Music is my Therapy

Song: Til the Day I Die Artist: TobyMac feat. NF Teaching in Jerusalem Read and Ponder: Matthew 21:17– 46 , 22 - 23 How can you apply the lessons of the scriptures to your own life? - By repenting and casting out the hypocrisy I see within myself. By humbling myself as that of a child and moving forward with greater faith, belief and trust in Jesus Christ. Be prepared...this one's a banger! Very different from the type of music I typically share during this particular holiday season. This song is upbeat and "cool" enough to listen to while getting in a good work out or even jamming to in the car but with a message of commitment, praise and honor to God every day of your life! I love me a good pump up song with an even better message! 👊🙏 And after reading the above scriptures, feeling I'm more like the Pharisees and Sadducees then the humble publicans and harlots, especially when some of the parables still seem a little confusing and I don't quite understand the...

Song: Fear Is Not Welcome Artist: BYU Vocal Point feat. Brian Courtney Wilson The Cleansing of the Temple: Read and Ponder Matthew 21:12-16 , Mark 11:15-18 How can you cleanse your own heart and mind to prepare yourself to hear Jesus’s teachings? - By more sincerely repenting and making my prayers more meaningful. By spending time studying and pondering on the words of Christ each day. By spending less time on my phone and other distractions and more time in prayer and thoughtful reflection. This song is another new anthem for my life... "I made a friend of the fear I have been feeling" ... wow. Accurate...but... " FEAR is NOT WELCOME. FEAR is NOT WELCOME. FEAR is NOT WELCOME in my HEART anymore. I'm casting it away by the POWER in Your name. FEAR is NOT WELCOME in my HEART anymore! " 💚  Jesus Christ is the only source I can look to, to take the fear away. I pray that I will have the faith to let Him. 🙏

Song: Start Over Artist: FLAME feat. NF Happy Palm Sunday! ⸙ 🤲 Matthew 21:1-11 , Luke 19:29–44 This week I will be busy spending quality time with family and finding time to study the final week of the Savior's mortality. So here, I will be sharing one, beautiful, uplifting song about Jesus Christ each day leading up to Easter. As I do so, I pray for an extra measure of peace and hope in my life. I had another one of "those" nights last night where I felt the darkness surround me and threaten to swallow me whole. I woke up early this morning to find the sun shining through my window and bringing with it the hope and light of Christ. As I celebrate His life this week, I pray to always see the light even during the dark moments. 🙏 This song is my new ANTHEM!! 🙌🙏💚 I promise this is the last NF song you'll hear from me for a while 😉 (even though this is technically not his song, he's just the feature). Regardless, the message is incredible. It's the re-s...

Song: I'll Keep On Artist: NF feat. Jeremiah Carlson It's ONLY appropriate that I end March with more NF! He has defined my entire month and set me on my own " Search " for " HOPE ." Also, I just found out that  TODAY, March 30th is none other than the man, the myth, the legend himself, NATHAN FEUERSTEIN'S birthday! 🥳🎉 How fitting!  OK, onto the song... I had a very restless night that turned into a very anxious and paranoid morning. I've been a bag of emotions all day; anger, fear, stress, disappointment, anxious, annoyed, you name it! I felt so disappointed with myself after throwing my "anxiety-induced" temper-tantrum this morning. It's exhausting to live like this day after day. To live with so much...negativity. I try to think more positively and focus on the good but I don't feel strong enough. I give into the fear and anger and the frustration so easily. I don't feel like I'm in control of my own thoughts and f...

Song: MOTTO Artist: NF NF dropped another single not long ago and this is my first time hearing it/watching the video! Note: This is NOT related to the " NF JOURNEY " it's just new music! Hahahaha!! 😆 OK...I see what he's doing here. NF is SAVAGE! He really doesn't care about "celebrity" culture or Hollywood at all and is letting it be known ( "Hollywood, Hollywood, hope Nate doesn't go Hollywood."   I don't think we need to worry about that ever again after this!). I think the song is good on it's own, definitely unique and different from anything I've heard from him before, but it's SO MUCH BETTER with the video! Nate is so over the top here and I LOVE it! Looks like he's having a ball! We love to see happy Nate! 😍 And watching this BTS video makes me even happier! He seems so at ease and confident with himself. It's inspiring. Also, this is the most "pop" sounding song I've ever heard from ...

Song: HOPE Artist: NF I'VE MADE IT!!! HOPE !! THE FINAL STOP (SO FAR) ON THE NF JOURNEY!!! I CANNOT WAIT!! 😭🙌 As you may know, if you've been following my journey going on this "NF Journey" then you will know I've actually already heard this song before, but I HAVE NOT seen the video yet. I'm so glad I waited because I just KNOW there's going to be so many connections and callbacks to past videos and songs and moments from along this journey that will be shown. So happy I took my brothers advice and waited to watch until I really "got to know him." The song hit an emotional nerve for me when I first listened to it so I can only imagine what the video will do to me! 😭😭 I have not allowed myself to go back and listen to this song since the beginning of March when I first started down this rabbit hole (which is almost exactly one month ago to the day! ). I do feel like I cheated a little bit by hearing this song before going back and list...

This talk hit me as hard as an NF song! 👊😂 Yeah, I'm a STAN , judge me! A STAN of NF, Michelle D. Craig , Russell M. Nelson , and  (most importantly) Jesus!  This talk hit me like a ton of bricks and seems to be yet another slap in my face to WAKE UP and CHANGE . Take action ( "these words are only words until they actions" ). Seek help. Seek God and put him first ( " If you got questions or you need advice, then talk to God  'cause He's the only one that listens even when you think He isn't " ).  Michelle D. Craig literally has BARZZZZ ! 🔥💓 I probably only noticed because I've been listening to NF all month long but...he could write a song based on this woman's sermon!  EXCERPTS: When your faith, your family, or your future are challenged— when you wonder why life is so hard when you are doing your best to live the gospel—remember that the Lord told us to expect troubles. Troubles are part of the plan and do not mean you’ve been aban...