Rock Music

For as long as I can remember (since I was about 13) I have been told over and over that rock music is not good to listen to because it "Rots" your brain. Well here I am 34 years old and I can honestly say they were all right. You heard me correctly, they were right. Not only does it effect the way I listen and like music but I am hard of hearing to boot. Now since about a year and a half ago I don't listen to that kind of music anymore because I have decided that I don't want to please me anymore, but the Lord. I have so many songs and rock groups drilled into my head to haunt me for the rest of my life. Its something I am not sure I will ever recover from. I will continue to ask God for freedom from those chains that kept a grip on me and my emotions and my lifestyle for a long time. From the time I was 13 until I was about 32 is nearly 20 years. Every single day I listened and loved that music. I really let it control my life. I would listen to things that set me into the mood I wanted to be in that day. My flesh longed for it when it didn't have it. There is so much in music. Love, hate, murder, suicide, theft, fleshly living of every kind. I listened to it all. For 20 years I listened to it. What kind of damage can that do? I still hear the music in my head sometimes. I sometimes turn on Christian rock which isnt much better. I just said all that to say this...They were right...I was so hooked on rock music that I chose it over God. Meaning I never had a relationship with Him while that was ruling my life. Every lyric I heard. Every word of every song I listened to over and over again is burned into my memory. I could still sing songs word for word if I wanted to. I hope and pray they will go away. If I could get this through to kids today I would. However, I don't think they will care. I will say one thing...my kids will be different. Now I just turn on preaching or some Christian music. I don't really like much of the contemporary stuff because they are not trying to seperate themselves enough. I like some hymns but even those were contemporary at some point in time. If I want to stay in a spiritual way with my blessed Savior I must worship him. Heart, body, mind and soul. Heart is getting there. Body needs some work. Mind is getting there. Soul cries out for my Savior every second of the day. There is no room for rock music in Gods creation of his servant. I must pray and kick this and help others to kick this also...Pray for me!