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...