I choose....

[TheBlade]

I LOVE music.. Yet I listen to only music that blesses our Father and so its one of the ways He talks to me. By that I mean just now I was listening to the music and the song stopped so I thought to my self.. I'm just going to choose to worship Him. The next song started to play and the first words from the next song were "I choose to worship" Its I choose to worship by Rend Collective.. I don't remember ever hearing this song. I thought this was AWESOME!  Thats it.. bless you SO MUCH... remember your Father of our lord Jesus Christ is ALWAYS ON! Not some light switch we turn or have to turn off or on Bless you

[Sower]

1 hour ago, TheBlade said:

I LOVE music.. Yet I listen to only music that blesses our Father and so its one of the ways He talks to me. By that I mean just now I was listening to the music and the song stopped so I thought to my self.. I'm just going to choose to worship Him. The next song started to play and the first words from the next song were "I choose to worship" Its I choose to worship by Rend Collective.. I don't remember ever hearing this song. I thought this was AWESOME!  Thats it.. bless you SO MUCH... remember your Father of our lord Jesus Christ is ALWAYS ON! Not some light switch we turn or have to turn off or on Bless you

That's pretty neat, Blade.
I was out in my cabinet shop late a few night ago, sitting down and doing some moody thinking, and a song by the Blind Boys of Alabama gospel group  piped in on my Pandora stations, singing 'I shall not walk alone'.
It struck me dead center, and my hands rose up (which I rarely do) and tears fell down.
Music can do that to me. I thank God for it.
Neat post, Blade..........

 

[R. Hartono]

People who choose to listen to Gospel music instead of top pop hits songs are surely hv the joy of God.

[TheBlade]

3 hours ago, Sower said:

That's pretty neat, Blade.
I was out in my cabinet shop late a few night ago, sitting down and doing some moody thinking, and a song by the Blind Boys of Alabama gospel group  piped in on my Pandora stations, singing 'I shall not walk alone'.
It struck me dead center, and my hands rose up (which I rarely do) and tears fell down.
Music can do that to me. I thank God for it.
Neat post, Blade..........

 

Praise GOD thank you for sharing that! Wow... never heard of them lol.. been listening to them now.. thanks for this! Been going back through the years on. So blessed by this!

[Ray12614]

Years ago, back when CDs were the media platform of the day . . . I lost my job, and had a new house I just bought, and other financial obligations. It was a very trying time, and as most men reading this know about this topic, I was very depressed. The devil, hating me because I belong to Jesus, used that as an opportunity to harrass me day and night, mostly at night, stealing my sleep, and bringing waves of fear to me over real things that could happen, and also stupid things that never would or could happen. 

It was a very trying time for me. My wife told me to bring the CD player into our bedroom, and when I go to bed I would start CDs of praise and worship music playing on continuous loop, over and over. That brought an atmosphere of faith and worship into my bedroom, and I was finally able to sleep peacefully. Even after I got a new job, it was a practice I continued until my favorite CDs actually wore out.  YES, it is possible to wear out plastic CDs, evidently there is heat or something that makes them go bad after thousands of hours playing them!

My point is: Worship in private actually brings an atmosphere that contains all that is experienced spiritually in worship services, Peace, Joy, Marvelling at the awesomeness of our Great God, and more. In those times, focusing on God, our temporary, earthly troubles, seem to take a back seat to the awesome presence of God by the Holy Spirit.

Grace and Peace . . . 

Ray . . . 

[missmuffet]

I choose to trust God. 

[Riverwalker]

God confirms

In regard to that I always think back to the Native American Proverb about the two wolves

ONE EVENING, AN ELDERLY
CHEROKEE BRAVE TOLD HIS
GRANDSON ABOUT A BATTLE THAT
GOES ON INSIDE PEOPLE.

HE SAID "MY SON, THE BATTLE IS
BETWEEN TWO 'WOLVES' INSIDE US ALL.
ONE IS EVIL. IT IS ANGER,
ENVY, JEALOUSY, SORROW,
REGRET, GREED, ARROGANCE,
SELF-PITY, GUILT, RESENTMENT,
INFERIORITY, LIES, FALSE PRIDE,
SUPERIORITY, AND EGO.

THE OTHER IS GOOD.
IT IS JOY, PEACE LOVE, HOPE SERENITY,
HUMILITY, KINDNESS, BENEVOLENCE,
EMPATHY, GENEROSITY,
TRUTH, COMPASSION AND FAITH."

THE GRANDSON THOUGH ABOUT
IT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN ASKED
HIS GRANDFATHER:

"WHICH WOLF WINS?..."

THE OLD CHEROKEE SIMPLY REPLIED,
"THE ONE THAT YOU FEED"

[TheBlade]

On 2/5/2021 at 5:24 AM, Ray12614 said:

Years ago, back when CDs were the media platform of the day . . . I lost my job, and had a new house I just bought, and other financial obligations. It was a very trying time, and as most men reading this know about this topic, I was very depressed. The devil, hating me because I belong to Jesus, used that as an opportunity to harrass me day and night, mostly at night, stealing my sleep, and bringing waves of fear to me over real things that could happen, and also stupid things that never would or could happen. 

It was a very trying time for me. My wife told me to bring the CD player into our bedroom, and when I go to bed I would start CDs of praise and worship music playing on continuous loop, over and over. That brought an atmosphere of faith and worship into my bedroom, and I was finally able to sleep peacefully. Even after I got a new job, it was a practice I continued until my favorite CDs actually wore out.  YES, it is possible to wear out plastic CDs, evidently there is heat or something that makes them go bad after thousands of hours playing them!

My point is: Worship in private actually brings an atmosphere that contains all that is experienced spiritually in worship services, Peace, Joy, Marvelling at the awesomeness of our Great God, and more. In those times, focusing on God, our temporary, earthly troubles, seem to take a back seat to the awesome presence of God by the Holy Spirit.

Grace and Peace . . . 

Ray . . . 

What a blessing.. thank you

[TheBlade]

18 hours ago, Riverwalker said:

God confirms

In regard to that I always think back to the Native American Proverb about the two wolves

ONE EVENING, AN ELDERLY
CHEROKEE BRAVE TOLD HIS
GRANDSON ABOUT A BATTLE THAT
GOES ON INSIDE PEOPLE.

HE SAID "MY SON, THE BATTLE IS
BETWEEN TWO 'WOLVES' INSIDE US ALL.
ONE IS EVIL. IT IS ANGER,
ENVY, JEALOUSY, SORROW,
REGRET, GREED, ARROGANCE,
SELF-PITY, GUILT, RESENTMENT,
INFERIORITY, LIES, FALSE PRIDE,
SUPERIORITY, AND EGO.

THE OTHER IS GOOD.
IT IS JOY, PEACE LOVE, HOPE SERENITY,
HUMILITY, KINDNESS, BENEVOLENCE,
EMPATHY, GENEROSITY,
TRUTH, COMPASSION AND FAITH."

THE GRANDSON THOUGH ABOUT
IT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN ASKED
HIS GRANDFATHER:

"WHICH WOLF WINS?..."

THE OLD CHEROKEE SIMPLY REPLIED,
"THE ONE THAT YOU FEED"

Native American .... My Dad was Nez Perce Indian. From a beautiful Peril blanket, rifle gun from the Custer's last Stand to a big buffalo head on the wall.And so much other stuff.  Growing up just..lol didn't like it.. miss it now. Thank you for sharing this.