by Barbara Major Bryden
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Do you ever have a song circling around in your mind, and it won’t go away? Over and over the tune and words repeat. Sometimes I hear the same song for days. Usually it is an old hymn or a newer chorus.
Several years ago, I realized the songs I heard were often connected with what I was feeling or what was going on in my life. Sometimes there was someone God wanted me to forgive, other times I needed reassurance. Many were praise songs. The Holy Spirit was guiding me through song, either by showing me what God wanted me to do, or bringing words of comfort from God through the words of the songs. He even gave me the words to praise Him, both when I was happy and when life was grim and praise was difficult.
Many times our schedules are so full we don’t take time to listen to God. Other times our minds are so occupied with concerns and busyness we just can’t hear Him. However, if we are willing to listen, He is faithful. He will provide guidance. What better way than through songs written to glorify Him?
When you get up in the morning, ask the Lord for your song for the day. Then listen for the music to flow into your mind. You only have a bit of the music, no words? Hum it to somebody. Someone will be able to help you. My husband is great at remembering at least some of the words to songs. You can also ask the Lord to bring the words to mind. Later you may discover you are singing the words you couldn’t remember earlier in the day.
The next time a song gets stuck in your head, listen carefully to the words and message. Zephaniah 3:17 says, “He will rejoice over you with singing.” It could be God wants to spend time singing with you.
~Father God, Put a new song in my heart today. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Question: What is God saying to you today through a song in your heart?
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July 23rd, 2008 at 5:47 am
Barbara, what a beautiful devotional! As a musician and songwriter, I can readily identify with having a song “stuck” in my head. I loved your comment, “…if we are willing to listen, He is faithful. He will provide guidance. What better way than through songs written to glorify Him?” Oh, amen!
Last night I asked God for encouragement. This morning He gave me Psalm 27 - and the last part of verse 6 arrested my attention: “At His sanctuary I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy, singing and praising the Lord with music.” (NLT) As much as that verse spoke to me, the song He sang to my heart was verse 14: “Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.”
God is so-o-o-o-o good! :)
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:56 am
Isn’t God amazing? Just this morning when I was meeting with the Lord in my quiet place, He put a song on my heart & in my mind. It was “How Great Thou art”. It lifted my spirit quickly. It helpeed me to shift my focus off of my problems & on to Him & on to His power & His desire to guide me through my present circumstances. Thank You Holy Spirit for this conformtion of God’s love & care for “even me!”
July 23rd, 2008 at 6:26 am
please pray for my family yesterday we lost two family members, my soninlaws grand mother and a dear friend to my husband his sisters fatherinlaw. both passed whitn in two hours of each other thank you
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:02 am
Dear Sasta,
I am so sorry for your family’s losses. Father God, we raise Sasta and her family to You, and ask that You comfort and care for them in their time of grief. May they feel Your presence in a mighty way. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:32 am
The song that has been going through my head for days, is I Surrender All.
I have a hard time in situations where I have no control. I say I trust Him, but when things and people of this earth fail, I want to either fix things or bail out.
There have been so many changes in my life lately and things that I have had no control.
Lord, Jesus…I come to You today with a heart of surrender. Let these words be my prayer, change my heart, that I will lean on You and trust You more and more each day….surrender to you each day, moment by moment. Forgive me where I lack faith. I love You Lord. As I bow before You, I feel so humbled…..as I can do nothing good without You. I desire to desire more of You. Draw me close, pour down Your Holy Spirit on me now…..I desire to be in Your Holy Presence. I thank You for Your loving mercy and grace….for going to the Cross. Thank You for covicting me of my sin and need for You….for saving me. Lord, You are Worthy, Holy, there is no Other like You. There is no Other that I can turn to in times of trouble…..loneliness and grief. No Other that can bring calm to my spirit.
I praise You! In Jesus Name.
All to Jesus I surrender
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In his presence daily live.
I surrender all, I surrender all;
All to thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.
All to Jesus I surrender,
Humbly at His feet I bow,
Worldly pleasures all forsaken,
Take me Jesus, take me now.
