Soundtrack to Relationship With God Posted July 11, 2025 By JasminPatterson_NRT, Staff Reviewer
What You Need to Know
Worship artist Seph Schlueter burst onto the scene with his viral debut single "Counting My Blessings." The anthem of gratitude reached #1 at Christian radio, was RIAA certified Gold, and soundtracked millions of social media user videos. Follow-up singles "Running Back to You" and "Won't Stop Now" have all led to the release of Schlueter's full length album Counting My Blessings. The album is a two-disc offering including the full studio album, as well as Essential Worship song session and acoustic versions of some of the songs.
What It Sounds Like
What stands out to me most while listening to Counting Your Blessings is Seph Schlueter's voice. You can hear the sincerity of faith, purity of heart, and passion for Jesus in his voice, which is such a moving, special quality in an artist that I highly respect. The rhythm section is strong--from the opening song "Turn It To Praise," driving guitars and drums on each track make this an album of momentum. Even the more piano-driven ballads ("Stay," "This Side of Heaven," "Love Me Still") maintain this feel in their own way. This is an energetic, joyful album of anthems that make the perfect soundtrack for a drive on a sunny day, worshipping and singing along at the top of your lungs.
Spiritual/Lyrical Highlights
The impact of the lyrics on this album matches the impact of the music. As I listened to this album, I kept thinking: "These are the songs of someone who truly knows who God is and is grateful for the ways he's personally experienced God at work in his life." But that statement is not only true of Seph; it's true for the listener as well. These songs will give you words to voice the prayers and songs of your own heart to God and inspire you to grow deeper in your walk with Him.
Counting My Blessings is like a soundtrack to relationship with God. It's full of prayerful, worshipful anthems about gratitude for His blessings, His faithful love and constant presence, and His redemption even in the hard parts of our stories. I also love how these songs--even the personal prayer and testimony songs--are sung directly to God and not just sung about God. It's refreshing to hear those kinds of lyrics in a season of Christian music when it seems the latter approach (while not bad) seems more prominent.
Best Song On The Record
"Turn It To Praise" and "Steady Love" are tied for best song. I love the energy musically and the craft of the lyrics in "Turn It To Praise." You take all that the enemy meant to destroy me/And you turn it to glory/You make beautiful endings to every story/You turn it to glory/And I'll turn it to praise. And I love the way "Steady Love" takes the biblical truth of God's constant, unfailing love for us through every scenario and captures what that looks like in our everyday human weaknesses, emotions, and thoughts, while keeping a fun energy.
Final Word
Every song on Counting My Blessings was a message I needed to hear. It brought me back to the purity and simplicity of my early days of first getting to know Jesus and learning to walk in relationship with Him. I believe it will do the same for you, or, if you are new to following Jesus, paint a picture of what life with Him can look like. Make sure you sing along as you listen to this album, and let it guide you into conversation with Jesus.
