Sing!

Our drive home from Indiana yesterday was about 3 1/2 hours. For almost 2 out of those 3 1/2 hours,  my almost 3 year old daughter, Elyse, SANG her little heart out.  She sang the alphabet song (many times). She sang "No more monkeys jumping on the bed (even more than the alphabet song). She made up all kinds of songs having to do with loving her brothers and family. While all her brothers and sister slept, Elyse passed her travel time with singing. It was beautiful. There were many moments during her singing that my heart swelled with joy and I had to just laugh as she went on and on and on and................................

Ephesians 5:19 says:

" SING and make music in your heart to the Lord AWAYS giving THANKS to God the Father for EVERYTHING, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."

God has revealed himself through his word as a Father/parent to us. If my heart swelled with such joy listening to my daughter sing songs, HOW MUCH MORE might our Heavenly Father's heart be blessed as we, his daughters, sing and make music in our hearts to him, thanking him for EVERYTHING.

I reminded myself this morning of 2 truths:

"The body is.....meant......for the Lord, and the Lord for the body." 1 Corinthians 6:13

and

" All things were created by him and FOR HIM." Colossians 1:16

This day is NOT FOR YOU & ME. This day we've been given is to love God, to enjoy him, experience him, walk with him and please him  and make him known with our lives. 

May we train ourselves, our hearts and our children to "sing and make music in our hearts  to the LORD ALWAYS giving THANKS to God...." Making music in our hearts seems like a wonderful way to pass our traveling/journeying time on this earth while waiting to reach our destination.  It certainly pleased this mother's heart. Blessings from Bombadil. Kristy Link

 "I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, so that through my being with you again your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on account of me." Phillipians 1:25 & 26