Christian Music vs. Secular Music

[DeanZF]

Hi, Moe.



Sorry to be so late in answering this. It's been a little crazy here.



No, you've not lost it. Remember the old nutritional book, "You are what you eat"? Well, it's a kingdom principle, friend. What you pack your heart with comes out of your mouth! "The mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart." Computer folks know it as GIGO!!



What we hear, what we listen to, what we read, what we watch, it all has a huge impact on how we react to things, how we see things, how we evaluate and how we carry on our lives, so you betcha there's a big effect on your mood and your reactions when you listen to words that are not scriptural or lyrics that do not convey kingdom principles. That's part of why I'm such a stickler for good lyrics.



The Word says that we ought to "think on these things", or maybe a better, more intentional translation might be "fill your mind with things that look like this: things are true, things are honest, things are just, things are pure, things are lovely, things are of good report". The idea seems to be that same thing of filling up your heart with good so that you act and react with God's Good because that's what you're filled with!



Hope it helps.