Music

Music. What is music? Music for me is a way of communicating or expressing my emotions or feelings on a level that completely captivates not only the person listening, but also captivates my own soul.

Music is so much more than just sounds that we make though. It's complexity is actually quite overwhelming sometimes. Music is within every one of us. Sorry if I sound like I'm going in the direction of August Rush. But that's the beauty in it... it can be so complex, but at the same time so simple.

I think that's sometimes the way our faith is. We can get so wrapped up in all the complexities and complicated methods of going about our faith that we forget to slow down and just listen. Listen to the music and enjoy it. That's what it's there for. Sometimes I'll just sit at the piano and play a simple piece and listen closely to every little note. Even though I love playing more complicated pieces, the moments that I focus on what the notes are saying is when I learn to appreciate it the most... when I slow down and just listen.

God created us to have a relationship with Him. And sometimes in a relationship we get so busy trying to "play the piece" perfectly or please a certain person that we end up ignoring or not listening. I know life can be busy sometimes and I know that it seems like we can never slow down... but if we stop moving for ten minutes and just sit in silence and let the music of God sing to us, He will be able to speak and you will be able to understand and listen.

I thank God for music every chance I get because I think that throughout all the junk in this world... God gave us humans a beautiful way to see maybe a fraction of the way the world should have been.
So maybe if we thank God for his Son and the opportunity to have a relationship with him and focus heavily on listening, even if we don't hear Him or understand Him at first, eventually we may see a glimpse of what it would be like to walk with God in the Garden of Eden.

In Christ's Love,
Josh