As I’ve mentioned, music is powerful. There is a reason why when you feel angry and you listen to a happy and uplifting song, you are likely to calm down or even cheer up a bit. Or, if a very negative song with a hard and fast paced beat is playing, it can surely make you feel mad or susceptible to being mad easier.
When I was in my dark days of depression, looking back I can see how music played a huge part in helping me recover and even bring God back into my life. I remember it well, I came across Christian rock group Kutless on a Pandora internet radio Christian music station. Their songs just resonated with me, and I feel, guided me during a very negative time in my life. Ultimately, it led me to find God again! That’s how powerful music is!
Songs like What Faith Can Do, Strong Tower, We Fall Down, Take Me In, All Who Are Thirsty, Promise Of A Lifetime, Ready For You, and I can name a bunch more. In fact, skimming through some of these songs as I write this post, I am reminded of the feelings that I had back then. I feel the shivers and tingles throughout my body because it feels so surreal. (more…)