Music

Music is a beautiful thing that was created long ago. It’s improved over the years and has become something so easily accessible. We can get access to songs through our phone, apps, internet, car, and many more. There are multiple genres to choose from and so many artists/bands that have created beautiful music for our entertainment.

I used to listen to all kinds of genres in the past but lately I have stuck to just Christian music. Normally I go to Pandora and put it on a station that plays the most popular songs from Christian artists. I have found when I listen to that before work to start my day, I am more prepared for the day. When I have had a hard day or stressed out, some Jesus music helps me clear my mind. No matter what your preference is in music, it can play a big roll in your life.

What my main focus for today is to talk about when Jesus puts a song in your head that you might or might not have heard before. Also, how that song can change your perspective on a specific situation. There are plenty of days I will randomly start singing songs in my head in the middle of the day at work and it gives me some hope that I can survive whatever is thrown at me. There is something about some Lauren Daigle music that makes my day go better.

I want to talk about a time in my life that I was going through a really tough season and God put a song in my head that I never heard before. I was in a period where I was waiting and having to learn patience. I wanted answers right then and was not willing to wait. Each day was either a disappointment or I would get some hope just be disappointed the next day. I wanted it to stop and I wanted to know what was going to happen in the end. I do not do so good in the middle of the story. I want to know the end and I don’t want to live through the small details. God still shows me how much better it is to wait for his time than thinking mine is better.

One night after putting the kids to bed, I was having my quiet time reading my bible and trying to find answers that I was asking Him about. I expected it to be point blank in the scripture, but the Bible doesn’t work that way. Instead, I starting reading certain scriptures about patience and hope. After a few minutes went by I started singing this song in my head. I couldn’t figure out where or if I had heard it before. It’s by Josh Wilson, Before the Morning. I’m not going to put all the lyrics. The beginning is enough to get the point across. (You should go listen to the whole song because its so good.)

Do you wonder why you have to feel the things that hurt you
If there’s a God who loves you, where is He now
Maybe there are things you can’t see
And all those things are happening to bring a better ending
Someday somehow you’ll see, you’ll see
Would you dare, would you dare to believe
That you still have a reason to sing
Cause the pain that you’ve been feeling
It can’t compare to the joy that’s coming
So hold on you gotta wait for the light
Press on and just fight the good fight
Cause the pain that you’ve been feeling
It’s just the dark before the morning

I just randomly started singing these lyrics and I didn’t know what to do with it. Where did this song come from? How did I know the words?
I googled the song and listen to the whole thing about 3 times. I cried pretty much the whole time listening because it was like God was telling me this at that moment. Some days I felt like I would get silence from him, but this moment showed me he was there and talking to me through this song. I had so much pain that I wanted fixed but he wanted me to know “its just the dark before the morning.” He was telling me that I needed to ride this out and soon things were going to be better than ever before.

But, it wasn’t like I heard that song and my whole perspective changed. I fought with this song for the days following because I would hear it say “someday, somehow, you will see” and I wanted to know what day and how I would see. Have you ever felt like that? After awhile I finally gave up. Let’s be honest, God can wait all day for us until we stop fighting Him and finally let go. I fought and questioned Him for putting that song in my head and once I let it go and just enjoyed the song, I began to love it and listen to it every morning. It was a good reminder to myself that I would get out of the waiting period one day. It gave me hope knowing He was there to help me though it and that there was a light at the end of the tunnel.

If you have ever had a moment like this and a song that’s randomly pops in your head, try not to fight it like I did. I hope it would give you hope, peace, and know that there are bigger plans than we can comprehend. Remember, there are bigger things happening to bring us a better ending that we don’t know about.

Sing your hearts out my friends.

Much love,
Charity