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The Power of Music

May 20, 2013 by stultsmamaof4 2 Comments

I love music.  I love to sing it, I love to play it (when I have time), and I love to listen to it.  I love all sorts of music, too.  In our house you might hear contemporary christian, classical, broadway, oldies, big band, some jazz, a little country, a little rap. and even some of what my husband refers to as “love music” (think ballads!).  By far my favorite music is the kind that speaks truth directly to my soul!  You know what I’m talking about – those songs that are almost devastating in their truth and beauty.

Even my young, four-year-old daughter knows the power of music. I can no longer sing, “Rock-a-bye baby” to her because the melody makes her sad.  On the other hand, my seven-year-old son likes  enthusiastic jams from artists like TobyMac, not surprising since he’s our energetic one.  When the kids are fighting with each other and just can’t seem to get along, a dance party to some great music goes a long way toward re-establishing their sibling camaraderie.  When nothing seems to be going right, I find solace in music.

Music is powerful.

Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.  ~Victor Hugo

Music is an outburst of the soul ~ Frederick DeLuis

Psalms 95:1 – O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

James 5:13 – Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

In the scriptures we read about times of rejoicing, accompanied by music, and times of sorrow, accompanied by music.   When David killed the Philistine giant, God’s people rejoiced through music.  When King Saul struggled with sorrow and other emotions, David’s instrument soothed him.  When Paul and Silas sat imprisoned, they sang songs of thankfulness and praise to the Lord.  Music is for happy times, sad times, and all of those times in between. Praise the Lord for the incredible gift of music!

So today when my head and heart are full of so many different thoughts  and emotions that I don’t even know where to begin, why not begin and end with a song?

Jen 🙂

When do you turn to music?

Filed Under: Christianity, Parenting, Women of Faith Tagged With: Christian living, Christian Women, David, Devotional Thought, Emotions, Encouragement, King Saul, Music, Paul, Silas, Songs, TobyMac, Victor Hugo, Women of Faith

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  1. Tracy says

    May 27, 2013 at 03:10

    Hi Jen, I often turn to music to drown out what is going on in my head and it is at that time I make a conscious decision to blast my praise music. It certainly helps and one cannot think when one is singing and its in the hearing of God’s word, even in song form that one’s faith begins grows. So yes, music is very powerful for and to me. Great post and thank you for adding it to Encourage 24/7″s testimonial posts. I love that someone who needs to read these words might get to see it there.
    God bless
    Tracy
    http://www.encourage247.com

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  2. stultsmamaof4 says

    July 9, 2013 at 13:20

    Tracy, somehow I missed this comment earlier. 🙂 I love truth in song form. I love that God created us with the ability to both hear music and create it. Often a well-timed song will totally change my heart attitude. Thanks for stopping by!
    Jen 🙂

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