Lately I've been thinking about songs that have had a positive influence on me. The songs that God uses to pick me up when I feel down. The songs that make me feel beautiful, when I try to run to makeup to cover up what I think is ugly. The songs that stick in my head, and lyrics that I remember when I get wrapped up in the things of this world. I started making a list. This list is now a few pages long, and I thought I'd share them so that maybe they can be an encouragement to you as well.

You Are More - Tenth Avenue North

Forward Motion - Relient K

How He Loves - David Crowder Band

Shine - David Crowder Band

What Love Really Means - JJ Heller

Your Hands - JJ Heller

Cannons - Phil Wickham

Serve You While I'm Waiting - John Waller

I Would Die For You - MercyMe

From the Inside Out - Hillsong

Blessings - Laura Story

Not Guilty Anymore - Aaron Keyes

Up to You - Krystal Meyers

Aimless - Bethany Dillon

Beautiful - Bethany Dillon

7 x 70 - Chris August

In Your Hands - Krystal Meyers

Beauty of Grace - Krystal Meyers

A Voice Calling Out- Bethany Dillon

Why - Bethany Dillon

For My Love - Bethany Dillon

Walk on the Water - Britt Nicole

Headphones - Britt Nicole

Believe - Britt Nicole

Hanging On - Britt Nicole

That's How We Roll - Britt Nicole

This is Your Life - Switchfoot

This is the Stuff- Francesca Battistelli

Beautiful - MercyMe

God of this City - BlueTree

Death in His Grave - John Mark McMillan

Better than Drugs - Skillet

Yours to Hold - Skillet

Those Nights - Skillet

Catchy Lyrics

Exactly a month ago, my friend asked me to join her in listening to ONLY christian music for the month of January. I thought about it and agreed. It convicted me, because I had been listening to secular music regularly, sprinkling christian music here and there. I didn't realize how much I was listening to that music. This month, I also discovered a Bethany Dillon cd that I forgot I had. I have listened to her songs every day, and have not missed those secular songs one bit. In fact, it was refreshing for me to listen to songs that didn't make me think "Is this okay for me to listen to?" Today, that month is "up". So, I decided to go on youtube and look up some of the songs I used to listen to, and a few that I had heard about but had not listened to... I listened to Katy Perry's 'Firework' and 'Teenage Dream' first. These songs I found catchy before, but didn't realize how much of the lyrics I knew. After listening to a fwe other songs, I listened to a song by Britt Nicole and one my Tenth Avenue North. I was so encouraged, because unlike the 'other stuff', I felt like I was worth something. More than the secular songs talked about. I feel valued, and loved. Not like a firework, or like I want to be in a teenage dream. Now, I don't think secular songs are bad. But when they are the primary source of music on my iPod, I know there is a problem. I will work very hard to make sure that the lyrics that I let 'go to my head' are ones worth listening to...