What sorts of music do you listen to when you are feeling down?
When I was a lot younger, I would often to resort to listening to this band called Evanescence when I felt depressed. Their music contains a lot of negative lyrics and focuses a lot on pain. While there is nothing really wrong with this kind of music, it didn't really help me in my emotional state. Often, it made me feel worse.
Sometimes we need to be careful what we feed into our spirit, particularly when we are not feeling emotionally well. Music can influence the way we react to a situation and can often lead us to responding to a situation in the wrong way.
Now, I often find myself singing Kari Jobe's song, Everybody needs a little when I am feeling down or lonely. I like this song because it gives me hope. It helps lift my spirit. It gives me joy. It reminds me of Jesus and the power he has to overcome any situation. Here are the lyrics:
Come and find peace
Everyone needs a little rest
Everyone needs a little joy
And a song to sing in the darkest night
And life even when it gets you down
Hope will turn it all around
But love is the greatest of these
Everyone needs a little
I encourage you to find a song or album that has a positive message and listen to it when you are feeling down. It doesn't have to be Christian either! Make the conscious decision to lift yourself out of the depths of despair when you are feeling down.