When you start each rhythm, you will find a quote or two, followed by the Play list. Read through the quotes, the written word may cause you to pause before listening to the music. Then settle into the music. Ruminate on it; allow it to sink into your bones. Ask the Spirit to reveal to you what God has for you right now, in the moment. Look around, or close your eyes. Let the beauty of your surroundings mesh with the music, and let God reveal Himself to you.

You can listen to the playlist first or press play and move right to Pause. Read through the questions you find there. Some will jump off the page, others will slide away, unnoticed. If you find yourself drawn to a question, take the time to think it through. Engage it. You have the time, take the time. If you feel yourself resisting a question, definitely work on it. Often in our resistance lies the area of our heart that God most needs to deal with. Be open to dissonance, wrestle with the minor keys in your heart.

When you are ready, read through the Scripture found in Stop. Take your time here. Often it seems that we skip through the Word, at times because we have read the passage so often, it is overly familiar. Don’t allow this to happen. Even if you know the passage by heart, read it anew. Read it with the backdrop of music and beauty.

Then, begin to Record. Write down your prayerful response to what God is showing you. Pour out your anguished cries of abandonment if you feel God is distant. Create a marker, showing what God has done or will do. Record a thought, sight, sound, anything that will remind you of everything God is showing you.

This is only a suggested outline, there is no special formula. Feel free to change key, adjust tempo, to find God’s rhythm and join it. This Soundtrack is about you meeting with God and working things out. He may have a different score written for you. Be open to His Spirit. Do what you need to do, even if that means just finding a quiet place to sit.