I surrender all, I surrender all;
All to thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:59 am
What a neat devotional! I’ve usually thought of these songs stuck in my head as irritants getting in the way of my daily routine or my work. After this morning, I’ll never see them the same way. From now on, I’ll take the time to ask the Lord to reveal to me what He’s so intent on sharing with me.
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:03 am
Oh how it excites me so about “Zephaniah 3:17″ “He will rejoice over you with singing.” as I never new that verse was there, and I just love singing old hymns and choruses. It will give a whole new meaning to them as I sing to myself around the house or just where ever I am.
Dear Heavenly Father I just bring Sasta’s Family to you right now. Jesus you see those that are hurting so terrible over the loss of loved ones. I just pray that you will comfort them, wrap Your loving arms around them. Jesus I just pray that You would use this time to be a opportunity to shared Your love to those who do not know You and You would be with Sasta if she has the opportunity to share Your Love that You would give her the words to say. I just commit this entire Family to You at this time In Your Name I Pray Amen!!! Hugs Linda
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:13 am
As I was walking my usual path in the forest preserve this morning, God blessed me with an entire family of deer!! 7 of them. My immediate thought was from Psalm 42, “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My souls thirsts for God, for the living God.” There is a song and tune with those verses, and now that is on my mind all day! I even stopped and told another couple who were walking. Praise God that he is our living water. We will never thirst again if we take from his well!
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:23 am
Shiela, what a wonderful verse! With shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the Lord. Thank you for sharing it.
Praying all of you will have a great day of singing with the Lord.
Marcie, I looked up from my computer one day to see a doe pruning the lower branches of the apple tree outside the sliding glass door. It’s such a delight when God surprises us with mini blessings. And you had a verse and song to go with them! Wonderful!
Blessings,
Barbara
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:46 am
You know I just realized that I humm parts of Hymns all during the day. Maybe I should pay more attention to the words and on glorifing the Lord.
ANother way I do every morning is play Christian music on the piano. After all He is the one who gave me a talent that I’ve had for years.
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Sasta, my heart goes out to your family and I will keep you in my prayers. I ask the Lord to comfort you and all of the family as you go through this day by day. I pray that you will feel His presense in your grief. God loves you and He is feeling your loss to. Much love to you, Hannah
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Gracious heavenly Father, pour out Your comfort upon Sasta’s dear family, and her husband’s friend’s family, as they mourn the losses of precious loved ones! Bind up their broken hearts, Lord, and grant them Your peace during these sorrowful days. May Your Presence be reassuring to them, and give them the hope of a blessed reunion with their family someday! In the sweet Name of Jesus, Amen!
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Barbara, what a Happy devotional. and it really puts a song in my heart. There are so many great Hymns and Praise songs that I love and just the old Hymns to. thank you so much. You must have a happy heart.
One in particular Is ” Great Is Thy Faithfulness”, but it would take me an hour to type it here. I type slow with my MS fingers.
I just love to sing even though I can’t carry a tune in a bucket as the saying goes. Our 4 year old grandson loves to sing ” God Is so Good” that he learned in daycare at a Christian school. He and I sing it a lot. and also ” Go Tell It On The Mountain.”
Sheila, Linda, Patti, ginnyaiken, Linda R., Marcia, Barbara, Marcy-you keep playing. I thank you all for your posts. They made my day. They definetely put a song in my heart. God is so Great and Mighty and I love to sing to Him. I don’t do it enough though, but I think this devotional will change that. Thank you again Barbara.
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:53 pm
I remember a song being used by the Lord to minister to me so deeply and lovingly many years ago. . . my daughter was battling depression at 14 years old, and I was fearful for her safety and well-being. Our medical insurance limited our choices, yet I wanted her to get the care she needed. I had driven our younger son to school, and on my way home, I cried out to the Lord in anguish, needing His wisdom and guidance. I pulled over to the side of the road, as I couldn’t see to drive. As I sat and emptied my heart to Him, I felt this gradual calming pour over me. Pulling back out on the road, I had finished my prayer, and turned on the radio, which was set on a Christian station. The very next song that played was a beautiful song by Crystal Lewis, titled Trust Me! I had never heard this song before, nor had I ever even heard of Crystal Lewis! But, this is truly one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard, sung as if from the Father to us, and it ministered to me beyond measure, in His perfect timing! I think I heard His voice that day! And, I know I felt His Presence! He, with tender care, guided us through this valley, and we, again, learned how to ‘trust Him!’. What an awesome God we serve!!
