Kadidia: God Meets Us In the Moment
By Kendolyn Walker, Wit + Grace Music Editor
Kadidia has been singing since childhood. Like many women, she is balancing marriage and family commitments while pursuing her career goals. As a background vocalist for Christian music artist Naomi Raine and a worship leader at Fresh Start Christian Center in Mount Vernon, NY, Kadidia is a highly sought-after musician. In conversation with music editor Kendolyn Walker, Kadidia shares how she navigates marriage to fellow musician David Moxey, career aspirations, and trusting God in the moment.
KENDOLYN: How long have you been writing and singing?
KADIDIA: I have been singing my entire life, but I leaned into writing about 2017, 2018. When I lived in Florida (for college), I wrote my first song. If you know Florida, Florida rains in sections, so it will be raining where you are, and then you go two miles down the road, and you don’t see rain anywhere. I was leaving for school one morning, and it was raining so hard. I was running late, and I didn't have time to look for my umbrella. I just thought, ‘It's probably raining where you are, but by the time you get to school, it's not going to be raining at all.’ The rain started coming down hard. I thought to myself, ‘All right, you probably should have gotten your umbrella because you're going to have to run inside this building.’ But as we were getting closer to my class building, I could literally see the clouds breaking. The sun was far in the distance. I literally started writing and singing at the same time while in the car; the whole song.
KENDOLYN: Wow.That's fantastic. What did you name the song?
KADIDIA: “Shining.” It’s on my first EP, Epiphany. I released that EP in 2018 as well.
KENDOLYN: I enjoyed listening to another one of your EPs entitled “Blooming.” You have a beautiful concept for your projects in both EPs “Bloom” and “Blooming.” I love how the concept speaks to just growth. I love flowers and trees. So just seeing the word 'bloom' made me smile, as I love that process of blooming.
KADIDIA: I think I have a great love for watching the process of things growing. I enjoy watching development, so I try to lean into that for myself.Everything for me is about growing and doing it better than the last time. I think we can sometimes get so fixated on just wanting to get to the end and wanting to get to the finish line and wanting to just get to the award show. I'm learning to enjoy the process and also enjoy growing in the Lord. I think He is teaching me about myself. I’m learning to appreciate and listen to God tell me about Him. All of that is beautiful, it's a beautiful process. I first came up with “Bloom” and then I realized, 'No, we're blooming' for the next project.’ It's something that's continuing.
KENDOLYN: One of the tracks from the Blooming EP that resonated with me is 'Fight For Me.' I love when Christian artists take a moment from the praise and worship to write a song about relevant things happening in life. Relationships are such a huge part of everyone's life, whether it's a friendship or a romantic relationship. It’s wonderful that you have a track that speaks to relationships. What made you take a moment to write about relationships?
KADIDIA: God is not only with me in the church. God is with me in everything. He's concerned about all the things about me. And in my relationships. That song is actually about friendship. Anything that I write, I know that it's the Lord giving me something, especially because I don't even really fully consider myself a writer. So I know it’s all God. He's giving me those lyrics. He's giving me those melodies. God is with me in that process and He knows people are going to be able to relate to that and sit in the feeling of wanting to be fought for. I didn't even feel like I had to make the resolution of the song with hope, so it felt powerful to just end the track saying ‘don't worry’ because He's fighting for you.’ I wanted to leave the song right there. We want to be fought for, that’s it.
KENDOLYN: It’s so good that it was written about friendship because that's completely relevant as well. I feel like not enough is talked about friendship breakups, but friendships are relationships that you need to work on and pour into as well. More conversation exists about romantic relationships, but friendships are relationships. You absolutely have to maintain them, people can grow, change and treat each other wrong. This song registered wonderfully with me. I love it even more now knowing that it was based on a friendship. Thank you for sharing that track with the world. Going back to the first EP, “Bloom”, I noticed it came out in 2021, so did you do a lot of work on that during the pandemic then?
KADIDIA: I started working on that while I was in Florida, so that was before 2020. I started working on some of those songs beginning in 2018. The songs on the Blooming EP were ones I was working on back then as well. I figured out how to separate them and make it into a story. I'm huge on storytelling. I don’t want to put songs together and call it an EP. I had to make all the tracks work together. But to talk about the pandemic, honestly, COVID was probably the most creative time for me. Not having to go from here, there, or everywhere was nice.I found my community during that time as well. A lot of the people in my community were artists or producers. We would link up together or even have Zoom sessions. We were writing, recording, and producing at the same time. It was fun. It was creative. I didn't feel stifled in terms of my ability to perform. As a worship leader, I saw a lot of churches doing virtual worship. So I would go (to the church) and record worship. In being able to do that, that moment wasn't a struggle for me creatively. It was a prime time for me in that sense.
KENDOLYN: Oh, nice. And it also feels like you were able to rest. You literally started glowing on screen when you began talking about that time.
KADIDIA: Listen, there was less to worry about. Everybody was indoors. I didn't have to socialize much.
KENDOLYN: I completely get that. With TrustFall being your second major headlined show since the pandemic, what was one of the most rewarding things you walked away with once it was over?
