Crank that UP!

So it's a hot day. I've dropped one kid off to a birthday party and have two buckled in the backseat. We've got the windows down, rocking out to some Matt Maher and that's when I heard it. The question. The question I didn't have an answer to.

"Who have you talked to about Christ today?"

Um. Say what?

Well, I thought to myself, I guess I haven't talked with many people today so yeah, no one. Then my brain got to spinning. I don't really talk to people about Christ. I mean, I talk to people who already know Christ about him but not to people who don't know him.

Isn't that why we are here? To build the kingdom? So I started thinking about how I could do this because you see; I'm an introvert. I don't exactly like talking to people at all so I likely won't be going up to anyone and asking how their soul is. LOL Then God turned the light bulb on in my head. The conversation went something like this: "What you doing right now?" Um...Driving. "Use your ears. What are you hearing right now?" Music from the radio. Then it dawned on me. DUH!! God gave us the gift of music did he not? Now, don't get me wrong when I sing I sound like a dying cat. Other people can actually sing though! I decided from that point on that I may never meet these people in my entire life but I can share Christ with them. I turned the volume up and prayed at every stoplight "God, please put the people next to me at this light, someone who needs you. Someone who needs to hear from you and speak to them through this music." I made double sure that my radio was loud enough for others to hear the song that was on because I knew that God had a message for them.

Blare your music people! You might bless someone! You may never know the impact that you could make at a stoplight, a stop sign, or in a traffic jam just but by jamming and praising the God who created you! It won't hurt you. CRANK IT UP!

Praise the Lord.

Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens.
Praise him for his acts of power;
praise him for his surpassing greatness.
Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,
praise him with tambourine and dancing,
praise him with the strings and flute,
praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord.

Psalm 150

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Here's the song that was playing while my conversation with God occurred in case you're like me and want the details:

"All The People Said Amen"
Matt Maher

You are not alone if you are lonely
When you're feeling frail, you're not the only
We are all the same in need of mercy
To be forgiven and be free
It's all you got to lean on
But thank God it's all you need

And all the people said Amen, whoa oh
And all the people said Amen
Give thanks to the Lord for His love never ends
And all the people said Amen

If you're rich or poor, well it don't matter
Weak or strong, we know love is what we're after
We're all broken but we're all in this together
God knows we stumble and fall
And He so loved the world He sent His son to save us all

And all the people said Amen, whoa oh
And all the people said Amen
Give thanks to the Lord for His love never ends
And all the people said Amen

Blessed are
The poor in spirit who are torn apart
Blessed are
The prosecuted and the pure in heart
Blessed are
The people longing for another start
For this is the Kingdom
The Kingdom of God

And all the people said Amen, whoa oh
And all the people said Amen
Give thanks to the Lord for His love never ends
And all the people said Amen