My daughter loves to sing. She always has. Singing and dancing. It's how she's spent a great portion of her 17 years. Singing and dancing through life. Both physically and mentally. She has an incredibly happy, carefree spirit 99% of the time, just singing and dancing along. Nothing gets her down very often. She always has a smile on her face. At a recent high school football pep rally, a few fellow classmen pointed out that a typically shy and quiet friend of my daughter's was showing an unusual amount of spirit during the rally. This timid, quiet, soft spoken girl was hooping and hollering it up. And people noticed. "Well, what about me?" my daughter asked. Their response was no surprise. "Emilee, you always have spirit!" These friends know her well!
She sings and hums around the house all the time. And forget about being in the car with her. I'll admit, I'm guilty of singing along with the radio too - just not at the same decibel level as her! And because she's in three different choral groups at school this year, there's always a new piece of music to be learned. I often hear her in her room at the keyboard, playing and singing the music she's so eager to absorb. She absolutely loves it. Enough even to get up at 5:30 two mornings a week for choral practice. Singing makes her happy.
You may not love music and singing as much as my daughter. You may not like it at all. Maybe you can't carry a tune in a 5-gallon bucket. It doesn't matter. You can still have a song in your heart. Over and over the Bible talks about God putting a song in our heart. He can, you know. It may not be an actual sing-out-loud, stomp-your-feet kind of song. But it can make you happy. A song in your heart can change your entire outlook. Your whole attitude can turn completely around.
And don't even try to say you don't have anything to sing about. Look around you. Your blessings far outweigh your problems. Don't believe me? Make a list. I dare you. Make two columns - like a Pros & Cons list. Go ahead. Do it. If you're honest with your list, you'll be amazed at how much longer the column of blessings is! So find something to sing about and go for it. At least in your head and in your heart - the people beside you at work might wonder what's up if you start belting out show tunes in the middle of the day! But when you're alone in the car or in the shower, sing to the top of your lungs. Who cares if the people next to you at the red light think you're nuts. Go for it. Get happy. Shout for joy. Your whole outlook will change. It's impossible to have a song in your heart and a scowl on your face at the same time.
"I waited patiently for the LORD; He turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God." ~ Psalm 40:1-3
"Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. 2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs." ~ Psalm 100:1,2
"Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy." ~ Psalm 33:3
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