I am at a loss at how to properly be involved in worship music as a Christian. I have found what you mentioned in class to be true, but I'm not sure how then worship music can be a good thing. What pleasure is correct to gain out of it? And how are we to let the music affect us?

If we understand that certain chord progressions and certain melodies can easily bring about a great surge of emotion, regardless of what the lyrics are about, how are we to worship then? Once we understand that the music itself is making us feel all warm and fuzzy inside (sometimes, if it is good at least), are we suposed to resist that feeling, or is the fact that we understand what is going on beyond just the words and music make it ok to still get that warm and fuzzy feeling? I am dumbfounded at what constitutes the right way to worship but I could take a stab at it.

I believe that as Christians if we concentrate on what the words are, and understand how the music may be affecting us, I don't see it wrong to let our emotions come through a bit. If we make it a point to only let the music bring out in the words truths that make more sense emotionally, we can be aware of the temptation to simply mistake our emotions getting carried away by the music. We need to remain conscious of not mistaking a great chord progression, or vocalist, or guitar solo for a movement of the holy spirit.