Singing or Listening

[jesusFREAK840]

Hey everyone!
I recently went on a youth retreat and I noticed that a friend I had met wasn't singing yet he was a very strong believer. I asked him why and he said it was just because he gets more out of it if he sits and listens to the words and meditates. So I was just wondering what do you think is better, to sing or listen? I personally LOVE to sing even though I know my voice is horrible lol! I will sing as loud as I can, maybe because the band is playing so loud that even if I was screaming you couldn't hear me but anyway just wondering what other people think!

 

[cblack]

I'm a singer, but i do understand where your friend is coming from. when i'm not leading i sometimes enjoy just sitting and listening for a song or to. even more so when its a weekend retreat and i'm doing a lot of singing and my voice just needs a rest.
laterz,

 

[LuvAngel]

I think both singing and listening are great. I love to sing along but ya know...you get touched in different ways so when you just sit and listen to the words of something it can be so powerful as well. But yeah, personally I like to sing most of the time.

 

[anett]

I think both singing and listening are great. I love to sing along but ya know...you get touched in different ways so when you just sit and listen to the words of something it can be so powerful as well. But yeah, personally I like to sing most of the time.

same here

 

[ConstanceB]

I love to sing harmony, and in a Vineyard worship & praise fest, I'm all over the chart. When I'm alone, or sometimes out and about and unaware, I hum -- seems to be a real song, but nothing I actually know; somebody asks what the song is, and I don't know. I really think God gave it to me as a stress-reducer, and I view it as a personal gift. However, there are times I'm overcome with the presence of God, and closing my eyes I just get lost in sounds and wonder at His presence.

Although -- at times, I have a cold and know I'm probably way off tune so I try hard to remain silent! cb

 

[Tekoa]

I personally love to sing and I get a lot more out of it when I sing and just lose myself in worship!


Tekoa

 

[Hawkster318]

I kow for me it is situational. I am in choir, so during Praise and Worship I am singing, but sometimes I don't sing and just get lost in Worship. During other choir performances I usually sing along when appropiate. If I am moved bu a song tho, I will just soak it up.

 

[swingnscream]

Hey everyone!
I recently went on a youth retreat and I noticed that a friend I had met wasn't singing yet he was a very strong believer. I asked him why and he said it was just because he gets more out of it if he sits and listens to the words and meditates. So I was just wondering what do you think is better, to sing or listen? I personally LOVE to sing even though I know my voice is horrible lol! I will sing as loud as I can, maybe because the band is playing so loud that even if I was screaming you couldn't hear me but anyway just wondering what other people think!

That rawks, good story!

I have to agree with your friend a whole lot. Singing is fun at times, and I love to sing when the band is loud or the music is louder than me; but there are definitely moments where either the song kinda gets hits home and God & I just start whispering to each other, or even with the words that are in the song ...I just find I come up speechless before God. I love that some songs are exactally the words my heart has been searching for, but other times there's no explaining or no great way to express myself ...that's one reason I think even instrumentals can be very worshipful.
Worship is awesome, but since it's really our gift to God, not from God, we always have to be careful ...whatever we're doing, that we're not just going for the God-high and that it really is to do a service for God.

rock on,

 

[huntertim]

I understand but I dont. Now you have to understand where I am comming from... I'm a Worship Pastor... I want everyone to sing. Let me make a couple points.

1. Worship is for God and God alone.... the word is for man. Sure we reap the benefits of worship because it is in our worship that God can truly manifest himself in supernatural ways.

2. No where in the bible can you find scripture that states praise is a quite thing. In fact it is quite the oposite. In Rev. it says that the Heavens will thunder with Praise. Praise can not be done quietly.

3. Worship is different than Praise. You may be standing with your hands raised singing, the person on your right may have their face burried in their hands in brokeness, the person on your left may be lying postrate on the floore in worship, yet all are worshipping.

Just my thoughts

Blessings
Tim

 

[crimson_dragon]

I'm more of a singer. I love 2 get involved in the worship but I do like 2 listen 2.

 

[Starr SDA Living Word]

I LOVE TO SING AND LISTEN.

 

[rudo]

lm a singer {well its more like screaming} but l LOVE just shouting out singing to The Lord.Sometimes l do listen

 

[Emiliya]

I love sing to God. But sometimes I love listen song and open my heart for Spirit of God, but after I start again sing. I cannot not sing for God.

It is good to praise the Lord and make music to Your name,O Most High
Psalm 92:1

 

[xhristlives]

u need to have a good balance
we always have praise bands in our church and i will agree that it is often great to just listen, because u can share in the performers faith, but nothing can beat singing cos its like communicating directly to GOD and saying 'U R AMAZING, U RULE, I LOVE U'!!!!!!!

 

[mlove]

It depends...sometimes I'll sing, and other times I'll listen quietly. I love hearing others worship the Lord. Seriously, just hearing everyone around me singing God's praises is amazing.

 

[usuck]

god it just a figment of your desperation. dont start contradicting me just yet, first just thing about what i said.

 

[brother daniel]

My daughter Jewel Magie singing one of her songs soon to be released on a CD called Gathering of the Tribes.
http://www.townofbethel.com/russian1.htm
She will be part of a big Woodstock Nation Reunion in Bethel, New York in Aug., 2006 called, Eternity X.
Jewel, lives her life praising God

 

[imnotsure]

god is just a figment of your desperation, before you contradict me or delete this just think about it, my email is stapler.nemisis@gmail.com, for any questions.
ps just because i dont believe in god doesnt mean im an infidel
if u support free speach for all, dont report or delete this message.

ps.if you do do one of these you are denying people to express their own opinion online and you are censoring perfectly normal things. lets not live in a closed society

 

[xhristlives]

how can u claim u r Methodist if u dont believe in GOD?

 

[imnotsure]

lol