The Ipod - A Tool of Spirituality?

God speaks to me in song. Really. Perhaps He uses songs to get past the voices in my head which can be so loud and so contrary to what He is saying; that would be my guess but I KNOW that He's used a number of songs to speak to me.

For example: a couple of years ago I was in a tough situation where I was being manipulated and used. I went to see the movie, "Music and Lyrics" with my daughter, Hannah and one of the songs just jumped out at me. After that, I would hear "Way Back Into Love" in my head at all different times. I knew that I was no longer living from a place of love and that I had to get out. I had to find a "way back into love" because that's where God is. I had to get the abuser out of my head and let God back in. The song spoke to me and I know it was a message from God. So I obeyed, got out and found my way back to hearing God again.

Just recently I went to see the Muppets exhibit at EMP(Experience Music Project) with my friend Melissa. While there I heard the song "Rainbow Connection" as we played with some really fun puppets. I didn't think much of it at the time, but later felt compelled to look up the song. I even made my kids crazy as I played it on my laptop over and over. The whole song didn't speak to me but the following lines did:
"Have you been half asleep and have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name!"
as well as:
"Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers and me."

I HAVE heard His Voice and that week I really needed to be reminded of it. And that He calls out to me. And that I'm one of the lovers and dreamers. And God likes that about me.

Most recently I received a special gift of song from my friend, Cari. It was the song "Hallelujah" by Bethany Dillon. That whole song spoke to me but especially the line "and only You can see the good in broken things." It spoke to my brokenness. And the brokenness I've seen in Africa. And the brokenness I see in the severely disabled, thrown away kids at Fircrest. And the brokenness I feel more than see in high school kids. The brokenness that is crying out all around us if we'd just stop and listen. It makes me weep. It makes me want to do something.
It reminds me that God sees all the brokenness and He's looking for willing servants who are surrendered to Him. I have surrendered...I'm waiting and trusting on His leading. Only He can see and do something about all this brokenness.

So my advice is this; if you have trouble hearing God because the voices in your head are too loud, put your ipod on shuffle and be open to what God might be saying to you. Not every song speaks to me but it's amazing how many do. Especially the love songs - when heard as songs of love from God...well they are incredibly healing. One song that keeps coming up and I think there might be a message for me in it is "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." I don't get that song and I really don't know what it means - any ideas? Please let me know. Maybe I'll go listen to it again.