In the news|July 28, 2012 11:35 EDT
Julianna Zobrist on Faith, Perseverance, Image, and 'Most Personal' Album Yet
Recording artist Julianna Zobrist is on a mission to spread the word of God using her music. It may surprise you, though, to know that Zobrist was reluctant to call herself a Christian at first: a unique opportunity presented itself, allowing her to finally stand in her faith.
"I grew up in a Christian home," Zobrist told The Christian Post, "where being a Christian was very normal, even cool. That's where I was when I was growing up, in the mindset of it just being normal, nothing 'profound' in my understanding of what Christ had done ... hadn't struck me to my core."
When Zobrist was a sophomore, she attended a conference meant to equip students with the resources to evangelize to complete strangers. That, Zobrist said, was when she was faced with the questions of "what do you believe? Are you willing to put yourself on the line for Christ?"
At that moment, Zobrist explained, was a moment with the Lord.
"He was saying, 'You've either got to stop calling yourself a Christian because you're giving me a bad name, or something has to change.' He rescued me, brought me out of darkness into His life. That's the moment His grace became so profound because it wasn't about me- it was about God and embracing His salvation for me," she explained.
