereal and a big hand came from the sky and pointed inside the bowl and the bowl turned into a large stadium filled with thousands of people. Sara was on stage singing, and her husband José was there with her on tour. So the visual is an homage to that dream that God gave her. Sara shares: “A dream can become something if work and dedication is added to it. The dream itself can become a reality.” 

What is your reality going to be? How are you going to stir up the gift that is within you. 

May Sara’s song “Gift” encourage to keep on going, no matter what, and maintain your trust in God. And as Sara says: “keep stirring your gifts, and keep pressing to keep trying, it is how we are supposed to posture our mindset to have the mind of Christ.” Happy travels!

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You can listen to the track directly on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/14JA9bLns4q8EqoNs0pSbn

Here is a link to the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXYjhc39P8g

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PS: Did you know that the posts on Medium.com also contain the backstories that artists have shared with us? Go to: https://christianmusictoday.eu/

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