Hippity Hoppity

Last night, I had the opportunity to go to a Rend Collective concert in Fort Wayne with my girlfriend, mom and brother. It was nearly three amazing hours of singing songs of praise to God.

Leading up to the concert, I hadn't listened to a lot of their music in the past 3 years. I listened to them a little in high school and just got away from it. Anyways, leading up the concert I was very unfamiliar with their most recent album. I was excited for last night and was looking forward to it for weeks. I was honestly more excited that I got to spend time with some of the people I really care about than for the concert part.

That quickly changed as soon as Rend Collective took the stage. They came running out, started playing, and it was a party! That is how worship should be, a party. Long story short, they were amazing and it was an awesome night.

There really isn't anything greater than believers raising their hands in worship and giving their heart to God. The Holy Spirit was definitely at work.

I don't want to post about how great the concert was, even though it was great. I am talking about last night because I was challenged by something and I want to challenge you with it as well.

Before Rend Collective performed the opening act was done by a guy named Mack Brown. God was tugging on my heart form the very beginning.

Worship music has always had a special place in my heart. I grew up with it playing all the time. Every morning my mom took my brother and I to school she would have it playing on the radio. I used to be super into it myself. I remember driving to school in high school listening to it and I never really had a desire to listen to anything else. Since I have gotten to college I rarely listen to it. I have absolutely nothing against it, I just listen to a ton of rap music. Rap gets me hype, so I really enjoy listening to it. I've always been a fan of the beat, not necessarily the lyrics. Apart from rap I enjoy all type of music, apart for screamo and heavy metal stuff...that isn't for me.

As the concert was going on...I just kept feeling God say to me..."How could you get away from listening to music like this."

My heart and my mind were racing because I knew that God was trying to do some work in me. Then I figured it out! God just wanted me to listen to some worship music again. It doesn't seem to big, but I really do listen to a ton of rap. Every day, throughout the day. It has become such a habit. I am not saying it's bad either, but when you add a little bit of worship music to your life, it totally changes you.

So I feel like God is challenging me to listen to at least one worship song a day. Whether it is in the shower, or if I drive somewhere, one song. Next thing you know it turns into two songs, then three, then four, then maybe that's all I will listen too.

I am extremely excited for this challenge because the music I have listened to the past couple years has been one of the main things that I would change about me if I could. I don't let rap music change the way I talk or think, but it's still not the best thing for me. It's one thing that has kind of held me back from being all in...every single part of me.

I challenge you to accept the challenge of listening to one worship song a day. It's at most 5 minutes of your day. I will do it. I am ready to watch God work and I hope that you are to.

If you do not know where to start, maybe try some Rend Collective!

Rescuer: Rend Collective

If I have learned one thing over the past couple of months, it is that when you feel God calling you to do something, you do it. So if God is calling you to listen to one worship song a day, do it and he will bless you greatly.