The Sound of Music

I've often thought what the world would be like if I couldn't hear anything. No words, no sound to reach within my heart and draw out its emotions. For someone like me, it would be torture. I love to sing. I remember the love songs my mom use to listen to when I was little, about 6 years old. The emotions of the melody. I can still hum the melody to one of those songs. It was impressed within my memory. And I've often caught myself over the years composing words to go along with it.
Music is a powerful tool for it penetrates within. It can be so useful to teach, and to encourage" ...making melodies in your heart...". Oh, to not hear it would be to not feel for me!
But music has a way with our nature. It can grasp the lust of the flesh and run. It can cause the pride of life to rise and it can call our other senses away from our intentional thoughts about God.

What shall I do? For the sounds of music are everywhere. And what then will I allow my ears to hear?

I Cor. 6:12 says " All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any."

So the question I need to ask is, "Does it bring honor to God? If it is secular music, would it dishonor the Lord?
Or would it draw us away? Would it seep deep into the soul and cause our nature to put God's desires for us aside?"

Music has a way of leading people to altars of intentions. I want it to lead me to Heaven's bright shores.