music 2 your ears?

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I love to play it, sing it, even write it. Any problems we find in 
music is mostly in the attitude. We recently had a very well known 
choir at our church. They're awsome but....   Well let's just say that 
they were better last year. I never never never want to trade the 
annointing in my music for fame or wealth!! It is just NOT worth the 
trade!! 
    The big problem with this choir was the way some of the people in 
the choir moved. You see, if someone gets up there and dances unto the 
Lord, who am I to put them down?! David even danced his clothes off but 
it was "unto the Lord". The people in this choir were not moving as 
"unto the Lord". The moves were very "suggestive". Now not all of the 
people in the choir were like this. Most of them were very sincere but 
it only takes "one person on the front row" to ruin it for the rest of 
the group. I tell our choir not to even get on the platform if the 
heart is not right. It only takes one person to block the annointing 
and it's not worth it. 
    I don't ever want to lose my focus! It's too easy to get in front 
of people and forget what our purpose is. It's too easy to put "self" 
on a pedistal instead of "God" when you're in the music ministry. One 
of my consistant prayers is "God, help me to remove myself so You can 
do the work. Let these hands become Your hands so I can reach out and 
get this message to a hurting heart. Let this voice become Yours and 
let my eyes see through Your eyes so I can see a soul the way You see 
them. I want to be an instrument in Your hands, Lord so you can use me 
for Your glory". 
    When the heart is right and the attitude is right then the music 
will be right also. You can try the spirits and you can tell. 
    God bless you greatly!!
    Laurie Gibson  =)
    

You wrote: 
>I became
>involved in a discussion with a few people about music.
>	*I* personally feel that today's "christian" music is not
>that christian anymore.  I personally listen to mostly Black
>Gospel but even then I am careful.  I try to pick out the gospel
>that will edify my soul and not the type that I like to call "show"
>choirs.
>	My question would be this, I am curious to see what
>other churches say about this *and* I am curious to see what
>everyones personal beliefs are on this?
>	The answers will help my bro-in-law(youth director)
>decide on what type of guidlines to set down on music for the
>youth.
>     _______________________________________