Music and Lyrics

It is extremely important to make sure that the music you listen to has good lyrics; lyrics that are wholesome and uplifting and you wouldn't be embarassed to sing them in front of your parents. :) Music has a way of getting into people. That's what makes it music. If the melody is catchy, and the music is the style you like, it is beyond easy to remember the lyrics. Funny how you can remember the words to a song you never saw written down, but you can't remember the Scripture memory verse you studied the week before. I have all the songs on ALL my CDs memorized. And I never read the lyrics. (well, on some I did, because some Kutless songs just aren't clear ;)
Are the things you are listening to and "commiting to memory" good, right, pure, and lovely? If you listen to a song that has questionable lyrics, pretty soon it starts rolling around in your head. I'm sure we have all said this phrase at least once: "I have this song stuck in my head!!!" Well, too bad we can't have Scripture verses "stuck in our heads". Wouldn't that be wonderful though? If as many times as you remember a song, you remembered a passage of Scripture? That is why it is SO important to monitor the songs you listen to. It is easy to fall short in this area. I'm sure you all can agree! So many times I find myself singing the chorus of a song, and my Dad says "you did not just say that!" And I could be completely ignorant of what I had just said, not even realizing sometimes that it had slipped out of my mouth. I'm not talking about Christian songs here. I'm talking about "secular songs", like country and pop. There are some Christian songs though, that are off on their theology, so you should really always be aware of what you are listening to. What goes in must come out. Either in our way of thinking, or even our actions. Approach this subject with a humble and prayerful heart, asking God to keep you from evil thoughts, and ask for forgiveness when you stumble!

ForeverHis,
~becca~