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What do you Joy Net think about this topic? with love and prayers Wilson Thomas (Singapore) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilson Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:42 PM Subject: Film songs and Devotional Songs > Dear friends in Christ, > > Last week one of my friend shifted to my area and I went to his house to > help him out in arranging his things. While we work my friend started > playing old super hit Malayalam film songs. Sadness, despair, love ... I > don't know why I could stand hearing to those songs, yet I asked him > "friend, can you please play some devotional songs?". Without any objection > he played some devotional songs and I worked happily then after. > > Don't get confused... I am not against listening to film songs. It is up to > you. This is just a sharing only ... > > I am musician... I sing, I play keyboard, Rhythm Guitar, Thabala. I used to > go for many programs when I was in Kerala (for pocket money). No body, > except my 2nd brother, ever defeated me in "Anthakshary" of Malayalam film > songs as I had a huge selected collections (almost 25 cassettes) of old > Malayalam songs + other latest songs. For some rare collections I even > bribed an AIR staff through an agent! I was also in the church choir since I > was a boy until I left Kerala for studies to Bangalore. > > After reaching here in Singapore (since 9 years) I started joining prayer > groups. God also put me in a Church choir where we gather once in a month > for Malayalam Mass. Once I started realizing that all our talents are gift > of God I decided that I will not use my talents for public performance other > than devotional. After that God used my talent for many retreats conducted > in Singapore. I play for all JY programs and Malayalam Mass in Singapore as > well. Praise the Lord! > > Two years before I asked myself why your private life is different from > public as I enjoy all sorts of music and films at home. So I decided that I > will never play or sing any film songs. I threw all my collections away and > started collecting devotional songs. Since then I never gave my ear to films > songs. > > I did not noticed the difference that happened in my life. Unlike Kerala you > can hardly hear films songs in Singapore streets. Further, all the gathering > I go here are prayer related and hence there is no chance to hear or talk > about films songs. But last week at my friends house I realized that the > decision I took was not just a sacrifice, but a blessing! > > Praise the Lord > > Wilson Thomas > Singapore =============================================================================== This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===============================================================================
