Hey Peeps!
There is a song that I absolutely love but don't play very often ("Missing", Everything But The Girl, radio remix) because when I do, something in my heart has often responded by yelping, "OOOOUUUCCCHHH!!!"
At first, I couldn't understand why because it's a very old song (1994), but then I realized that this song was playing on the radio all the time when I was going through a very turbulent relationship in my life.
I couldn't play it for years afterward without wincing... But occasionally, I felt as if God was actually nudging me to play it now and then... because it seems to trigger any leftover pain I have from that time, and it's a chance for God to do a check-up on my heart: "Are you still mad about so-and-so?" "Have you forgiven this or that person?" "Do these lyrics still seem to represent how you feel, or are you willing to put all this behind you?" Every time I heard it, I felt as if God was trying to get me to do what I needed to do (repent, confess a sin, etc.) in order to chip away at that once-seemingly huge block of negative emotions.
On a whim, I played this song a couple of days ago... and for the first time in so long, I could just enjoy the song (and life) without having any searing memories come back. I took it as a sign that God had completed His work in this area of my life (now moving on to the other 8,432 things I'm sure He wants me to deal with!)
* Do any of you have these kinds of experiences/reactions to songs, places, food, etc.?
* Are you able to get past it, or do you have to give them up?
* Do you keep trying to go back to that old favorite (no matter how much it hurts), or do you just move on to different things?
I would love to hear about your experiences and how you've coped.
Thanks for sharing!
There is a song that I absolutely love but don't play very often ("Missing", Everything But The Girl, radio remix) because when I do, something in my heart has often responded by yelping, "OOOOUUUCCCHHH!!!"
At first, I couldn't understand why because it's a very old song (1994), but then I realized that this song was playing on the radio all the time when I was going through a very turbulent relationship in my life.
I couldn't play it for years afterward without wincing... But occasionally, I felt as if God was actually nudging me to play it now and then... because it seems to trigger any leftover pain I have from that time, and it's a chance for God to do a check-up on my heart: "Are you still mad about so-and-so?" "Have you forgiven this or that person?" "Do these lyrics still seem to represent how you feel, or are you willing to put all this behind you?" Every time I heard it, I felt as if God was trying to get me to do what I needed to do (repent, confess a sin, etc.) in order to chip away at that once-seemingly huge block of negative emotions.
On a whim, I played this song a couple of days ago... and for the first time in so long, I could just enjoy the song (and life) without having any searing memories come back. I took it as a sign that God had completed His work in this area of my life (now moving on to the other 8,432 things I'm sure He wants me to deal with!)
* Do any of you have these kinds of experiences/reactions to songs, places, food, etc.?
* Are you able to get past it, or do you have to give them up?
* Do you keep trying to go back to that old favorite (no matter how much it hurts), or do you just move on to different things?
I would love to hear about your experiences and how you've coped.
Thanks for sharing!