I’ve resolved to do something. It’s nothing big, but I’m realizing more and more that it’s a whole lot of little things that converge to form a life. All of those little things come together to form a big thing, and the little ones ultimately decide how good the whole can be.
It’s kind of like the passage of Scripture where Jesus says that a salt spring cannot produce fresh water. If the basis of something is bad, nothing but bad can come from it.
I digress. I almost completely forgot what I was talking about.
Goodness.
My latest resolution is that I will take time to listen to uplifting music at some point every day. That’s really nothing big, but I’m noticing more and more than when I listen to music that speaks to my heart and nourishes my soul, my life is more fruitful and I am more the person I want to be. I usually listen to Christian music, breaking occasionally to step into country or maybe a little pop. I can tell a difference in how I feel when I listen to one or the other.
The album that’s currently playing (over and over and over) on my iPod is J.J. Heller’s “Painted Red.” She’s an amazing singer/songwriter, and her lyrics speak deeply into my heart. I am very encouraged by her music, and it connects me to the Lord in an almost tangible way. She makes a difference in my day. I encourage you to find your J. J. Heller equivalent, and allow your soul to be nourished.
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I second that. God speaks to me uniquely through music. Not necessarily music that Im' listening to the moment (though that happens too) but through music that I already know. It's like he plays it through my head like a CD when I need it the most. Like yesterday when teh credit collectors called us about a bill that our old insurance company has dragged their feet about paying "His Eye is On the Sparrow" just started playing in my head. I didn't even realize it was there, singing to me, until I listened and I just had to thank God for such a gift.
I think God speaks to me that way because it's the way I work. There is almost ALWAYS a song in my head. If it's the good ones, then I'm blessed. If' it's some shallow secular song, then it profits me nothing.
So true. Jason Upton is my JJ. =)
Music is such an important part of my life. When I begin to feel the "grouchy" person coming out, I turn to some Chirstian worship stuff (i.e Chris Tomlin). It turns my focus back to Him instead of on my problems. The other album that has been played a lot recently is Sara Groves "Fireflies and Songs".
I heard this song a few months back and she instantly became my new fave artist. Beautiful...
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