I haven't blogged in a super long time. I figured it was about time to pick it back up.
I've been in Spokane for the past week with an abundance of alone time and I have been trying to decipher what stirs my affections for Christ and I have found interesting things.
By "affections" I simply mean inclinations of the heart or mind. What inclines me to think about and meditate on Christ. I could do the obvious "christian" things that apply to everybody but I don't feel like it. Ill name a few of them.
Prayer, Bible reading, Worship Music, Communion, Fellowship, Repentance.
The one that I have been thinking about lately that stirs my affections is....
Sad songs.
It is very strange. Something about a good sad song makes me think about Christ. I have realized that I really love two types of sad songs in particular. Type one is just good-old-fashioned sad. The type where the artist is so broken you almost feel uncomfortable listening to it. You listen to it and you think "ouch". The reason this is because by understanding the Gospel, you come to really appreciate brokenness. It is one thing that EVERYONE relates to. I listen to these songs and think of how thankful I am that I will experience this in my life but I will have a lasting joy through it.
The second type is what John Mayer would call "sad hope". The hope of redemption after love-loss. I believe that this is the human condition. This is the story of humanity. Idols fail us and we need redemption. Jesus is the ultimate redeemer and ultimately what "sad hope" is hoping for even if the person doesn't know it.
Jesus is the ultimate redemption after love-loss.
Here is an example of Type 1 and 2 that has been in my head all day long.
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