At the beginning of last year, I decided to go on a music fast for the whole month of January.
“What is a music fast?” you may be wondering.
Well, for me, I decided to only listen to Christian/worship music for one month. I chose to turn on music that was uplifting to the Lord instead of any other kind of music.
Is all music bad? No. There are some great songs out there that does not speak of the Lord.
But for the month of January I intentionally chose to play Christian music instead of anything else.
So why did I chose to go on a music fast?
There are two reasons. The first reason was to begin my year off on a fresh start. To start my new year off by intentionally filling my mind with truth.
The second reason was to realign my heart with the Lord and His ways.
And listening to only Christian/worship music was a way to help me to do so.
Music has a way of shaping our thoughts.
(If you want to learn more about music and how it affects you as a Christian girl, click here!)
Philippians 4:8 tells us to fill our minds with truth: “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
The type of music that we listen to either fill our minds with truth or fill them with things that are not from God.
As His child, I want to allow things into my mind that would be honorable to the Lord. And choosing to listen to Christian music is a way that I protect my mind for Him.
When I chose to go on a month-long music fast, it was my way of realigning my thoughts and ways with His.
I would encourage you to rethink what you are allowing into your mind. If you need to go on a music fast or some other type of fast to redirect your ways back to the Lord, do so. Because as His children we should be fully devoted to Him.
In His amazing love,
Hannah Marie
I want to hear from you! What do you think of going on a music fast? Have you ever done it before?
