Music is a powerful element in our life. It is around us everywhere we go. It influences everything we do. It can calm us down and it can even fire us up. It triggers the imagination and takes us places we've been to or never been to before. Since it is so powerful we must be very careful how we use it. Music has been a way for some religions to praise God. God delights in wholesome music, because it is a prayer to him (D&C 25:12). I can remember how music affects me. When I was a youth, I enjoyed listening to music that was intense, upbeat, and portrayed conflict. Not that any of it was bad, but it never could put me in the right mindset when it was need.
We must maintain a proper balance in the music we listen to. We should listen to music that will builds us up and portray us as something special. We must avoid listening to to music that tears down, supports foul and degrading language, promotes harmful actions and immoral activity. Don't think that just listening to any kind of music is harmless, because that is not true. Music has a powerful influence over the way you think. When you listen to your favorite music ask yourself, "Is this going to build me or hurt me?" Pay attention to the lyrics. Do they make you feel important? Or does it get you riled up in a very bad way? Or make you feel like trash? Choose carefully. I can promise you that is you choose wholesome music, your mindset will change into something better. The world you live in will be given color and joy. You will become better.
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