Gospel singer Ruth Matete has been through a lot the last year. From losing her husband, BelovedJohn in tragic conditions to been blessed with the late Nigerian’s daughter a few months later.
Matete who is my definition of a woman who doesn’t give up recently revealed something about herself that shows the amount of reflection she does.
The mother of one said that she is no longer a singer, but a Minister because whenever she sings, the results are different.
“When my father realized I could sing, he was so intentional with training me. Aside from having assignments from school, I also had assignments from daddy on songs that I needed to learn. By the age of 12, I was singing with him in churches, crusades, concerts etc. I would sing and people would really clap for me and tell me how I had a great voice.
One day, I was singing in a church where other people were also singing. Then as usual I sang and people clapped!! Then this lady sang and people were in tears, broken, hands lifted up. Oh my! I desired that. To cut the already long story short, I found out that day, that I was not born again, even though I sang gospel music.”
In a social media post, Ruth narrated that her father taught her to sing when she was young, and she could sing in church and people would clap, until she met a lady who could sing and leave people in tears, and she wanted to be like her.
She said that she would later realize that she was only a singer and wasn’t not born again. She said that she saw a big change in how audiences received her music when she gave her life to the Lord Jesus Christ.
“I then gave my life to Christ and wow!!! I am no longer a singer but a minister. Now I sing and the results are different. People are broken, with hands lifted. Sometimes, they won’t even clap after am done with the ministration. But the testimonies that follow after, I can’t begin to describe how glad my heart gets when I listen to them.
Being a worshipper needs you to have a personal relationship with Christ. That way, He sings through you. You become a vessel that He uses. Skill is great. But anointing is even greater.”
She said the proof of this was the testimonies people brought to her about how much her music had touched them.
“Desire to be anointed. Desire to be a minister and not an entertainer. By the way, it shows. You can’t lie about it. It will show in your singing. If you’re empty, it will show. You will try all the runs but it will still be dry?
But if you have been with the Lord, seeking Him, you won’t need to tell us to lift our hands and worship.”
