I don’t like this song

I get hung up in the fact that I don’t like certain worship songs. Because, y’know, it’s all about me and my preferences.

I was convicted of this several years ago after a worship service while my husband and I were driving home. The worship band had done a song that morning that I loved. It was a song I had heard on the radio a few times and had thought how much I would love to hear it in worship. It had to do with missions and reaching out to people in Jesus’ name. (I’m a sucker for anything mission related.) When the worship band began to play it, I was ecstatic and was immediately swept away in the spirit of worship.

As we drove home, my husband commented on the song.

“I couldn’t stand that song. It was so repetitive. I couldn’t wait for it to be over.”

For a second, I was stunned. How could he not be moved by the glorious message in that song?

Then I thought back a few weeks. A song that I simply could not stand had been done in worship. Shortly after, I heard a friend share how it was one of her favorite songs. Every time they did the song, it totally spoke to her. I smiled and kept my opinions to myself.

Every song will not speak to every person. And that’s okay. Different styles and lyrics and messages appeal to and reach out to different people.

I have to remind myself when I’m rolling my eyes at a certain song that someone a few seats down may be having a real coming-to-Jesus moment. Rather than complain about the song, I should simply focus on my God and wait for the next song that may move me.