Last night, N and I went to a Christian concert downtown. Lindsay McCaul, The Afters, Sanctus Real, and Casting Crowns all led us in worship, telling their stories and lending their voices to inspire us and remind us of God's love.
I have always loved contemporary Christian music. DC Talk started my fandom, followed by Third Day, my all-time favorite! But lately, I have lost touch with that music genre. I will try to blame it on the extreme repetition on our local Christian radio stations, but really, I just quit listening. And I am trying to remedy this. I have been listening to more Christian radio in the car and it helps me focus on God as I drive. This is especially helpful in rush hour traffic!
We are so blessed that we have the ability to hear music that can uplift us so much. God has given people the gift of creativity so that they can turn their life stories into songs that can teach us, lift us up, and help us be better people.
Casting Crowns has a new cd called Come to the Well. The album was inspired by Mark Hall's (the lead singer) study of the story of the woman at the well. As he read the story, he realized something: he was not taking the lessons of the story and applying them in his life. He was not going to the well to refuel himself...he was going to people, books, places. This was a powerful point for me. So much of my life, I have worried about what other people think, how my actions will be interpreted by those around me; Mark is saying not to dwell on this at all...other people are not the well, Jesus is.
Mark has written a new book called The Well also and I am planning on reading it to get more insight into how I can avoid getting distracted by the things around me and focus on Jesus. If I am getting my energy, insight, value, vision, and purpose from Him, my life will have even more bliss.
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