{"id":3977,"date":"2026-01-19T16:28:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T16:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artandthekingdom.org\/?p=3977"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:47:11","slug":"nf-mental-health-and-christian-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artandthekingdom.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/19\/nf-mental-health-and-christian-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"NF, Mental Health, and Christian Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I, as a fan of NF, was excited for his EP FEAR<\/em> (2025) that was released a couple of weeks ago; however, I was surprised by its content. NF has always struggled with his mental health, but in his album HOPE<\/em> (2023), he portrayed himself as overcoming fear. He had found a map to hope, he had finally forgiven his mom in his song \u201cMAMA\u201d (something he could not do in his song \u201cHow Could You Leave Us\u201d), and he portrayed himself as joyful and content within his career in the song \u201cMOTTO\u201d. Most importantly he had finally outrun his depression and fear in his song \u201cRUNNING\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I wish you well, but I can no longer stand aside
And watch you sabotage the two of us
I love you to death, but I can’t spend the rest of my
Life in this darkness, I’m done
I’m done1<\/sup>
<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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To fully understand the significance of NF\u2019s newest EP, we should go back to the beginning. Before he was under the name NF, he had made a Christian rap album titled Moments<\/em> (2010) under his actual name Nathan Feuerstein. Once he was under the name NF, he stopped being a \u201cChristian rapper\u201d but still leaves traces of his faith throughout all his music. In his song \u201cMansion\u201d he opened up about the abuse that he faced at the hands of his mother\u2019s boyfriend, discusses his mother’s death, and discusses his loneliness. He also portrays his mind as a mansion, and it is here where fear is introduced into his discography:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fear came to my house years ago, I let him in
Maybe that’s the problem, ’cause I’ve been dealing with this ever since
I thought that he would leave, but it’s obvious he never did
He must have picked the room and got comfortable and settled in
Now I’m in the position, it’s either sit here and let him win
Or put him back outside where he came from, but I never can
‘Cause in order to do that I’d have to open the doors
Is that me or the fear talking?
I don’t know anymore1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n

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He then went on to compose the song \u201cTherapy Session\u201d where he discusses how music is a gift from God. He says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Like, this is something that personally helps me as well
I\u2019m not confused about who gave me the gift
God gave me the gift and He gave me the ability to, to do this
And He also gave me this as an outlet
And that\u2019s what music is for me2<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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NF\u2019s music serves as an outlet for his struggles and even functions as a way to relate to God. In his album Perception<\/em> (2017), we got a taste of hope for NF as he buried fear in his song \u201cIntro 3\u201d. It is also here where he introduced the keys that reappear throughout his music. In his album The Search<\/em> (2019), he started the journey of finding hope. In The Search we got hopeful songs such as \u201cChange\u201d and \u201cThe Search\u201d, but we also got vulnerable and despairful songs such as \u201cTrauma\u201d, \u201cHate Myself\u201d, and \u201cLet Me Go\u201d. In the album HOPE<\/em>, which is mentioned above, he began to produce more positive songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his newest song \u201cFEAR\u201d we learn that fear has been unburied, that NF is struggling again with his OCD, and that NF has relapsed. Referring to the song \u201cRUNNING\u201d he says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Told the world that I was sick of runnin’, then went back to runnin’, what a joke
Disappointed, yeah, me too, I thought I finally had finally made a breakthrough, guess not3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The Chorus then begins a discussion with God:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Standing back, watching my mansion burn to ash while I
Hold the gas can, asking God if He started this fire
Is this what You wanted? Is this what You wanted?4<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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NF poses a great question, does God cause the burning of some of our “mansions”? I think sometimes yes. C.S. Lewis thought that his grief over his wife\u2019s death was an opportunity for God to knock down his “mansion”. Lewis writes, \u201cHe always knew that my temple was a house of cards. His only way of making me realize the fact was to knock it down.\u201d5<\/a><\/sup> The Apostle James writes, \u201cConsider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance\u201d (James 1:2-3). While James is writing to persecuted Christians, I do think this passage can be applied for all kinds of trials. I think NF even realizes in his song \u201cWASHED UP\u201d that God is at work within his trials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Lord knew I needed this to survive the violence
The raw truth, I’m nothin’ without the Father’s guidance6<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cthis\u201d he needed to survive the violence is music, and he realizes that without the father\u2019s guidance and gift of music, he would be nothing. One could even say that music is an instrumental cause or tool of sanctification for NF. If he is guided by the Father and the Father is the one who \u201cstarted the fire\u201d then could the burning of the mansion be something good? Could the burning of the mansion be an act of conforming one\u2019s mind to a new foundation as the Apostle Paul tells us to do? In the music video for \u201cHOPE\u201d, NF, as the hope character, is outside of the mansion but gets pushed back into the mansion by fear. In \u201cMansion\u201d NF wanted the mansion to be burned down:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wish I could take a match and burn this whole room to the ground
Matter of fact, I think I’ma burn this room right now
So how this memory for some reason just won’t come down7<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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In the music video for \u201cWASHED UP\u201d it is not fear who burns the mansion; it is a new grim reaper character. Some fans have theorized this is NF\u2019s anger, death itself, or simply NF. In \u201cFEAR\u201d it is hope who holds the gas can. Who is burning the mansion? Is it God, NF, hope, death, or anger? NF also repeatedly asks if this is what God wants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Make all my hopes and my dreams come to life just to lay them to rest
Is this what You wanted? Is this what You wanted?