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Patti
You put my heart’s cry so well! “I desire to desire Him more.” Yes, as much as the deer pants for streams of water. But praise God, we can’t even do that without His help. so no need to feel guilty when we don’t “feel” like we are there, but can just keep asking Him to do it.
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:00 pm
I can’t sing but love music. Psalm 28:7 has always been one of my favorites…”The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth, and with my song will I praise Him!”
Isn’t it wonderful how the Lord speaks to each of us differently. Many, many times I hear His voice through music….It gives me a heart of praise, worship and calms my spirit as well.
Thank You Lord….for all the different ways You speak to our hearts. Thank You for giving me a love for music…Thank You for allowing me to praise You through music, whether I can sing or not.
Minister to us, Lord…as we each seek Your Face through our journey in life. Give each of us a song….a new song, Lord….and open our ears to hear Your Voice. In Jesus Name…..
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Hi all, I had just typed out a post and all of a sudden it just disappeared before I could hit submit and I just can’t type it out again. I could just cry. But read Psalm 40:3. and Marilyn, I am going to call the music store tomorrow and see if that song that God ministered to you with that morning is on a CD by Crystal Lewis. I sure hope so. It sounds so good. I love you all and may God keep ministering to us all with His calming Love and may we keep Praising and Singing to Him with the love in our hearts for Him. Hannah
July 24th, 2008 at 6:20 am
Dear Hannah,
You are not alone in writing a post and disappearing on you. It had happened to me many, many times. But thanks for your persistence. This is one of the sophisticated persecutions we go through. it has nothing to do with the site or the programs. We have many witnesses following us and doing all kinds of bad things to stop us, frustrate us and discourage but we must persevere.
This will surely put a new song in our hearts that no angel is able to sing. What we go thru, no angel have gone thru, so its a privilege to be persecuted
We are in the last days. Onward Christian soldier marching as to war, with the cross of JESUS going on before!
Romel H
July 24th, 2008 at 9:13 am
Thank you Rpmel H, and you are so right on the mark. We are in the last days. Onward Christion soldiers marching as to war, with the cross of JESUS going on before. That was what we always sang in Bible School and I will never forget it. And Yes we have to perservere. We can’t let our guard down for a minuit second because the evil one is right there to step in and take over. Sadly, there is so many bad things happening in this world and I just have to keep praying for all of our children and grandchildren. Who knows what they may be facing?
Father God, our Protector and Great and Mighty God, I come before your throne today to ask you to help us all to pray for our families and friends and the little ones that are coming up now. We just don’t know what they might be facing one day. Keep us on guard and I pray we don’t take our hearts and minds from you in these times of trouble. Thank you Jesus for your selfless act of giving yourself so that we as your followers will have a great Eternal Life with you one day. Have a blessed day everyone and Bless God, Hannah
July 24th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Hi Hannah! I hope that you enjoy that song by Crystal Lewis, as the words were such a soothing balm to my fearful heart at that difficult time! God is so good to us, an ‘ever-present help in trouble!’ (Ps 46:1) I love to listen to Christian music, but I had never heard of this artist before, and I don’t have any of her CD’s. But, I have never forgotten how God rocked me in His arms that day, and spoke to me those words of comfort and reassurance. He was faithful to see our daughter through her trial, as we learned to rely on His promises, and praise Him in the darkness! I’m so sorry about your post disappearing, Hannah, as you are such a beautiful witness on this blog, and the Lord uses you to encourage so many here! As Romel has said, let us not allow Satan’s increased efforts to thwart God’s Kingdom agenda to distract or discourage us! We know Who has the victory! Let us keep our eyes on Jesus, and He’ll keep His eyes on Satan!
