Our local College
Station congregation had a chance to hear from our stake president, the leader of a group of
congregations, a few weeks ago, and he related an analogy that really struck
me.
He and his wife recently became "empty nesters" and realized that no one in their
home can play the piano now. For years, he would sit in the living room and
listen to each of his children practice and perform hymns, concertos, and other
arrangements. But now, the music is gone and there is only silence. The piano
that once brought joy and happiness into the home still remains, but the music
and feelings of love that came with it are gone until the ivories are played again.
Similarly, can we hear
the music in our lives? What instruments bring you true happiness when played? Every
day we are surrounded by these instruments (scriptures, prayer, etc.), but often they are left on the shelf to collect dust.
For me, I hear the music
when I spend time with my family. When I put my wife, my daughters and their needs
first. Or when I study the scriptures, or learn something new that I can
directly apply to better my life.
We can all play an instrument.
There are many different ones to be played, and each one gives a different tune.
The important thing is that the music we play makes us better people and brings
us closer to our Father in Heaven, so that we can be His instruments to do
good.
Romans 6:12-13
"Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal
body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments
of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are
alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God."
Are we hearing the music
in our lives?
Leave a comment with
what you do to keep the music playing in your life.
