Not Gonna Worry

April 13, 2018 (Friday)
I don’t know much about some genres of music but it seems to me the song for today has a “soft jazz” or “soft blues” sound. You are welcome to correct me. The words, however, are those of a person experiencing peace of mind.
Years ago, Norman Vincent Peale wrote a book entitled “The Power of Positive Thinking.” It was a best seller for years. Conservative preachers like me scoffed at it, thinking that it offered a new way of salvation. We should have read it. When I finally read it, I discovered a marvelous way of life. We should try looking on the bright side of life. We should consciously purge ourselves of cynicism, worry, negative thinking, and all that sort of thing because it only “brings us down.” Emphasizing the good things in life increases our faith and helps us to have assurance that God “has the whole thing in His hands.”
This song captures those thoughts with a choice of words that are fascinating, captivating, and inspirational. Sung by the Gaither vocal band, it came out in 2002.