Many times when I am going through a lot of emotional pain the volume of my praise music increases! When I am hurting bad, having the music up very loud (in my car or at home) may psychologically feel better. Like I feel more alive because my whole being is vibrating from the intensity of the pounding of the music being so loud???
Am I alone in believing this???
No, JBR, I do this too. I sing really loud along with the music and when I'm done I tell the Lord its O.K. to take out his earplugs now :) I really put my heart into it. Makes me feel better.
ReplyDeleteMary, that is too funny!
ReplyDeleteThere is a power in music that is beyond comprehension .... and finding Him in that power is just twice as good
ReplyDeleteI think any stimulus that is strong enough can sometimes force our attention onto it and off of ourselves and our own painful thoughts and feelings.
ReplyDeleteIf praise music - REALLY LOUD PRAISE MUSIC - works, then I say "go for it".
Love and prayers,
PG
Oh no, you are not alone on this one. I love to crank it up when I am blue! Praise music rocks.
ReplyDeleteI am not actually christian... but I am extremely spiritual. This is a new thing for me. A year ago, I was completely afraid and embarassed to even look at my own spirituality.
ReplyDeleteRegardless, I have started listening to k-love in the car. If you don't know, it is a very christian radio station.
I find that the music makes me feel good and closer to God. I am becoming desensitized to the words that used to trigger so much in me - words like Jesus, which I know might surprise you or shock you, but this was a big problem for me with a lot of people. Sometimes I still have to change the station when it gets to be too much in the dogma - the telling me what I must do or else kind of thing - but mostly I find the music to make me feel more connected to God than I have ever felt in my life.
I hope my views don't offend anyone. I'm doing the best I can, moving forward, and with or without christianity, God is very much a part of my life.
I don't even realize how loud it is until I pull through the gates of my company. Then, I wonder if everyone in line around me will think I'm out of my mind. Only then do I lower the volume.
ReplyDeletethe more stressed I get the louder the hammered dulcimer music get as well.Hugs my friend.
ReplyDeleteI love having praise music playing. I find that not only does it change my mood but it boast my faith as well.
ReplyDeleteI do the same thing, allowing the praise of God to drowned out the world.
ReplyDeleteGlad I am not alone. :)
ReplyDeleteI love to play my P&W music as loud as I can without breaking my speakers! lol It takes me into the presence of God almost instantly. WOW! Music is truly and amazing thing!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite worship song is "My Beloved" by Kari Jobe. If you would like to hear it, please go here: http://goosehillfarm.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-beloved.html
Blessings~
Laura
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with gladness;
come before his presence with singing.
Know ye that the Lord he is God;
it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
and into his courts with praise;
be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting;
and his truth endureth to all generations.
Psalm 100
You are definitely not alone in this.
ReplyDeleteNo I think you are right, It can uplift your spirits or help you with your pain.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Music, I think, comforts our souls.
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