Music plays an important role in our walk with God too. It can either help us combat evil, or it can lead us into evil. Like a rudder on a boat, music can set our frame of mind and steer our attitudes and actions toward something good or evil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Music that degrades male or female dignity and glorifies drug use will poison our minds. Music and words create images in our brains. We visualize shameful stuff in our heads. And what we think is what we do. Bad stuff\u2014wrong direction!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The opposite is also true. Rising from our beds with the words to \u201cAwesome God\u201d running through our heads makes it easier to sidestep the devil\u2019s assault in the office. Quietly singing \u201cAmazing Grace\u201d as we walk to lunch with a friend focuses us on God\u2019s gift instead of our worries. Martin Luther, who wrote \u201cA Mighty Fortress Is Our God,\u201d felt music was not our invention but rather a gift from God. He taught that the devil hates it because music drives evil out of us. Luther was right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We must be extra careful about the music that goes into our ears and into our brains. We don\u2019t eat <\/em>garbage, so why feed <\/em>it into our heads through our ears? When we put wholesome spiritual food into our bodies, we can expect good spiritual health as a result. We need to discover the power of music and its effects for good or evil in our lives. After we start the day in prayer and in God\u2019s Word, let\u2019s add His music to our souls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Music plays an important role in our walk with God too. It can either help us combat evil, or it can lead us into evil. Like a rudder on a boat, music can set our frame of mind and steer our attitudes and actions toward something good or evil. Music that degrades male or female dignity and glorifies drug use … <\/p>\n