Hello, hello Friends! 🙂
I’m really excited about this post because I’ve been planning it for awhile now, and it’s a much lighter topic than most of the other things I’ve posted this month!
People say that laughter is the best medicine, but laughter comes in third for me.
First, of course, is Jesus. Jesus is hands down the best medicine for any kind of hurt.
Second would then be music, which is what I’m talking about today. More specifically, I’m talking about music that helps me get through tougher times.
There’s a little of everything in here, Christian, secular, rock, ballads, you name it.
Let me know which songs you liked and which ones you didn’t, and if you have any recommendations for me to add to my list in the future 🙂
DISCLAIMER: I don’t own any of these songs, or the videos that accompany them. I just love them a lot!
All videos should open in new windows/tabs, but I apologize in advance if I missed any! 🙂
- Because He Lives (Amen) – Matt Maher
- Honestly – VOTA
- Guide You Home – Remedy Drive
- Fix You – Coldplay (&the version by Colton Dixon is pretty great, too! Although I know many people disagree with me, and that’s okay.)
- Never Surrender – Skillet
- Alright – VOTA
- Lay ‘Em Down – NEEDTOBREATHE
- Perfect – P!nk (Clean version!)
- Moved By Mercy – Matthew West
- By The Grace of God – Katy Perry
- Stand – Rascal Flatts
- Move – MercyMe
- Sanctuary – Paradise Fears (+The updated version is beautiful! I actually couldn’t find the official version with the “Sancturary speech” which was what I was searching for, but this acoustic version has it and it’s just as good. I have goosebumps, you guys!)
- Kitchen Sink – twenty one pilots
- Those Nights – Skillet
- Close Your Eyes – VOTA
- Your Love Never Fails – Jesus Culture
- Goner – twenty one pilots (Note, this one starts out kinda dark, but it picks up!)
- Beautiful – MercyMe
- By Your Side – Tenth Avenue North
- Do Something – Matthew West
- Be OK – To Tell (Since To Tell has disbanded, a lot of their music has disappeared from the Internet — which is sad because they were an incredible band. All is not lost, though, because this great acoustic version is still floating around!)
- Not Today – twenty one pilots
- Get Back Up – TobyMac
- The Story of Your Life – Matthew West
- Truce – twenty one pilots
- The Last Night – Skillet
- Stand By Me – Ben E. King / Jimmy Needham
- Move Along – The All-American Rejects
- If You’re Going Through Hell – Rodney Atkins
- You Are More – Tenth Avenue North
- More – Matthew West (I actually prefer the acoustic version because it’s the one I heard first, but that’s just me!)
- Porcelain – Marianas Trench
- Wait and See – Brandon Heath
- My Wish – Rascal Flatts
- The End – Matthew West
- Scars – Colton Dixon
- Sick of It – Skillet *PLEASE BE AWARE, THIS SONG MENTIONS SELF HARM! Stay safe, Friends!*
- Hold On – TobyMac
- Strong Enough – Matthew West
- So Small – Carrie Underwood
- Bird Set Free – Sia
- Love Won’t Quit On Us – MIKESCHAIR
- Lean on Me – DC Talk / Bill Withers / Steven Tyler
- Take A Breath – Jonas Brothers (Leave it to me to be the lame person that still listens to the Jonas Brothers in 2016 ;P )
- Beside You – Marianas Trench
- Fall Apart – Josh Wilson
- Let Mercy Hold You – Jason Crabb / Me in Motion
- Worn – Tenth Avenue North
- Through Smoke – NEEDTOBREATHE
- Alright – MercyMe
- Scars – Jonny Diaz * This song mentions self harm. Please keep yourselves safe, my friends!*
- Beyond The Surface – Kutless *A line in this song could be understood as a reference to self harm. I am unsure of how I interpret the line, so I thought I’d mark it in case!*
- Through All Of It – Colton Dixon
- Good To Be Alive – Skillet
- Life Ain’t Always Beautiful – Gary Allan
- Pushing Back The Dark – Josh Wilson
- Anything Is Possible – Matthew West
- Wake Up – Anthem For Today *This song is about self harm*
So, I guess that’s all I have to say for today’s Mental Health Month post but I’ll see you all tomorrow!
A Rambler In Bloom 