In the same way, because the music we listen to on our stereo has been completely removed from the context of both the performer and the performance, we can be easily lulled into thinking that the relationship between them no longer exists. Don't kid yourself - it does. When listening to a song, then, we need to mentally note that we are, in ef fect, inviting the writer and the performer of that song into our home and asking them to minister to us. Consider the song's lyrics as well as the thoughts and emo tions it produces. But beyond this, we need to also consider the song's effect on us.
Some love songs are great - in their place.
Music that generates emotions which run contrary to this divine plan should be avoided at all costs. She knew - it had happened to her. Personally, I'm convinced that when we finally go beyond the veil and understand what really went down in this life, we are going to see that the human pain suffered as a result of marriages failing because of overly sen timental views of love will far outweigh the ravages of illicit sex, drugs, violence, occult philosophy, or any of the other sins that contemporary music has glorified. Those sins would never have taken hold in a culture where the family was strong and secure. We live today in a culture where the human ego reigns supreme and unbridled.