KADIDIA: I think that my favorite part was that people got the message. The whole theme was taking a trust fall, trusting God with whatever He placed in your hands. Whatever He's giving you, whatever He's told you to do; do it. I think I'm connected to a lot of creative hubs. I wanted that to be the spark to push the audience into whatever they want to do. If they feel stagnant, if they feel like they can't, I wanted this show to be that nudge for them; to be the fan to the flame: ‘You've taken a long break, it's time to get back.” And I wanted that to be the voice of reason. To hear people reaching out to me since the show and letting me know they got the message feels like my biggest reward. There's a video of a girl recording the intro, and she's crying, saying, 'I'm included, that was for me too.' The mission was accomplished. This is what the show and its concept were all about.
KENDOLYN: I love the concept of a trust fall. It is such an accurate way to describe the relationship I want to continue to grow into with God. Currently, I don't trust Him as I should. Many times. I have the audacity to ask, ‘God, you sure?’ But I have to remind myself that He got me this far. I saw a video clip on your Instagram page where you were doubting, feeling as though you couldn't do both music and being a wife. I think addressing this concern is so important because, specifically, just being born and raised in the church, marriage is put on such a pedestal, and that's what young women are expected to do. So I really love that you spoke to that. How are you feeling now versus then, two years later, as far as being a successful artist, singer, musician, and being married?
KADIDIA: I definitely feel more capable. Honestly, my prayer is always that God will increase my capacity. Even though I might feel like I can't, God is always giving me signs. Whether it's opening doors, allowing me into spaces, or connecting people. I see, then, that He is showing me He is going to allow me to do both. Not simply because I can or have the skill, but because God is going to do it, giving me that access. He gives me the room to do so. I actually just released another video clip on my IG account with the question, 'Okay, but now can I be a mom?' It’s never going to stop. It's always going to be something else I am concerned about, but the beauty of it is that the Lord is always going to show me that I can’t and He can. I'm leaning on that, and it's okay to feel the pressure of not being able to. I think I have grown to lean into the things I can't do because I can now lean on Him. I'm just leaning on His strength.
KENDOLYN: I love it. Partners should lift each other up to walk in their passion. And with the music industry, it’s hard to navigate. It's hard to be out on shows, be on tour. But the beauty between you and your husband is that you both give each other the space to operate in your own purposes and gifting. And it's not an easy purpose. The creative field is not an easy industry. You show us that it is possible.
KADIDIA: Right. For example, a few months back, I went to my gig in Chicago. He went to his gig in Canada. It was a perfect example of just being able to walk in our purposes separately, but also when the time comes, we do it together. For my TrustFall show, he arranged the entire show for me. Another example, I sometimes wake up and say to him, ‘This is what I heard. This is what I thought.’ And he'll respond ‘Bet’ and just literally make it all make sense. We’re able to do our own thing, but also come together when the time comes.
KENDOLYN: That’s beautiful Kadidia. With your latest single, “Don’t Worry,” you express complete dependency on God in not being anxious about day-to-day happenings. You have shown what it looks like to trust God in your career and marriage. So with your latest track now being out in the world, sharing this message, how are you feeling? * (Don’t Worry” was released on August 22, 2025.)
KADIDIA: I feel great. The response that I'm getting has been amazing. I didn't expect this many people to love the song the way that they do. Apparently, it became a new anthem for a lot of people. I was talking with my cousin soon after it was released and she told me anytime something crazy happens, she reminds herself 'I don't worry about it.” It's good to see people take it on as a response to the chaos that happens in their life. I like that.
KENDOLYN: And it's so right on time. I think this year, at this moment, absolutely. It's an anthem.
KADIDIA: I think about the song and I think about the term ‘don't worry about it.’ I was nervous that it would come across as off-putting. Some people, when they're going through stuff, to tell them to not worry about it can kind of feel dismissive. But these lyrics are literally linked to the scripture about casting your cares on Him. So that's really the main focus of it. I'm glad that people grasp that. “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.- 1 Peter 5:7
KENDOLYN: You back it up by having scripture in the song, but then there's another line that you say that speaks deeply to me. I think it's so relatable. You say, '’Why do I feel? Why do I feel this way even when I pray?' And it's something that speaks to feeling alone or feeling like I have to carry it alone. I'm glad you addressed that because so many times you just feel like, 'God, are you listening?' But the evident truth, that your song points out, is as you continue to just draw closer to God in your relationship He's there. He's holding your hand through whatever challenge you are facing, even if it doesn’t feel like it. That's one thing about your feelings. Even if you feel that God isn’t there, that simply isn’t the truth.
KADIDIA: I think that's really what I try to do with all my music. A lot of songs try to focus on the time after the trial, the victory and all. Even though we know God is good and He's going to bring you out, I usually try to write my songs from the perspective of what's happening now. We know that greater is coming but let's feel what you feel. I'm huge on telling people it's okay to feel your feelings, so I try to write a lot of my songs from that perspective. I'm also super happy that you understood that too.
To learn more about Kadidia, visit her website: https://www.kadidiamusic.com/