When you look up the word 'Complete' in the dictionary several definitions are given. Words and phrases such as 'lacking nothing,' consummate, unbroken, absolute, and perfected are all synonyms for 'Complete' - and not surprisingly we use the very same words to describe God -We know He is most certainly a Complete, a total, an absolute and a perfect God. And He is the God that LaShun Pace sings about.
Pace has found her strength in that Complete God - the Wonderful Counselor, the Mighty God, the Prince of Peace that keeps her mind, spirit and faith intact. She knows loss and she knows brokenness but the remarkable part about her testimony is that she also knows the Lord and knows there is only completion in Him. Pace takes all that emotion and lessons learned and brings them to the forefront on her new album, so aptly titled Complete. From the pain of losing a daughter to suffering through broken marriages to life threatening illness, Pace finds her strength from God. She has come through it all with a renewed sense of purpose and knowledge of His absolute greatness that this album is basically a manifestation of her testimony.
Complete was recorded live in Pace's hometown, Atlanta GA, at her church Wings of Faith, where the pastor is Bishop Dreyfus C. Smith. With almost total creative control over the album's direction and the opportunity to produce, Pace was thrilled at the outset of this recording but the road wasn't as easy as she thought it would be. Pace was hospitalized on the Thursday before the recording with heart problems and was literally in the ICU the day before the recording. "I had to leave the hospital ... I told my assistant that I was going to bust out of the hospital," recalled Pace laughingly. "Really, I felt like my label put this in my hands and I had to do it ... I literally left the hospital and went straight to the church. The place was jam-packed … and what you hear on this album was solely the Anointing ... I had no natural strength ... It was the Holy Ghost who touched my body that night."
"When people listen to the album I want them to know that I am a person who has dealt with so many negative things and through my story I want them to see the strength of God...to know if He can touch and strengthen me ... He can also be a strengthening power for them," Pace said.
Complete takes off in high church with the lead song "All Things Working." Based on the well-known scripture, Romans 8:28 the radio friendly single, is a classic toe-tapping, jump-out-of-your-seat praise jam. Pace vibrantly pushes her way through this high-energy signature gospel celebration.
Encapsulating Pace's message is the soulful and passionate "Complete In Jesus." Hearing in Pace's own voice, a story that women everywhere can relate to, she reminds us that we should only trust in Him and only when we give Him our lives can we be Complete. Vocally, Pace shines and when she belts out "let Him make you Complete and you will be singing like I am ..." you can only hope to have the brightness and power she gives on this song.