Music Monday - "Guard Your Heart" by 1GN
It's Music Monday! Today's pick is "Guard Your Heart" by 1GN. These days, it's hard to find songs with good musicality and positive, wholesome messages. Personally, I like pop and dance music, but the majority of songs in that genre sadly tend to have inappropriate lyrics. One reason why I like "Guard Your Heart" is because of the perfect blend of a pure, biblical message and great musicality. It has a fun beat and great lyrics that encourage. The song talks about guarding your heart from the temptations in this world and saving yourself for marriage. Though the ways of the world may look beautiful and easy, they're actually sugar-coated lies. Romans 12:2 says:
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
So you see, if you refrain from conforming to the pattern of this world, you'll be able to understand God's good, pleasing and perfect will.
Don't just live for the moment. Live for Jesus or, as Capital Kings and Royal Tailor sing, be "living for the other side." Every decision you make now affects what will happen after life. When you are tempted to give in, pray that you will "keep your faith and guard your heart," as it says in the song.
Proverbs 4:23-27 NIV (emphasis added) states:
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.
As 1GN say themselves,
Social media has dramatically changed the way we all communicate with one another. So much of our lives and interactions are now online. We often think we are safe there because it feels anonymous, but when we post something online - about ourselves or about someone else - it's there forever. It never goes away. We spend so much time on our mobile devices that we rarely realize how much damage can be done. The dangers are real. Plus, the images and messages hitting us in pop culture are often overly sexualized or filled with hate, bullying, violence and division. This is not the path God has called us to. As 1GN, we are about much more than music. 1GN is a movement. We can change the world only when we "give careful thought to our paths" and remain steadfast in all our ways. Our mission is to encourage each other to guard our hearts from these things, to protect our lives online, to overcome hate with love, and to live boldly for Christ, even while having fun. Haters gonna hate, but as Jesus taught us... love them anyway. Above all else, GUARD YOUR HEART! And let's UNITE! - Kayli, Lauryn and Carmen
Therefore...know your worth, because you are priceless, and GUARD YOUR HEART.
Great post. Amen, sister!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Genius Brothers! Great post. Good message :)
DeleteKeep up the good work, SoCalGal ;)
Thank you, @GeniusBrothersProductions and @EmilyGrace!
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