July 25th, 2008 at 12:17 am
sorry Ladies, just 1 more prayer request (sometimes this is the only place a woman can receive prayer at a time in her life). But I ask that as sisters, you lift up a prayer for me, that God would fill, heal, bind, and now use me to fulfill His purposes, and to minister to others as He wants. That He would also protect me, and that I would stand-up, be strong in Him as He says, and not doubt (nor be afraid, of attack despite whatever I went through). That God would truly have covered over my past, and I would know it for good, and move on with my life. I believe I am supposed to be somewhere else soon, and I just need God (& prayers) to continue to help me get where I need to be. God bless each of you tremendously for praying for me, especially those who have been so faithful to lift me up. Please know I thank God for you, and God sees it. He will bless you for ministering to a sister despite past brokenness. He will really meet you and He hears you. God bless.
July 25th, 2008 at 2:09 am
Hi anonymous, my heart goes out to you as I feel you asking for help from us here. We all love you here as you are one of our Christian sisters.
I have been praying for you and for God to lead me to a way to help you. I turned in my Bible and this scripture spoke to me for you. It is the chapter of Psalm 40. This chapter is talking about healing for life’s tentions. And I know you have been under a lot of trials since I got on the site. I feel that you want to minister to others as you said and God will prepare you for anything he has for you to do. You have a good heart and I feel that you are wanting to do things for God’s Glory. And I feel you want to do His will for your life. Please read and study this chapter and see what you think.
I also lift you up for the losses that your family just went through and that of i think it was a father of a brother’s friend. I ask God to give you comfort as you go through this hard time. Loving you through Christ, Hannah
July 25th, 2008 at 2:14 am
anonymous, I also meant to say that I lift you up for courage in anything you may have to go through in the future. In Christ, Hannah
July 25th, 2008 at 5:07 am
Dear anonymous, as you seem haunted by things of your past, my encouragement to you would be to allow God to take what Satan meant for evil in your past and use it for good in His plan! In other words, let God take your misery, and make it your ministry! For example, God ordained for me to suffer a depression at one point in my life. This was a very difficult trial, and the feelings of ‘aloneness’ were debilitating. But, our gracious Lord saw me through this dark time, and in healing me, He showed me how this experience could be used to encourage and minister to others. The Bible teaches us that, as He has comforted us, we are to go out and comfort others. (2 Corinthians 1:4) If there is past sin in our lives that the Lord has convicted us of, the memory of which still haunts us, then perhaps using this remorse to renounce it and, speaking the truth in love, encourage/exhort others for whom this sin is a temptation would ease this lingering burden. God bless you, dear one, for your continued hunger to be used by Him, and know that He blesses others through you here on this blog!
Gracious Lord, we thank You for breaking our hearts when we were seperated from You, and emptying them of ourselves! Thank You for cleansing us of our unrighteousness, and imputing Your righteousness onto us through Your sacrifice on the cross! We are clean, only because You say that we are, not because we have earned it or are worthy of it! Help us, Lord, to receive this Truth with humble gratitude, and joyous thanksgiving! May we seek to glorify You, not to ‘pay you back’ for this sacrifice, but as our loving response to Your ‘amazing grace!’ Lord, please grant anonymous Your power to overcome her feelings of timidity in stepping forward in her faith-walk with You! Bring loving Christians into her path, whom she can trust and be ministered by, and gently prompt her to reach out to others whom You have placed around her, through Your Spirit in her! Keep her from focusing on her own limitations and weaknesses, but rather on Your power and grace! For it is only by Your Holy Spirit in us, that any of us can carry out Your will in our lives! We praise You for Your goodness to us and for using us for Your glory! In the precious Name of Jesus, Amen!
July 25th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Marilyn & Hannah (& any other sisters out there), I just thank you so much for your compassion that flowed forth through your prayers. It was a pleasant surprise to wake up to this morning. Thank you so, so much for those prayers. God bless you for hearing my heart & standing in the gap for me. I see you as powerful godly women that the Lord is, and will use. Thank you Hannah for encouraging me with your words, and for acknowledging some things. I took at look at Ps.40, and I meditated on Psalms when I went thru a valley. God really met me like David, when there was truly no one else, and I couldn’t speak for myself. Psalms really said the prayers in my heart for me, and all I can say is God is a merciful God, because I was so weak, and couldn’t do anything on my own, and He still took the time to hear me, as faint as it was. But I thank you for the scripture, I’m exhorted to read it and wait on God. I ask God that I’ll be a patient person.
