Music often expresses what my heart can't.
It happens to me all the time. I'll be listening to a song, and it resounds with my soul, and my tear ducts begin to work as I'm simply overwhelmed. I assure you, my tear ducts work perfectly well! At times, much to my embarrassment. But I've learned to just "flow" with it. I've learned that if we don't express what's in our soul, we become very "clogged" emotionally. Walls begin to go up, and our heart can become hardened by an image of ourselves that we're religiously clinging to. You know that image... the one of learned Christian perfection? Our hands raised at just the right times. Clapping along in perfect rhythm with the music. Smiling. Singing along with the worship leader. PRETENDING that all is well in our life. But... God sees beyond that. He desires that we worship Him in spirit and in truth. When a song speaks to our heart, and we respond in truth, we will open ourselves up to the healing power of the Holy Spirit. He wants to minister to our hearts. He wants to heal our wounds. He wants to set us free... especially from ourselves. I love that in our "prayer closet" or personal times of worship, the Holy Spirit ministers to our hearts. It could be through a song, or a scripture, or a testimony and we can truly be FREE to express our heart to Him. Tears are okay. Sobbing is okay. Snot.. well we have tissues for that. Ha! But God isn't scared by our openness. He isn't shocked at our brokenness. He calls us to liberty. He calls us to come to the throne of His grace. You see, His perfect love casts out all fear. He who has been forgiven much, loves much. He who was hardened by the junk of this world, can be softened by His tender mercies in His presence. Tenderness and compassion come from being close to Jesus. This song in the video reminds me of God's heart towards us as His children. He is a GOOD, GOOD FATHER! Until next time... - Adam
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Roberta Oldread
11/29/2015 05:56:22 am
Music is medicine for my soul, it feeds me with the energy to grow more and let people I know I'm a new person in Jesus Christ who is my rock.
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