Music: Good or Bad? You Decide

Well young people, I have some really good news. There is a ton of Christian music that is better than secular music, and the reason I say better is because it all gives a positive message that we all need to hear. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying all secular music is bad. However if I only listen to christain music I don’t have to worry about a bunch of negative junk cluttering up my mind.

Now I know some of you will say, “I don’t listen to the lyrics, I just like the music”. You may not listen to the lyrics, but trust me you are hearing them. You may be able to tune them out consciously but you sub conscious is soaking everything up that it hears, and it does hear everything, lyrics and all.

Always remember this. Negative in, negative out. Even though there is no where to hide from all the junk we see and hear, it’s what you do with it that matters. Being a Christian helps me to process it to minimize the negative affects. You’ve all heard it. Let it go through one ear and out the other. If I allow it to stay in my head and mull it over, it will surely affect me in a negative way. But if I expell it as soon as it enters I protect my mind and soul.

Now this doesn’t make me a strong powerful man. Quite the opposite to be honest. I’m as weak as a baby. Believe me, not by my own power can I fight the evil we see and hear all around us every day, but by the power of Jesus Christ in me. The more I try to live according to God’s will the the more empowered I am to make the right choices in life. And the more I make right choices the happier I become.

Believe me the devil is real and he and his army of fallen angels, (demons, also real) will use anything or anyone to try and trip us up, to win our souls. If you don’t believe me, just take a good long look all around you. Music is one of his tools, just listen close to a lot of the lyrics. This is why there are many Christian musicians also empowered by Jesus making positive uplifting music for us to listen to which feed our minds and souls with good spiritual food instead pure evil junk. And it sounds just as good as secular music.

I challenge anyone who reads this to go to your favorite music web site and check it out for your self. You will be pleasantly surprised. A couple of my favorites artists are TobyMac and MercyMe.

Another favorite quote.

Without Jesus we are dead on the inside waiting for the outside to catch up.