Marilyn, thanks again for your prayer, I know you are warrior, and also b/c of the things the Lord has led you through. I know, even if in a bit, what it may be like to have been thru depression, and it is not fun. God was merciful to me, and I praise God for your testimony too. Thank you, I do need the right people in my life, and may I be patient for that.
Sisters, I just want to say, even sometimes with tears in my eyes, how much your prayers have meant to me. You don’t understand some of the things I’ve been through, and how sometimes there was literally no one. I definitely felt abandoned at times, and I know it was truly God testing me & bringing me closer to Him, even though I didn’t have the strength. Sometimes sisters were nowhere to be found, even when I thought I was there for them. Just to have a sister on this site pray for me, I know God was very pleased, and He will bless you. I know He is calling me onward, but I do ask Him for continual strength, that I would just look at Him, and not myself or the past. In the name of Jesus, that all that would be washed away. I pray that God would touch, and meet each one of you where you are today. God, help us today. Help us to walk in victory. Protect us from the works of the enemy. Keep us safe in you. In the name of Jesus, Amen.
July 25th, 2008 at 8:49 am
anonymous, I made a mistake in saying that you had had losses lately, and it was not you. It was sasta.
July 25th, 2008 at 8:52 am
oh, no problem. I thank you for your prayers, thoughts & concern though. I will keep sasta in mind.
I just also wanted to add that God reminded me that it is ok to be weak sometimes, b/c as 2 cor 12:9 states, He is our strength when we are weak. I know we all know this, but for some reason I wanted to share that. God bless.
July 25th, 2008 at 9:53 am
Dear anonymous, it is actually when we are weakest, that God’s great power is realized! When we are strong (or think we are), God doesn’t get the full glory that He is entitled to. We often steal some of His glory when our successes make us prideful. Even God’s work can tempt us to be puffed up. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Mt 5:2-4) Humility is a precious characteristic to the Lord, and in our weakness, we are humbled. As you have not shared here what burden you carry, anonymous, you are right that we don’t understand. But, my prayer for you, dear one, is that you find someone, a godly Christian woman, whom you feel safe with, to be real with, transparent in your walk, that you can confess the things of your past that hinder you. You would be amazed at the freedom you will experience, when you take that veil off, and receive the unconditional love of Jesus through His followers! We, all, have ’skeletons in the closet’, anonymous, but Jesus died on the cross to bury them for good! As I have confessed here about my rebellious spirit early in my marriage, I know that Jesus has forgiven me. But, having been convicted of that sin (there is a list of them!), I feel compelled to renounce it to my sisters, sharing what God has shown me, that they might be spared the painful consequences of such behaviors. I do this in love, first for God, then for my sisters-in-Christ. May our Lord direct your steps to the someone with whom you can share your past without judgment or condemnation, that He might bless you with the freedom of transparency! God bless, dear sister!
July 25th, 2008 at 11:28 am
sorry I keep commenting on this site, hopefully this will be one of the last (at least for this entry!), but Marilyn thank you again for your words. Of course through the things He’s brought me through, I know God can use us despite weakness, and what you said is true - sometimes we get in the way of what God is doing! I know personally, that despite whatever brokenness, He also had to keep me humble, and as Paul said, prevent him from becoming conceited. What a tough work it is!
But, don’t worry - sometimes this site is just a mere glimmer of what is really going on in our lives, and there is a lot I have not or simply not been able to share b/c of time, opportunity, etc. (and when I wrote ‘you don’t know what I went through’ that came off the wrong way - I simply meant it as a phrase, not directed towards anyone). But I don’t know if you’ve read before, I’ve been through Christian counseling, etc., which didn’t work out, but I’ve shared quite a bit with certain people along the way. God let me share here and there. It is just finding consistent people that can be there for me that has been the challenge. However, I trust that maybe God didn’t want someone there for too long before, so that I can keep looking to Him. I know sometimes it’s easy to assume from the way I might have written things, but there’s a lot I’ve tried. I know it’s about God’s timing.
