"Behind this curtain there is, a heart that's hurtin, it's been taking a beating; it's starting to fall apart. And I feel like such an easy target, dodging bullets, I'm exhausted. How can every moment be this hard? I'm holding nothing back from you, doesn't really matter what I lose. Got a heart that's open, I'm broken, and I want you to know; Jesus, I don't want anything coming in between you and me. Jesus, it doesn't matter what I have to go through, I'm holding nothing back, nothing back from you." -"Holding Nothing back" by Ryan Stevenson
One of the things that got me through my hardest struggles and situations, is the music I listen to. You find that music influences your brain in a great way; it almost teaches you how to act. For instance; if you're listening to a loud, up-beat song, you'll most likely be dancing around, or walking/running a little bit faster. Same with if you listen to a sad song, you might relate it to a recent/old sad experience you've once gone through and feel even more worse as you listen to the song. There was one point in my life where I never listened to Christian music at all; in fact, every time my mother put it on the car radio, I got so annoyed that I would put my headphones in and listen to my own music. It wasn't until I found my favorite Christian artist, Josh Wilson, that I actually was able to feel the meaning and truth in the songs and they made me feel closer to Jesus and helped tremendously to make my problems go away. I hope that these songs can help with whatever mood you're feeling and/or what situation you're in.
Plan/Purpose for your life:
Anxiety:
Insecurity/Working to be better
Depression/Sadness:
Friendship/Arguments/Losing friends;
Being in love:
Feeling like what you did can't be forgiven:
Confidence in believing in God and yourself:
Feeling Alone:
Doubt:
Helping others out:
Happy:
Deeper Meaning:
Worshipping God alone:
Upbeat Worship songs:
My personal favorite (Christian) songs:
Plan/Purpose for your life:
- I'll show you how to live by Sanctus Real
Anxiety:
- Carry Me by Josh Wilson
- Pray by Sanctus Real
Insecurity/Working to be better
- Like I Am by City Harbor
- Fix my Eyes by For KING AND COUNTRY
- Listen by Josh Wilson
- Loud and Clear by Colton Dixon
- Here I Am Anyway by Josh Wilson
- Never Going back to OK by The Afters
- Enemy by Newsboys
- Forgiven by Sanctus Real
Depression/Sadness:
- Before the Morning by Josh Wilson
- Worn by Tenth Avenue North
- You Are I Am by Mercy Me
- Healing Beings by Tenth Avenue North
- The Hurt and the Healer by Mercy Me
- It's Not Over Yet by FOR KING AND COUNTRY
- Lift it Up by City Harbor
- Save a Place for Me by Matthew West
Friendship/Arguments/Losing friends;
- No Man is an Island by Tenth Avenue North
- People Change by For KING AND COUNTRY
- Losing by Tenth Avenue North
Being in love:
- This is Love by For KING AND COUNTRY
- One Safe Soul by Josh Wilson
- Always only You by Josh Wilson
- Thank God I got Her by Jonny Diaz
- Without You by For KING AND COUNTRY Ft. Courtney
- In My Eyes by The Afters
- Love is in the Air by The Afters
- Moments like this by The Afters
- How to Fall by Josh Wilson
Feeling like what you did can't be forgiven:
- Find Your Way by The Afters
- Grace Enough for You by Josh Wilson
- Mercy by Phil Wickham
- Come However You Are by City Harbor
Confidence in believing in God and yourself:
- Believer by Audio Adrenaline
- Here I Am by Downhere
- Hello, My Name Is by Matthew West
- We are the Broken by Matthew West
- I Am Yours by The Afters
Feeling Alone:
- Never Gone by Colton Dixon
Doubt:
- Right in Front of Me by Josh Wilson
Helping others out:
- Pushing Back the Dark by Josh Wilson
- I'll be the Light by Colton Dixon
Happy:
- This Is Amazing Grace by Phil Wickham
- You are my King (Amazing Love) by Newsboys
Deeper Meaning:
- Do You Want to Know by Josh Wilson
Worshipping God alone:
- I Need you, I Love You, I Want You by Tenth Avenue North
- The Spark by Tenth Avenue North
- We Believe by Newsboys
- Sing by Josh Wilson
Upbeat Worship songs:
- That's How you Change the World by Newsboys
- Restart by Newsboys
- Go Glow by Newsboys
- Fishers of Men by Newsboys
- (Basically a lot of Newsboys songs)
My personal favorite (Christian) songs:
- Before the Morning by Josh Wilson
- Pushing past the dark by Josh Wilson
- Hope in Front of me by Danny Gokey
- Holding Nothing Back by Ryan Stevenson
- Words I would Say by Sidewalk Prophets
- Every Good Thing by The Afters
- It's Not Over Yet by For King and Country
- Fishers of Men by Newsboys
- More of You by Colton Dixon
- Never Gone by Colton Dixon