+Sentimental PerspectiveIts been some time since i wanted to do this, and i shall do it like...now!!
The Music Life- by meMusic....haha. I love music! its like..i dunno..its just that I think i'm musically inclined. Dunno how to describe it la but its just.....think I;m crazy over it right now.
The really cool thing is that music is created for and to worship God! Its most commonly known to be with worship. Songs..worship...yeah. And yup, thats basically where the origin of music is born i suppose. Really thank God for music!!
Thats like really long ago.....Bible times there were mentions of worship and songs. Look around and we'll see how the world evolved. From harps (they still have btw!) to guitars. from stringed instruments to electronic ones. Guess we've upgraded ourselves. lol. Bible worship instruments and methods might be diff then our modern day ones i think....but the main thing that everyone shares in common is that its all for God. I think everyone needs to bear that in mind. We don't jump or clap or sing just for the sake of doing, but its a form of rejoicing and praise to our Father God and it comes from our hearts! Its all to God!
Psalms 115:1 says, "Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to Your Name be the glory, because of Your love and faithfulness"
Its all for, to Him! Guess I'm pretty much living on that verse. hehe. But hmm....what has the world become? First it was classical and wordless music. then came the romantic love songs. then songs about other people and more more other inspirations. Basically seems like a lot of songs are not about God anymore. Its for personal things.....other things...everything but to God. The world has changed turned the heavenly purpose of music around and used it for themselves. whats worse it that more people are turning to what we call "secular" music, which means "worldly music" (thanks clr!). The sad thing is that more people are turning to these secular music.
Personally, i don't really have a die-hard issue about these, but how does God feels when something that he has created and made good be utterly change by the world and turned bad too! I;m sure it hurts Him to see people enjoying and even sharing with others it! Songs haas turned so bad they are even exahlting sa.tan ITself! I;m sure God is hurt. Songs were created so that we can sing praises to Him. isn't that our main purpose when we reach heaven? To praise Him all day long?
Clarence is one who doesn;t stand by secular music. AT first in the SFC Worshipper's Party, he told us that we shouldn't be listening to seccular music. At first i was quite dissappointed, because i couldn't find any wrong in them. Thats exactly it! Its an "in" thing now and its so common in the world now, its just an ordinary thing! Its "cool" and erm...basically it has become part of everyone daily life. Music has lost its true meaning already.
But like me, i;m sure alot of people will say, "whats wrong with secular music?" Even Disney channel has great music! Yeah i agree. I like their music too! But those music are worldly music after all. They don't praise God ...(unless the composer is a Christian...?) It comes down to the point it is NOT to God. I personally have nothing against it, in fact i think i like some of the songs too. But the bottomline is it is NOT to God. I just don't listen to them after a while.
People are so involve in secular music. Friends all around me like secular music too! But there are some i just lliterally wish not to be a part of. The world has used music to praise sa.tan. One form is backmasking. which is the next point. Google has a lot of info about if. just type the word "backmasking". What is it? Its like a secret message in the song when played backwards. Sounds cool right? WRONG! Its associated to satanic music...check wikipedia out for more details. But thats part of today's worldly music. No one knew that "Stairways to Heaven" when backmasked is a totally different thing. It saddens me that satan is using music for his own personal glory. But i thank God for godly songwriters who just want to to everything they can to give glory to God.
See how terrible secular music has become? Of course there are great ones out there, but the bottomline is that, sadly, it is not to God. No matter how nice a secular song is, it is not to God. Its worldly music, for the world or to someone or for something but to HIM and Him alone. it sad that there is this other side of music. I understand how Clarence feels about secular music now. I think God has given me a new perspective of music. I can't entirely say that God hates this kind of music, but i know that He must have felt sad when people are turning to secular music and worst, don't like godly music.
Although I don't understand these kind of people, but i;m sure God does. He has such compassion for us that i can;t even understand. From the last sentimental perspective, I did mention about the "ted is pro" thing. Think i shall say it again. I AM NOT PRO!!!! If not because of God, ii wouldn't be here today. Yes, i affirm the wonderful talent God has given me and I would most def like to use to be a blessing and as a way of evangelism to the people around me. But pls DON'T say i;m pro and i;m good. I rather you put it God is GOOD to have given me such talents. I'm starting to dislike people telling me i;m a pro and whatsoever. Then where does God comes in? It gives so much temptation to receive all the glory and think that I;m super pro! But i don't want that to happen. God gave me this talents. He can take them back anytime He wants. I want to keep this talent not for my sake. I pray that i'll use it as a form of evangelism to the people around me and to serve God in this way. Thats why I don't take secular music lightly nowadays, esp when its played on my guits. I mean...yeah go ahead...just that don't expect me to join and tag along in the fun.
My prayer ever since i stated learning the guitar is that every guitar that i hold in my hand would one way or another bring glory to God.
Humilty is a hard godly aspect for me too. Some says I;m over-humble. Maybe i dunno how to express it but...i think i face temptations too. If a humble person tells people that he is humble, wouldn't that be like...contradictive? Thats the irony. As humble as i hope to be, i can't achieve it, sadly. But lately, as i said, its more of a dislike then a preference when i 'become a pro'. Can it be for God please!! not me not me not me!!! NOT TO ME!!! Its for God, i have nothing to do with it, except I;m just His vessel. Some comments you might want to say can be rephrased and not "Hey! you damn pro man!" lol. thats totally wrong. lol.....so to ALL who sees this please please please please i;m begging you don't praise me as in...me. Thank God...and not me. thanks lol. Humilty is pointing everything to God. (thanks clr!)
ok coming back to the secular music thing. erm....i basically said my feelings about secular music. I know that most people who read this can;t seem to understand why i say all these, but thats my feelings. Pls just continue to have your own choice of music preferences....but i dunno, whether you take what i said today as just my feelings or something which you also feel the same. Its up to you.
Just want to end this post with this:
"Psalms 115: 1 I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praises to Him as long as I live"