In my personal time with the Lord, one of my favorite tunes to sing right now is called "It's My Joy." It's a throwback (2003) praise song by the band Enter the Worship Circle. The lyrics are pretty plain and simple, and the sound the band strove for was very stripped-down and folksy. But it packs a punch, because some of the words used by the songwriter have a negative connotation.
I love to sing.
When I was young, I was heavy into the choir scene. You know the type - in my church's adult choir every Sunday morning, at youth choir every Sunday night, joined the extracurricular show choir at school, starting singing solos in front of my local congregation, etc. And I was a soprano...because that's what all good girls were. Sopranos. High ones, at that! In fact, I remember practicing in my room with Mariah Carey (the ultimate high soprano!) blaring on the boombox, thinking I sounded SO smooth when I could hit her notes or nail her runs.
When Chris Tomlin came out with his worship song "Enough," the words totally resonated with me. At that time, I had just left my hometown in pursuit of re-enrolling in college to complete a new degree path. I was single and very much in need of Christ to awaken a desire in me to be content in Him alone. I learned this song while I was working at a Christian youth camp that summer (Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters - seriously the best camp on earth!).


