A Song In My Heart...

Mary J Blige is my favorite artist. I love her gift! She has such a soulful voice and I can always sense her spirit through her songs. I’ve been a fan of hers since I could remember, however I particularly enjoy the most recent albums of hers; the albums that show how much she has grown and pushed past all of her brokenness to become who she is today. How she’s ‘Stronger’ and ‘Just Fine’ regardless of what others may say. Mary is a prime example of how God can use your past hurts and pains to help others and in return help you grow as a woman. Would there be a “Mary” without all of those experiences? What would she sing about? I don’t know. There is a Mary that sings from her heart, that knows how far God has brought her, and understands where it can take her? Does she have to be a Gospel singer or declare she has a ‘ministry’ to share and speak into ones life? I don’t think so. Is she perfect? Not on her own. She like the rest of us has to continually seek God for her life and her perfection. But that’s not really my point. My point is that she has a song in her Heart and I strongly believe that we all have a song. Along with the song in her heart she has a beautiful gift to express it through actually singing it to the world. Now I’m not saying we should all go out and try to record an album. Because Lord knows some of us including myself would get laughed out of the recording studio. But just like Mary we are also blessed with a gift to communicate our song God gave us. We have our personal experiences, our share of hurts, and our own broken areas. I encourage you to take some time to listen to the song in your heart. Understand the ‘lyrics’ of your life and ask God what your gifts are and how you can use them to express your song to others and help you grow through it.

Thank you for allowing me to encourage you as I encourage myself!

Lord I pray for the woman reading this today. I ask that you reveal her own song that you’ve placed in her heart. Allow the lyrics of her song to be placed on repeat as she allows you to heal the wounds of her heart at the same time. Comfort her and give her full understanding throughout this process. Help her to forgive herself as well as others. Lord receive the glory!

Psalm 96:1 Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all the earth.