Do you remember the first time you felt successful? Maybe a teacher put a star on your drawing or chose it for an art show. Maybe you kicked your first soccer goal and everyone cheered. Once we get a little taste of the approval that comes with success, we want more. And by doing our best, putting in the time, and trying our hardest, we can get more . . . until we can’t.
Drinking in the approval of other human beings is a bit like drinking seawater. It may feel like it quenches your thirst, but it’ll only dehydrate you.
This playlist was created to help children taste the joy that comes not from accomplishments but from belonging to God. God’s delight in us isn’t based on loveliness or proficiency or excellence but on his own saving work. Zephaniah 3:17 makes this promise to God’s people:
The LORD your God is in your midst,
a mighty one who will save;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.
Find the playlist on Spotify or Apple Music and see the tracklist below.
- “I Am Not My Own,” Keith and Kristyn Getty, Skye Peterson, and the Getty Girls
- “Zephaniah 3:17,” The Corner Room
- “In Christ Alone,” African Children’s Choir
- “May My Mind,” Michael J Tinker and Ron Block
- “His Mercy Is More” Keith and Kristyn Getty
- “My Worth Is Not in What I Own,” The Gray Havens
- “For Us,” Slugs and Bugs
- “Guess Who (God Knows Me),” Lifeway Kids Worship
- “Your Love Is Better (feat. John Warren),” The Village Church
- “Masterpiece,” Slugs and Bugs
- “He Knows My Name,” Praise Baby
- “Do Not Worry,” Ellie Holcomb
- “Because You First Loved Me,” Sovereign Grace Music
- “Christ Is Mine Forevermore,” CityAlight
- “All Creatures (Sing the Harmony)” Kingdom Kids and Shane & Shane
- “God Made You Special,” Slugs and Bugs
- “The Father’s Song,” Matt Redman