Within the last 24 hours my lower back has been in killer pain. I’ve been sitting around all day because moving, walking, and stairs hurt a lot. Showering and a good phone conversation were the most productive things I did today. I think I’m one of those people that is always looking for new and good music. And since I’ve been sitting here, I thought I’d take advantage of the fact that I have nothing better to do with my time. I don’t know where you (whoever you are that are reading this) stand on listening to secular music, but I’m all for it. And I believe God even shows me things while listening to secular music. I love music with a good message and good music, and I don’t find that in Christian music as often as I’d like. Don’t misunderstand me, I listen to worship music and Christian music a lot too. I love driving with worship music turned on and just having a good time with Jesus. But I also listen to secular songs too. I don’t listen to the junk I used to back in high school, but I do listen to secular music quite a bit.
With that said, I’ve been thoroughly disappointed in my music searches tonight. This is probably going to sound very opinionated. I’m told I become opinionated when I’m passionate about things. And yet, I don’t want to sugar-coat what I’m seeing either. Feel free to leave me comments. I have found, and probably have known this for years, that a lot of secular music is more encouraging than Christian music. I don’t consider myself an extraordinary musician, but nonetheless, I consider myself a musician, and Christian music just lacks so much musically. It’s the same chords, the same styles, over and over again-not much that moves the soul. Every now and then there is a new set of lyrics that changes up the typical, but I expect more out of Christian bands.
But the music itself isn’t what was so disappointing to me tonight. The most discouraging thing about searching for good music tonight was that I found that secular music is offering more encouragement and hope in their lyrics than most of the “Christian” music that is out there. I find it so sad. Really. There are so many Christians that write about the people that bring them down and how hard life is and how bad things are. And I don’t want anyone to pretend to be ok when they’re not, but seriously, we have HOPE in Jesus. Why is it that more secular artists are writing encouraging lyrics, talking about real love, forgiveness, truth, honesty, hope, living life to the fullest, and having a reason to live? For those artists who claim to be Christians and have nothing more to offer than bitterness and discouragement, why don’t you take off the Christian label? I give so much credit to those Christian artists that keep returning to Jesus in their lyrics and offering the truth, the hope, the love, and the reason to live.
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