I love music. Playing, arranging, creating, praising with, dancing to, listening to, and especially singing! I LOVE it all.
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God." -Colossians 3:16
Naturally one of my favorite ways to worship Jesus, My Savior, is by singing. Loudly and proudly, mind you. When I was younger I couldn't wait to sing the hymn of the week for my Sunday School teachers at church- often winning prizes for singing more than one per week and finishing early. I used to get all the fancy solos in the church musicals. I always looked forward to talent show each year as a youngster in a Christian school. Don't worry- I 'kept it cool' in first grade with that stylin' number and some great sunglasses. I think you get the point.
"Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise." -James 5:13
Somewhere in time (I know exactly when, but doesn't it sound better to pretend like I don't?) I lost my yearning to praise Jesus through song. This lasted about 5 years. I am not a quiet person- and especially with how much I love(d) singing, I could not stand seeing myself stand in silence at church while everyone around me burst forth with songs of joy. I was no longer the one to be found singing solos and certainly not the one to be begging to bust out the old hymns at any given time. I prayed for quite some time that the Lord would renew my longing to sing and praise Him for all He had done for me. It started off slowly and I saw a morph in my spirit, attitude, and ability to sing. I know the initial prideful, human, and selfish reasons why I lost my yearning to praise Him through song, but it is something I've forgiven myself for and been given it as well. In the past couple (I mean 5) years I have gained back my willingness to PRAISE THE LORD! And, ohhhh, how refreshing it is!! One of my favorite times during the week is leading worship with my Sunday School class while playing the keyboards. Nothing else matters at that time! I am loving serving the Lord through song!
"A Psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!" -Psalm 100:1-2
My prayer is that well all continue to do worship through song and never lose sight of why we do so. It is such a sad time to see those who love the Lord refusing to use their voices to make beautiful music. No matter how musical or un-musical, let's all REJOICE!
"Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the lord!" -Psalm 150
No comments:
Post a Comment