10 October 2014
Dear God-tracker
God-tracking is chasing away the blues
A while back I produced a
30 second radio spot for a local radio station called, The Blues Breaker. The
spot was designed to chase away the blues of those who felt down in the mouth
on a Monday morning. One of these 30 second Blues Breakers went like this: “A Psalmist who had the blues once said, ‘Why are you
downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me?’ Sound familiar? Well this guy
went on to say, ‘Put your hope in God, for I will yet
praise him, my Savior and my God.’ ”
What has come to be known as the
blues is a melancholic style of music with an
African American folk origin, typically in a twelve-bar sequence. It developed
in the rural slave communities of southern USA towards the end of the 19th
century. Folk were forced to work the cotton fields in despair and dejection,
longing back to families in their homelands from where they were stolen by the
slave trade. Understandably, this music was originally sad and depressive.
However, today this style of music has developed into a legitimate genre known
as rhythm and blues. I’ve
heard it said that the music of the psalms is packed with “the blues”. We read one instance of this above where the
Sons of Korah wailed to God that their souls were downcast. Yet, there is
always expectation in the psalms of the blues as when we read that our God is always
our hope!
So, if you’re feeling a little down in the mouth today, allow this
psalm to lift up your head and chase away those blues: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet
waters, he restores my soul. He guides me
in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even
though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table
before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the
house of the Lord forever.” Now, ain’t that good news?!
God-tracking
is chasing away the blues
Be strong
Dudley
It’s all in the Book…
Psalm 42
Psalm 42
Psalm 23
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Verse of the Week
Psalm 52:9
I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope,
for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your
saints.
Quote of
the Week
Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes
“We can walk without fear, full of hope and courage
and strength... waiting for the endless good which God is always giving as fast
as He can get us to take it in.” --- George Macdonald
Don’t Give Up, Look Up!
Look up and Fix Your
Eyes on Jesus!
I will
continue to acknowledge you in all my ways and place my hope in the fact that
you will direct my paths for your name sake
“Dear Lord, I’ll admit that I’m
feeling a little blue today. Somehow things seem to be going wrong for me at
the moment. I feel downcast in my soul. But, I know my hope is not in man or in
circumstance but in you, alone. So, today I will not give up, I will look up into
the wonderful secure face of Christ and place my hope in you. Thank you that
you are my shepherd and that you lead me beside quite waters. Thank you that
you restore my soul and guide me through that valley of the shadow. I praise
you, Lord, because I know you have a plan for my life. Therefore, I will
continue to acknowledge you in all my ways and place my hope in the fact that
you will direct my paths for your name sake. Amen.”
If you want more prayer
then email dudley@godtracker.co.uk
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GodTracker and trACker owe their origins to an international Christian radio programme produced by Dudley Anderson called, OnTrack. Although OnTrack went off-air in 2005, trACker has continued to help people to track God's plans and purposes for their lives since July 2003.
GodTracker and trACker owe their origins to an international Christian radio programme produced by Dudley Anderson called, OnTrack. Although OnTrack went off-air in 2005, trACker has continued to help people to track God's plans and purposes for their lives since July 2003.
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