free to sing

Music is the one passion I've carried with me since I was able to walk. I was the always singing, always talking toddler and that didn't change much. Singing is a great way to express myself and to use the gift that God has given me. Sometimes people do something just because they're good at it, or at least decent, but I sing because I love it and it makes me happy. It humbles me to know that when we sing praise to God, He
doesn't care what we sound like. When we sing for Him, we don't have to worry about sounding perfect. We can block out everyone around us and focus on Him and sing to Him and no one else. When I worship the Lord through singing, I think about just the two of us being in a room together and I focus on the lyrics and the meaning behind them. Singing to God is the best type of singing because we are not judged and because He is given glory. God wants to hear our voices, not only through prayer, but through singing! Ephesians 5:19 says that we should sing and make melody to the Lord with our hearts, giving thanks to God. If you don't think you have a good voice, sing anyway because He loves to hear your voice and He thinks it's beautiful! If you do have a good voice, don't think about letting other people hear it-- just think about sharing it with God, because He has blessed you and we should praise Him for our blessings. Sing out to the Lord, and have fun with it. I'm not a big fan of metal or rap music because I believe it can be dishonoring to God. I listen to it sometimes, but I usually feel a little bad about it. When I sing songs and don't agree with what the artist is saying through his lyrics, I feel guilty because I am enjoying the song when I actually completely disagree with what it's saying. Therefore, I often catch myself driving and switching the station to a CD after the song is halfway over-- I might like the beats and be tempted to listen and sing along, and I may or may not do so. However, as far as that goes, I guess I just sometimes feel like a hypocrite, and I really should try to change that. I love listening and singing to worship music in my car, and it's something I do a lot, especially when I'm alone. It's great to just know that God is always watching and always listening, and that you can spend time with Him anywhere and everywhere. Praying and singing in the car gets me through long car rides. I'll never stop singing, and I can't imagine not being able to sing. Singing used to be solely for enjoyment for me, but now it makes me even more happier because it's something I can do to be with God. We can never fully please God, but we can bring Him glory through music and singing. :)