I have the song "Under the Sea" from the movie, the Little Mermaid in my head because I'm teaching one of my students to play it on the piano. Basically the song is about appreciating the things that we have and to stop wanting what we don't have.
At times, this year, I've wanted to have the free time of my brother...who currently doesn't have a full time job, or have to study. While I'm doing both at the same time. I think about the movies I could watch, the friends I could go out with, the shopping I could do, the holidays I could take. And seeing the fun stuff my friends get up to without me through their shared online photos doesn't help either.
But I am also aware that I'm so blessed to have built up a piano teaching career, where the supply of students is ever flowing. I have also been blessed to have been accepted into a PhD in Music. This must have all been for a reason. To glorify God in the work that I do, and to trust him when I feel overwhelmed, tired or frustrated. After all, He provides for me everything I need (including time, health and enough energy) to complete the tasks ahead.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.
As for my brother, although he has free time in abundance, it's been difficult for him to find a job in his field. So there's always two sides to the story. Also, although we are finite in our abilities, God is able to do more than we could imagine (and in a way that is incomparable to what other people have) in our lives if we trust Him.
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