The article also says:
What music does: It makes listeners more optimistic, joyful, friendly, relaxed, and calm, and helps vanish feelings of pessimism and sadness.
Perhaps this is why music is such an important part of worship for most people. And it seems the key to the effectiveness of the music is based on the individual's preference.
It seems it would be safe to assume that worship music functions the same way, helping us manage the pain in our lives and altering our moods. Sadly, many churches don't offer music that provides this for people. Many people are stuck with a style of worship that has been baptized as the correct or right style of worship. It would appear that someone's clamoring for a musical style in worship that is one which they prefer is valid. Worship is suppose to be an endurance test. It is not meant to test our character or our ability to stick with something that is boring, out of touch, and meaningless. It is meant to connect us with God, focus our attention on him, help us through the pain in our life. Is it an overstatement to say that only when we enjoy what we are hearing and singing do we truly reap the benefits of worship?
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Yes, but not by much.
Worship should be done in a fassion that engages us. But we should also be in the place to declare, "God, you are worthy of my praise, whether I feel like it or not." We should then worship as if we were motivated.
BUt I strong strongly agree that it should be a test. Worship leaders and churches need to meet people where they are in this place.
And in general, I'm distressed to not find Jazz used to worship, or Hardcore, Rap, or every other style in existance. The PURPOSE of music is to praise God, and it's not being used that way.
Just putting in my $1.50
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