A blog about Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.

Welcome to my blog about Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. Don’t know who she is? Maybe you would know her better as her stage name, Lady Gaga. There is quite a few things you might not know about Lady Gaga. I didn’t really know her until I started this blog. I always dip into my topic a bit before I set about blogging so here is what I found out.

Lady Gaga was the daughter of Joseph Germanotta an internet entrepreneur and Cynthia Germanotta, a telecommunications assistant. Not too unusual right? How about the fact she was set for Julliard, the nations leading theatrical college, at age eleven? Instead, Gaga went to a catholic school, writing her first piano ballad at age 13. At 17, she gained early admission into an arts school in New York. After that it seemed to all happen in a blur. Gaga started working the club circuit, moved out of her parents house, got into drugs and got her namesake from a queen song “Radio Gaga” all before she turned 21.

In 2007 Gaga partnered with Akon. She wasn’t the Lady Gaga we know now, just a singer Akon used for reference vocals for another artist. That year he would sign her to his label, Kon Live.

In 2008, Lady Gaga released her first single “Just Dance” and the rest we know quite well.

Lady Gaga isn’t like Katy Perry. She may have went to a catholic school but she wasn’t a pastor’s kid. However, I would say she is just as confused as Katy Perry. And I found that out by observing her talent and what she chooses to do with it. At 13 this girl wrote a ballad. She was admitted into A New York art school at the age of 17. And now she fills out radio waves with lyrics like

Wish I could shut my playboy mouth How'd I turn my shirt inside out? (Inside out right)

You’ve indicated your interest I'm educated in sex, yes and now I want it bad, want it bad

a love game, a love game.

Lady Gaga could be writing and composing beautiful songs but she succumbs to singing about manipulating men and getting drunk. But this is not just about a “bad” singer. This is a talented girl who doesn’t know she is better than the songs she sings.

And isn’t it the same with God in our lives? We don’t know what we are missing sometimes. The things God promises us are so infinitely better and more fulfilling than anything we could strive to make or possess but what do we do? We settle. That is what I believe Lady Gaga is doing. She settles for easy fame, for easy money making catchy tunes that are hollow and empty. Instead of striving for food of substance, she makes a meal out of filler. And we do this daily. I do this daily. We choose things that are hollow and empty. Things that do not require our effort or our faith. Things that do not require us to trust and rely in God. We say on the outside we are Christians but when it comes to things that we care about, we tell God to stay out of it. It could be our future career, our friends, or our love lives. We believe in these particular parts of our lives that we can handle it on our own. We are afraid to give God these parts of our lives because we are scared he will take our dreams away. We fear he will turn them into something we don’t want.

We overlook this promise of God though.

For the Scripture says,^(E) "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame." Romans 10:11.

God promises our faith in him will not be betrayed. He will not cheat us out of better things. Rather the opposite. He will give us our heart’s desire once we give our desires to him. For me, I have to surrender my life daily to God. And it’s not easy. It’s hard giving up control. But once we do, beautiful, amazing things start happening. Just have in faith him. He won’t let you fall.