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It seems I have experienced a 2 month writing block. However, as we all know, trials provoke inspiration.
Recently, I have experienced a new kind of anxiety. While I continue to quote scripture both in my head and out loud, proclaiming the promises I know to be true, I also go from simply being edgy to crying at the drop of a hat. Crying out to God in prayer always helps. And grabbing the book of truth and reading promises such as "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Php 4:6-7, word for word is comforting.
However, the thing that has calmed my spirit the most these days is not any of the things I listed above. What has eased my anxieties and given me hope during a time of legitimate fear, has been worship music. It comes over me like a wave of comfort and I fall into the arms of Jesus. Songs that don't even speak of His comfort or protection still give me peace. Because no matter what the specific subject of the song is, I am always reminded that nothing is greater than my God. He loves me no matter what, and I should praise him in times of trouble, times of victory and all times in between. Worship without ceasing.
Music is my favorite form of worship. Everyone has their own preference. One person told me this week, they like reading. Whatever works for you. Music is easy, because you can listen while you drive, clean, work, blog, etc. I would like to challenge you to listen to praise and worship music regularly. Even if music is not your first choice of worship. It will have a powerful impact on your life.
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort." 2 Cor 1:3-7
