We know from Scripture that David was a skilled musician and loved to worship the Lord with his music. Look no further than how many of the biblical Psalms David wrote! (At least 73, probably more.) I’m convinced that part of the reason David’s playing helped to refresh Saul was because the music he played was likely focused upon the Lord. By feeding his mind with the God-focused music of David, Saul’s mind was turned from self to God. As a pastor of mine in college would have said, by focusing on Jesus Saul was able to change his “stinkin’ thinkin’”!

As we finished our study of verses 14-23, we were challenged about what it is that we feed our own minds. What do you watch? What do you listen to on your iPod? All of it feeds your soul, it affects you mentally and spiritually. We were challenged to take just 10 days and listen to nothing but Jesus-honoring music, just to see how it might affect you.

Here’s something else that you might try. For the month of November you can download the audio book of “Desiring God” by John Piper for FREE. It’s a great book, and a challenging one. In fact, most people would probably say it’s too deep to throw at bunch of teenagers. But I’m not most people, I’m all for challenging you to think deeply and biblically (especially as a teenager!). So hear me ahead of time, this book will stretch you. And to be honest the recording of it will probably seem dull or archaic to you… And sometimes you’ll hear a big word and be like, “huh??”… And to get much out of it you’ll probably have to listen to some parts more than once… But if you’re willing to do the hard work of thinking through it, I promise God will use it to draw you closer to him. So if you’re up for the challenge, go download it, throw it on your iPod, pull out your Bible and a journal, and feed your mind and soul with it for the next few weeks!

You can download it here: Desiring God – Free Audio Book

FYI, when you get there it’ll say it costs $16.98, but add it to your cart, sign up for an account, go to check out and use the coupon code DG2009. It’ll ring up for $0.00 and you can download it for free! But hurry, it’s only for the month of November! (If you’ve got an iPod, get the Apple Optimized version.)