What is Your Song?

If you had to pick a song to describe your life, what would it be?

I love music. I suppose I always have. I don’t play an instrument, but I have great appreciation for those who do. When my hubby and I first wed, we played music all of the time. We liked all genres. We were never getting cable. (Okay, so we changed our minds about that.) I was raised on Country and Western; think way back like Conway Twitty and the Statler brothers. I hated it as a kid, but I love it now.

I’m an eighties’ child, so I still love Michael Jackson and Madonna, (her early stuff.) Of course, being raised in rural Georgia, Southern Rock is also one of my favorite types of music.

Being raised in the Deep South also means going to church every Sunday, so I have a deep love for the old hymns like Amazing Grace and I’ll Fly Away.

Music has the unique ability to transform us back to another time. Certain songs are like time machines that can stop us in our tracks and remind us of a particular vacation or place or person. There are some songs that I always link with specific people in my memories.

Then, some songs always bring comfort. Hymns like Amazing Grace, always soothe my soul when it’s troubled.

Music has the ability to calm a crying baby and most moms seem to instinctively know to hum or sing while trying to quiet a fussy infant.

Human beings seem to be born to appreciate and create music. There are records of musical instruments in Egypt as early as 3,000 B.C. There are records of music throughout the Bible especially in the Book of Psalms. David played a harp to soothe an evil spirit that tormented King Saul. The Hebrews sang to praise God.

I think music is a gift to us from God. It can make us laugh and it can make us cry. It can be a form of praise. It can be a form of protest. Remember the sixties? Music has the ability to move us.

If your life had a soundtrack, what would it sound like? Would it be upbeat and happy? Would there be a lot of love songs? Would it be dark and angry? Would there be a lot of sad songs?

As you ponder those questions, ask yourself, if you had to pick one song to describe your life today, at this moment, what would it be? What about one song to describe your relationship with your spouse or your kids? What song would you choose to describe your relationship with God?

After thinking about your song choices, are you happy with your soundtrack? If so, that’s awesome. Rock on! If not, you have the ability to change it. Life is ever-changing and God will meet us wherever we are. We can’t hit rewind like on a cassette tape, but we can hit the search button and create an entirely new song. After all, the beat goes on!

At the moment, I love the Happy song. Care to share your soundtrack choices? I’d love to hear from you.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