Well, thank you for your heart for a sister, and God knows.. Thank you for your boldness in doing what you did, to prevent other sisters from certain things. God bless your courage. Bless us, Lord.
July 25th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Dear Anonymous: I pray God hugs you - and everyone else reading this blog - in a very special way today. I echo Marilyn’s comments about how God can take the wounds and turn them into a ministry. I know He can, because He is currently doing the same with me. When I think of how far He has brought me, I am humbly astonished by the depth of His love and grace. Blessings to you through Christ.
July 25th, 2008 at 11:58 am
wow, thank you Sheila, for your words of love and grace. I’m encouraged by your testimony. God bless.
July 25th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Praise the Lord, Sheila! :) When we are willing to share the spiritual lessons that the Lord has taught us through our own trials or rebellion, to benefit our brothers/sisters-in-Christ, He expands our territory! How exciting it is to hear how God is redeeming your past hurts, and using them to comfort and encourage others! What a huge blessing you must be to those whom the Lord brings to you, who struggle as you once did! I truly believe that God will use anonymous similarly, and that she will experience the same ‘depth of His love and grace!’ May the Lord continue to bless you abundantly as you minister to others in His Name, Sheila!
July 25th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Thank you, Marilyn, for your words of encouragement. :) During my “wound recovery,” I felt God leading me to read a few books in addition to His Word. One of those books, “Your Scars Are Beautiful To God” by Sharon Jaynes (Girlfriends In God website), contained a defining moment for me. In it Sharon wrote, “Oh, dear one, God is calling us to not be ashamed of our scars, for it is by those very scars that others will recognize the Savior, Jesus Christ.” Although my healing is still “in process,” God has already begun opening doors for an outreach ministry. Where He’s taking this is anyone’s guess. Scary? Absolutely!! But to quote one of my friends and prayer partner: “God is soooo God!” There has NEVER been one time when He hasn’t provided. Glory to Him! Blessings in Christ. :)
July 25th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Sheila, thank you for sharing your words & encouraging others. I’m really encouraged by what God is doing, and I believe the same. I am hanging onto God, to let Him mold & make me, and use these times. Yes, they are truly tough, but I pray that God will continue to sustain us and be with us. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, and let’s keep praying for each other! Your heart to see God lifted up in your trials is beautiful.
July 25th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Amen to that, Sheila! Your witness to His grace in your life is so beautiful! Thank you for sharing your faith-building testimony! Indeed, “God IS soooo God!” :D
July 25th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Sheila thanks for sharing your testimony and also I love what you quoted from Sharon Jaynes Book “Oh, dear one, God is calling us to not be ashamed of our scars, for it is by those very scars that others will recognize the Savior, Jesus Christ.” How true that is and what a great reminder for each of us.
Dear Heavenly Father I just pray for Sheila right now that You would continue to be with her as she ventures into this Outreach Ministry. Lord just give her the direction, wisdom, courage and whatever help she needs to proceed with this and may it strength her in her walk with You and touch more lives than she ever could have imagined as she gives all the glory to You. I just Pray these things In Your Name In Faith Believing Amen! Hugs, Linda !!!
July 26th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Thank you, Anonymous, Marilyn and Linda for your prayers! I am so encouraged and excited to see God’s hand at work on this website, connecting all of us sisters-in-Christ though sharing and continued prayer. How awesome!
July 26th, 2008 at 9:40 am
The message about songs stuck in your head really rang true for me. I have had a series of events in my life that left me feeling, in January, like a broken soul; but I am truly thankful that these events have led me on the journey I’ve taken over the past six months. It has been truly life-changing. Every time I have needed to find the next step in my journey, God has been there with a song for me to listen to. It started with one song (Stand by Rascal Flatts) that for a few weeks, I listened to every chance I got because it gave me the strength to keep going. At times other songs touched me because they put into a song exactly how I was feeling, or illustrated events in my life so well. Once when I felt like I didn’t know where I was supposed to head next, I turned on the radio and asked God to show me the way, and He did! I now have a set of songs on my MP3 player that I listen to every morning as I’m getting ready for work to remind me every day of the messages that God sent to me. He is truly amazing!