Singing to my Spirit
21 Apr 2010 1 Comment
in Devos (& other inspirations), Ministry, Prayer, Single No More
The other day, my husband and I were cleaning the house. So I did what I usually do when I’m doing a mundane job…I blare the worship music. He on the other hand is more partial to metal….his favorite being metallica. So that’s what he was playing through his phone (also his MP3 player). That was fine, until the areas we were cleaning were close together. The two music choices didn’t really complement each other. So, seeing as how I was getting ready to add another noise to the house (the vacuum) I turned off the music I’d turned on. This this situation got me thinking…Why do I listen to praise and worship/Christian music? Its not as if that’s the only music that I like. Play a good country song, rock song, R & B song, or even classical and I’ll enjoy it. Heck I’ll even listen to metal from time to time with enjoyment. So I’m not one to say its time to throw out all your music except your Christian music. Because I mean common people, its that getting “religious” with it. If that’s what you need to do to stay away from negativity, or temptations, or what-have-you…then by all means, do it. But that’s not what I’ve really been thinking about.
What I’ve been thinking about it why the music of choice for me is Worship and how that plays into a part of a prophetic word spoken over me. First the prophetic word was one in which the person praying for me, stopped the prayer, looked at me and said, “I see music around you, do you play anything or sing?” I said, “I play a little (emphasis on little) guitar and I sing.” He said, “ok, well I’m not to say that you’re gonna be a bug worship leader soon or in the future, but I do see music all around you.” I thought, “wow! that’s a new word!” I’ve heard things like, leader, mothering to younger girls in the Lord, and even prophetic…but music! This one was new. So what do you do when you receive a word that really doesn’t resonate…shelf it! So that’s what I did. SO, fast forward about two years (present day) with the scenario above. I think, why is it that whenever I get a chance its praise and worship music I’m listening to, its praise and worship I’m singing, or that’s stuck in my head? Yup, I’ve got some playing right now! Its not so much just general christian music, but praise and worship (there is a difference). To the best I can figure its because it feeds my spirit. It strengthens my heart (1 Thes. 3:13). It allows me to stay centered, return to center, or just lay in the center of God. My personal spirit is strengthened by the Spirit of God. And its through worship and praise that I can lift up the Spirit…putting Him before me, allowing Him to become more as I become less. And I’ve come to know that more is Him is WAY better then anything I could offer myself. So, I choose to worship through it all! I chose to say, “You are my God, whom I love.” And the best way I can do that is through music.
So the next time you see me in the car, driving through town, windows closed and my mouth moving…rest assured I’m singing praises to the One who is worthy of all praise! Not to say that simply by just singing praise to God, my problems disappear, or hardships don’t come. BUT, it does decrease the intensity of them quite a bit!
