Faith
to Play
And without faith it is impossible to
please God.
Hebrews 11:6
Rachel, who'd had hearing issues for
over ten years, was the recent recipient of a new set of hearing
aids. Sitting down at our piano one day, she began to tap at
the keys. As I listened, she began to play 'chopsticks'. The melody
didn't sound quite right, yet she persisted. I thought, Either
she's never had lessons, or having been mostly deaf all those years
really made her tone-deaf!
Rachel continued tickling the
ivory…I smiled at her persistence. After a bit, she swiped the
keyboards from end to end, and then attempted to play something else
I didn't recognize.
Just then, I heard Nancy, Rachel's
sister, enter the room, "That song begins right here," she
said, and must have been pointing to the correct keys, indicating to
Rachel that the song was meant to be played in a different octave.
She asked, "Why were you raking the keys a minute ago?"
Rachel's response made me chuckle, "I
thought maybe if I just started going up and down the keys the Holy
Spirit would take over and I would be inspired to play miraculously!"
Nancy, who'd had three years of
lessons, said, "So how's that working for you?!"
Rachel responded, "Guess God has
other plans than using me as a concert pianist!"
†
As silly as the thought may seem,
Rachel hit on a spiritual truth...stepping out in faith pleases God!
He loves it when His children take chances spiritually. It’s an
activation of our faith, which is a prerequisite to seeing God's will
accomplished in our lives. And, whether it be something that affects
our lives or the life of someone else, God asks us to
stretch ourselves. When we act on the belief that God can
intercede if He so chooses, we are saying, "I am giving You
permission to respond to my action, Holy Spirit."
We may not receive supernatural ability
to play a musical instrument without ever having taken lessons, but
the truth remains that God could give us the talent if it
suited His purpose. So go ahead…stretch yourself and see what
happens!
Prayer
“Father of the
impossible, help me step out in faith so You can do things through me
that wouldn't get done otherwise. In Jesus' Name, amen.”
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