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When I was in first grade, my parents made me start taking piano and voice lessons. I hated them, I cried and cried. Most kids got the summers off from lessons, but not Cindy. This carried on for eight years. I began to love the voice, but I never liked the piano, singing came easy. Come recital time, I would either sing and play, or if I had my way, I’d just get to sing.
In learning to play the piano there is a lot of memorization. You memorize everything, the keyboard becomes part of you. You never look at it, you have it memorized. Then you start memorizing the music. I have so many songs still in my head, they’re there for the rest of my life and when I do sit down to play, they are transformed from notes in my brain to beautiful sounds from the keyboard. The bad thing is, I don’t play much anymore. My piano is an upright antique grand and it needs a lot of work. Therefore, when I sit down to play, it’s slow in coming back to me and there’s a lot of missed notes because I haven’t practice it daily.
Christian life is a lot that way. We start out memorizing the Word, we hide it in our hearts. Then we may move on to Greek and Hebrew translations, we want to dig deeper. We’re moving up the scale. We move from Chopsticks to Bach. We’re really proud of our progress. We can roll His Word off our tongues with no thought to it. That’s the problem……no thought! We can give deeper meaning to it with our Greek and Hebrew, all memorized. We can even start using different Bible translations. We have the right verses for everyone….hmmmm. Don’t get me wrong, it’s wonderful to have all that….but are you using it daily in your life or do you reserve it for others who need it more, since you already have it all down?
I have a couple of sayings I love…..one is “ Practice what you preach!” and the other is “I’d rather see a sermon than to hear one any day!” Quoting the Word to me and all the translations really means nothing, if you’re not applying it to yourself too. We have to keep the lessons going in our lives, we have to use the Word in our lives, we have to put it into action…….for it to be real and not just words stored in our brain. If you give me a verse on love, let me see you using it, because I can look up the same verse, translation, Greek, Hebrew, whatever……but I want to know what it’s done for you…..show me, tell me. We get rusty when we sit back, thinking we’ve learned enough to help others, the words are just words in our brains, and like the piano, making those notes in our brains into beautiful sounds is slow or nonexistent, and we miss a lot of keys (blessings in the case of God).
So, where are you today? Are you playing God’s tunes from memorization? Is it sounding rote by this time? Or are you applying it daily? Putting it into action? Are you sounding like a clanging cymbal? Or are you growing yourself in the knowledge God has given you, then stepping out to help others grow?
I have never seen a pianist who is already there and can’t learn more or expand more. And I’ve never met a christian who is perfect in the Lord, already. Have you?
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| That's a BIG ouch to me Lou! Because that's just what I do...memorize and quote! but I don't apply it often like I should...God's opening up my eyes though...I don't want to just hear or play the music, but I want to beeee the music....I love you Lou! and thank you for posting this! |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| Yeah, well this is why I'm not blogging in the same way til I get my butt in gear. And like I said to my hubby last night, I know the Godly advice; the Scriptures; the right things to say....and yet...it's hollow when you aren't living it. It lacks power without the power of the Holy Ghost flowing out of you. Sorta like when we spoke of saying "I love you." same thing, really. But I can't be silent. Nor will I pretend I'm Ms. super spiritual. The thing is, I see ppl who profess to have great freedom and such an awesome walk with the Lord, and yet they lack love. They are proud and haughty and talk down to others. So what's worse? Quoting it, admitting where you're at, or quoting it, being deceived in your pride, thinking, 'this poor soul! I'm sooooooooooo far ahead of them. I am way past that, so here's the answer, period.' |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| I gave you a star even though what you wrote smashed my toes! Guess I have some work to do. |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| Wow, great word CindyLou. I was just reading this morning about the importance of personal application. I had a great quiet time today, reading about two kinds of wisdom (James), and the difference between wisdom and knowledge. My family is reading through Proverbs together right now, and the topic of wisdom is one we have all put a lot of thought into lately. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us! |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| Hollywood: I see you starting to play beautiful music for the Lord, and I'm sooooooo thankful the Lord is allowing me to be a part of it and watch and listen. I just get soooooo excited, because there is soooo much heart in you!!!!! Love you! BTW, in being a part of your family's lives, I'm growing too,,,,,,,awesome ain't it????? |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| Lara: You hit the nail on the head 100%!!!! Thank you so much for adding your comment to my blog. Hey, I love you, and I can say that 100% too, cuz I do, Lara Nell!!!!!!! |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| Ken: Do I need to doctor your toes????? And guess what......we ALL have work to do, cause none of us are there yet!!! I love you! |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| Mike: It's all about application. I like Warren Weirsbe's quote on knowledge and wisdom. "If you want knowledge, go to school. If you want wisdom, get on your knees". Love ya guy!!!! |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| Ken, my toes are throbbing too from the smashing, so you ain't alone, bro. |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| Lara: My toes hurt too!!!!!!! |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| *raises hand* Hurtin' here too! But Lord continue to correct me...and when I stray be quick to put me back on the path...and yeah Lou! God really did something when he hooked us up eh? LOVE YA! |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| Ok........getting out the foot soaks.....everyone to my house, we'll soak our toes and pray!!!! |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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Practice what you preach - AMEN
Application of the word for some is hard to apply because they do not truly believe. It is only words in a book to them. Jesus came so that we may apply(use) His word....
Awesdome blog - Sis |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| mstovall: amen, Jesus cam so that we may apply His word.....that's awesome......love you sis! |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| My mom had me take piano lessons, too. The teacher finally told her that I had no talent and to quit wasting her money. LOL! :) :) :) I am SOOO glad that God isn't that way! I may be slow to catch on, but He is ever-patient! |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| Grammy: LOL.......I had a friend who was that way, and guess what? She couldn't learn because it was a talent born in her.....she can make a piano talk!!!!! That piano teacher couldn't get her to read music. LOLOLOL Thank goodness God isn't that way! |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| alots toes ouch step on here. love it thank you sister...Thank you Jesus for correction and direct path to walk and learn on and mostly your Love... |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| Need some toe salve......we're all using it, LOL...........and yes, Thank YOU Jesus!!!!!! |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| Oh, I forgot to sayyyyyyyyyyyy.........I love you, Shelley Tater!!!!! |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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Oh I love you ma Who!
Always learnig
Always growing
Always learning to grow closer to the Lord |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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LOL you are not the only one forgot to say
me too fogot to say.... I love you ma Lady... |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| Bub: I love you too! Yes, always learning, always leaning, and getting closer to God!!! |
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| January 16, 2009 |
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| Shelley: I soooooooooo Love you too Shelley! |
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| January 18, 2009 |
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| Wonderful blog! I'm a firm believer that what we do says volumes more than what we say!! Wonderful illustration you made there. |
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| January 19, 2009 |
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| Shirley: Thanks, and yes, what we do says alot more than what we speak ;) |
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| January 26, 2009 |
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| You are on fire. |
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| January 27, 2009 |
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| Joey: LOL.........God is giving these when I lay down to sleep at night! Love you! |
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