Anchor

This week I am going to write about "Anchor" by Colton Dixon. The song is great in getting it's message across that we all need an anchor to hold us through the storm. And a cool thing about this song is that it fits perfectly with Hebrews 6:19a which goes, "We have this hope as an anchor for the soul firm and secure." I don't know if that was Colton's intention to get the song to match so well with the verse or not.
In the first part of Hebrews 6:19a it talks about having hope. There is a line the song that specifically relates to hope. "This is my only hope/ that you'll never let me go." The hope in the verse is talking about having hope in something that is secure, like the anchor. In the song, it talks about how our only hope is that God will hold you and never let go of you. The use of the word "only" makes me think that up until this point you have tried other things to keep you in your place during the storm, but they let you keep floating and they didn't help. God is the only one who can hold us strong through the storm when we place our hope in him.
The next part talks about the anchor. Before I can go any father, I think it is important to think about what an anchor does. An anchor is something that you drop in the water to keep a ship in one place. The anchor is buried in the ground from the weight, and it is unmovable. If you think about God as our anchor, he is something that is unchanging, and he is there to keep you in place. He is always there for you and he is something you can always depend on and put your hope in.
The last part talks about the soul that is anchored. Like the ship, you need something to hold your soul in place, or else you can float away and crash into objects that will harm you. I love the bridge of the song which is "Save our soul, save our soul, save our soul." over and over again. It is a cry out to God that we do need an anchor, and we need the anchor to save us from the danger up ahead.
In the verse and in the song we can see how when we place our hope in God as our anchor, he is going to hold us through the storm. He is the one who is going to keep us from hitting dangerous objects or completely falling over a waterfall.

Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you so much for being our anchor through the storm. I place my hope in you first becasue I know that you will be there, secure and firm. Thank you for this song as a reminder that we always have someone to hold us through the storm. Amen.

Anchor Lyric Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0v2ewdh4Hs

Casting Crowns Songs

I have to admit that I am still trying to get use to having a post Sunday night. today's post is going to be the links to the other Casting Crowns songs that I did on my other blog. Take the time to read them during this week. Enjoy!

Praise You in This Storm
http://thekaitlynshow.blogspot.com/2013/11/song-break-down-praise-you-in-this-storm.html
East to West
http://thekaitlynshow.blogspot.com/2013/11/song-break-down-east-to-west.html
Who Am I
http://thekaitlynshow.blogspot.com/2013/12/song-break-down-who-am-i.html
My Own Worst Enemy
http://thekaitlynshow.blogspot.com/2013/12/song-break-down-my-own-worst-enemy.html
Stained Glass Masquerade
http://thekaitlynshow.blogspot.com/2013/12/song-break-down-stained-glass-maquerade.html
Set Me Free
http://thekaitlynshow.blogspot.com/2013/12/song-break-down-set-me-free.html
Does Anybody Hear Her
http://thekaitlynshow.blogspot.com/2013/12/song-break-down-does-anybody-hear-her.html
Thrive
http://thekaitlynshow.blogspot.com/2013/12/song-break-down-thrive.html

Praise You In This Storm

The first song that I am going to write about is “Praise You in the Storm” by Casting Crowns. I know I covered this song on my other blog a little over a year ago, but between then and now so much has happened and I have done more research on this song that I need to write about it again.

What I love about this song is how versatile it is. You can fit it to any trial, or storm, or situation. For those who don’t know, the song stemmed from a memory that Mark Hall, lead singer of Casting Crowns, had of a girl named Erin Browning. Erin did a dance to “Here I Go Again”, another song by Casting Crowns, and her public school. Erin had cancer, and this song was penned for her about her experience, and her faith. Erin passed away before Casting Crowns could play the song for her, but the song is about her and her family, still praising God through the storm. The reason why this song caught my attention again is that doctors are 90% sure that Mark Hall now has a cancer in his kidney, and he is going into surgery to have his kidney removed. Now when this first came out, he posted about it on Facebook and social media, and on the bottom of the post was “Praise Him in this Storm,” and really on any other posts that they have had, it ends with that same theme of praising God in the storm. It blows my mind that they receive news like this, but they are still praising God, for that doesn’t happen in society. If something goes wrong, we get angry and we want to blame anyone, even God for our problems. The thing is that we need to continue to praise God in our storms and Mark Hall, and his family, and Casting Crowns aren’t the first ones to put this idea into practice. We can look at Job for another example of this. Job lost pretty much everything, his crops, animals, servants, and family. Job had nothing, and through all this he praised God.

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,

And naked I depart.

The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;

May the name of the Lord be praised. (Job 1:21)”

To praise God like this when he just lost everything, takes incredible faith. But the story continues and verse 22 says, “In all of this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.” Job lost everything, and it would have been super easy to blame God, but he didn’t and neither should we. We need to become more like Job or Mark, and praise God whenever we go through storms, and that is the point of this song. We have the ability to turn to this song and praise God, even when we don’t feel like doing so. It also blows my mind how Casting Crowns worked in a couple of verse from the Bible that goes,

I lift my eyes unto the hills

Where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord

The Maker of Heaven and Earth (Psalms 121:1-2)

Not only are we able to praise God through this song, but it comes as a great reminder that our help comes from God. The same God who made the universe and everything inside, the same God who died for our sins, is here to help us through the storms. We can find peace in the fact that he is with us through the storm, and it makes it that much easier to praise Him.

Dear Heavenly Father,

I want to praise you for all that you have done for me, for dying on the cross for my sins, and for you love and grace that is new every day. Thank you for being with me in the storms of my life. I pray for Mark Hall that you will allow the surgery to go well, and that the cancer doesn’t spread out of his kidney. Thank you for this song and for you constant love. Amen.  

Introduction

This is my first post on this blog. If you follow me then you know that I write the Kaitlyn Show, which is another Christian blog for teens. On that blog, I did a series called Song Break Down, where I would break down a song, and relate it to the Bible. I love writing those posts, but I didn't want them to take over my other blog, so I created this one. This will just focus on music and how it relates to the Bible, and life. I will post once a week, on Sunday night, so that way you can start your week off on a positive note.