Give me a false sense of peace just to show me what peace really is
Is this what You wanted?8<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What is this false sense of peace? I think he provides room for speculation as he ends \u201cWASHED UP\u201d with asking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Am I on the brink of somethin’ great
Or have I lost it?
Am I on the verge of makin’ waves
Or am I washed up?9<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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It seems that NF no longer has peace due to his worry that he is washed up. Is NF\u2019s peace in his career or is it in Christ? Ultimately, these questions that I propose will not be answered by me, so I leave them for NF to hopefully answer them in an upcoming album. But I do wish to make two key points about NF\u2019s struggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Culture’s Need For REALNESS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even if NF\u2019s peace is in Christ, that does not mean that he should not be relapsing. Growing up as an NF fan, I remember that some people thought that Christians should not listen to NF due to his music being too depressing. However, his authenticity, honesty, and vulnerability ought to help Christians. One third of the Psalms, which are music, are laments. We find many Psalms such as Psalms 3, 13, 22, 42, and 44 comforting even though they can be perceived as depressing. Psalm 88 is one of the most depressing as it ends with the author saying that darkness is his only friend. Ecclesiastes is known for its depressing character; however, it too is therapeutic. Jesus Himself is authentic and does not hide his emotions from God. Fulfilling Psalm 22 He asks, \u201cmy God, My God, why have you forsaken me?\u201d (Matthew 27:46). The church, as the body of Christ, needs this authenticity and vulnerability!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think a key aspect to NF\u2019s success is his authenticity and vulnerability; he is REAL and people desire realness. Sadly, the church is not perceived as REAL. A 2024 study found that only 52% of individuals say that they think their church community has no stigma when it comes to mental health.10<\/a><\/sup> This stigma is so prevalent within the church that NF left the Christian music industry because he felt his music did not fit the Christian mold.11<\/a><\/sup> We often have a fear of how we are perceived within our church communities. If one admits that he is struggling, then he may wonder if his church community will shun him. However, David, a man after God\u2019s own heart, never shied away from his struggles; his struggles even became a means of worship for Israel! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We must ask and discuss if the church makes room for questions, doubts, confessions, relapses, mental health, and thematically dark art as God gave us such artistic expressions as a therapeutic outlet. The church ought to be REAL and if the church cultivates this, then we can help those who are relapsing, who are struggling to overcome sin, who struggle with mental health, and who are wrestling with God. We need this because we all fit those descriptions; the question is, are we willing to be vulnerable enough to admit it and discuss it?<\/p>\n\n\n

  1. NF, featuring Fleurie. “Mansion.” On\u00a0Mansion<\/em>, 2015, Capitol CMG, audio. \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>
  2. NF. “Therapy Session.” On\u00a0Therapy Session<\/em>, track 1,\u00a0Capitol Christian Music Group, 2016, audio. \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>
  3. NF. “FEAR.” On\u00a0FEAR<\/em>, NF Real Music, LLC, 2025,\u00a0audio.\u00a0 \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>
  4. Ibid.\u00a0 \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>
  5. Lewis, C.S.\u00a0A Grief Observed,<\/em>\u00a0New York: HarperCollins, 1961. \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>
  6. NF. “WASHED UP.” On\u00a0FEAR<\/em>, NF Real Music, LLC, 2025,\u00a0audio. \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>
  7. NF, featuring Fleurie. “Mansion.” On\u00a0Mansion<\/em>, 2015, Capitol CMG, audio. \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>
  8. NF. “FEAR.” On\u00a0FEAR,<\/em>\u00a0NF Real Music, LLC, 2025,\u00a0audio.\u00a0\u00a0 \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>
  9. NF. “WASHED UP.” On\u00a0FEAR<\/em>, NF Real Music, LLC, 2025,\u00a0audio. \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>
  10. \u201cNew\u00a0Polling Data Shows Most People of Faith Would Seek Mental Health Care if Recommended by Their Faith Leader\u201d,\u00a0American Psychiatric Association, September 16, 2024,\u00a0https:\/\/www.psychiatry.org\/news-room\/news-releases\/new-polling-data-shows-most-people-of-faith-would#:~:text=WASHINGTON%2C%20D.C.%20%E2%80%94%20A%20survey%20released,condition%2C%E2%80%9D%20said%20Marketa%20M<\/a>. \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>
  11. Justin\u00a0Sharachik, \u201cNF Gives Definitive Answers on His Faith & Christian Rap Roots\u201d,\u00a0May 13, 2023,\u00a0https:\/\/rapzilla.com\/2023-05-nf-gives-definitive-answers-faith-christian-rap-roots\/<\/a>. \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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