Songs that lull us to sleep

Today, I had the 'ol ipod on shuffle

Some examples:

"Belief is a beautiful armor, but makes for the heaviest sword
like punching underwater, you never can hit who you're trying for
some lead the exhibition, and some have to know they tried
it's the chemical weapon for the war that's raging on inside
oh, everyone believes from emptiness to everything ...
we're never gonna win the world, we're never gonna stop the war
we're never gonna beat this if belief is what we're fighting for"
— "Belief" by John Mayer

"Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today."
— "Imagine" by John Lennon

"Hollywood glamourized my wrath
I'm the young urban psychopath.
I incite murder for your entertainment
'Cause I needed the money.
What's your excuse?
The joke's on you.
Slow motion, See me let go"
— "Slow Motion" by Third Eye Blind

"Very superstitious, wash your face and hands,
Rid me of the problem, do all that you can,
Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin' strong,
You don't wanna save me, sad is my song.
When you believe in things that you don't understand,
Then you suffer,
Superstition ain't the way, yeh, yeh."
— "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder

"How she wishes it was different
She prays to God most every night
And though she swears He doesn't listen
There's still a hope in her He might
She says, 'I pray'
Oh but they fall on deaf ears"
— "Grey Street" by The Dave Matthews Band


When I listen to these songs, as melodically beautiful as they may be, they get me down. When I listen to them too much, they affect me. I become anxious, worried, doubtful – everything the songs suggest.

So, where do these songs come into play? Should we ever listen to these songs? If the music begins to affect you, drop it like any other vice that would lead you from the grip of God. I listen to it for the same reason I like to read Ecclesiastes. It's a great barometer for the world, and the need for Christ in the world.

What do I listen to instead? Christian music as a genre is booming. There is plenty of amazing, truth-filled, uplifting music to listen to.

Who am I listening to now?
Chris Rice, Phil Wickham, Needtobreathe, Matt Redman, David Crowder Band

Scripture:
Psalm 100:1-2 ; Psalm 146:2 ; Ephesians 5:18-19