What are you listening to?

Have you ever wondered, "Where did that thought come from?"

Sometimes we have thoughts pop into our head that we really don't like. Something that is sad, or depressing, or perhaps it's a negative thought about someone else.

Many of us have found that this happens less frequently when we have filled our minds with precious verses and promises from the Bible, and also when we are "making melody in our hearts to the Lord." Often those "heart melodies" spill out onto our lips and we find ourselves humming or singing during our day -- and the words of those songs and hymns are good things to think on!

Recently I've had a wonderful old hymn in my mind:

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.

This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long;
this is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.

Perfect submission, perfect delight,
visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
angels descending bring from above
echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
 
Perfect submission, all is at rest;
I in my Savior am happy and blest,
watching and waiting, looking above,
filled with his goodness, lost in his love.

This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long;
this is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.

What are you listening to, today?