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| 02/01/2011 12:11 PM |
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| Hey Everyone!
This is what I wrote during my recovery from my tonsilectomy (end of September to early October)
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| 02/01/2011 12:11 PM |
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| Two and a half days after my tonsillectomy, I’m sitting here thinking, “Well, I may not have a very useful mouth at the moment, but hey… my brain still works!!!” Yes, I’ve gotta give myself at least some credit in my lowly state, lol! Truth is, even though I haven’t even been removed from “civilization” for quite a week, I miss you guys already! You have no idea how much I love to see your smiling faces, to hear you laugh, to have sweet fellowship with you in Jesus… I can’t exactly talk to you with ease (considering the temporary 90-percent-loss of my voice!), but I’ve realized that I am still able to share with you. That is, in fact, a commandment of God, because we, as the Body of Christ, are called to encourage each other in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Testimonies aren’t just to lead lost souls to Christ; rather, they are also for the edification of the Saints! Remembering that, in whatever state I am in, God willingly extends His faithfulness so that I may be a “minister of grace” unto my fellow brothers and sisters, greatly comforts and encourages me! |
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| 02/01/2011 12:12 PM |
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Before moving on, I guess I should let you in on a little secret: over the past few months, it’s become increasingly common for me to catch myself actually wanting to sit back and listen. To those of you who know me pretty well, that probably doesn’t make a lot of sense (Wait, wait, are we talking about the same Darcie W!?! Darcie’s actually… quiet sometimes???), but the Lord has been convicting me to focus on HIM, to listen to HIS “still, small Voice“, and finally, to speak forth HIS Words, rather than spewing out my own “wisdom”. Yes, I mean spew, because anything “good” that I might have to say, is, in all honesty, nothing of value in light of the holiness of God!
I’m sure you’ve all heard of the way-too-famous “Christmas in July” sort of thing. But, as a cliché-hater (an extreme hater at that!!!), and as a crazy girl with a story to share, I believe God is leading me to write another article for all of you, describing my “Christmas in September” 2010! ( I seriously need a blog… but with my luck, no one would subscribe to it, lol!) I’ll admit, I DO come up with some pretty abstract ideas, but who knows? Hopefully at least one person will be encouraged by them! Please don’t feel obligated to read on; however, if you do choose to do so, I hope you are blessed by this little story…
September 16, 2010: I walked into the YC building for my second piano lesson of the semester… I’d asked to receive my Christmas piece early, knowing that I would lose a week or two of practice due to recovery from my surgery. Plus, I wanted something a little more challenging than my Christmas pieces from the previous two years. Little did I know what God had in store for me. I won’t reveal the song just yet… J
To be continued… |
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| 02/01/2011 12:12 PM |
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It wasn’t even a year ago that I began to realize that if I try to make it through just ONE performance where I try to keep any credit for myself, as opposed to giving it all back to God, I’m going to fall flat on my face. I remember well, the times during my past nine years of YC, when I’d be tempted to cry-selfish tears- because I saw myself in a sea of performers, and felt like I wasn’t good enough, pretty enough, or as close to the top as I would’ve liked to be… and sometimes it seemed that I was the only one without a friend to cheer me on or to see how “well” I can do my stuff. Well, a mindset like this is indicative of one thing, and that one thing is… a wrong mindset! Knowing that I serve a God who says, “Do not even let your left hand know what your right hand is doing”, really hits home: Who am I to deserve any sort of recognition for the “good works” that I can do?
Even the Christ Child received no warm welcome when He was brought into this broken and dying world. The Bible never tells us exactly WHAT things were like on that Blessed Night, but we do know that during His earthly ministry, Jesus was constantly rejected. That’s agonizing; the One (and Only) who has all power to save was scoffed, because His chosen people refused to accept Him. The Jews wanted a warrior, a strong and mighty king to stamp out the oppressive Romans, but the Children of Israel were blinded from seeing the power of God, because their hearts were too hard to comprehend a loving sacrifice in the form of the humble Christ Child. The Pharisees were expecting to be lifted up and be shown as superior, but after realizing that God came to love and save the Gentiles too, were filled with arrogance and contempt, rather than thankfulness. |
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| 02/01/2011 12:13 PM |
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Now, traditions would have us believe that the coming of the Messiah was a “once-upon-a-time” sort of thing, where every little detail was perfect, except for maybe one cheesy little mistake. Like in all of the average fairy tales, it’s assumed that once the bad guys get caught, it’s all good, and everyone lives “happily-ever-after”… now, HOLD IT! Get real! (Are you up to the challenge?)
Seriously, can you imagine the inner turmoil that Mary must’ve faced when an angel visited her to let her in on The News? You’ve gotta remember that a couple thousand years ago, people rarely, if ever, lived past the age of 50 of so. Because of this, it wasn’t uncommon for youth to get married between ages 12 and 15. Now picture a 14 year old girl… “Father God, I’m so scared! I want to trust You, but I know that no one will believe me if I tell them that this is Your doing. Will Joseph still love me? Please make him understand; I would never lie to him about a thing like this… Oh, here I go again, doubting Your Plan for my life. I’m so sorry… Please give me Your strength; ‘Let it be unto me, according to Thy Will…’”
What about Joseph? “For real, God? I’ve saved myself entirely for this young woman, only to find out that she’s cheated on me? She says it was You who did it, but how? Oh, please, Father, tell me now; are you really giving her this baby? Is it all just a dream?” |
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| 02/01/2011 12:13 PM |
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That doesn’t sound all sweet and beautiful to me…
And yet, there IS beauty in the broken. Check out Psalm 34:18. It says, “The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” My dear friends, do not lose heart; the happily-ever-after DOES come… but that’s when we each receive for ourselves, God’s gift of salvation! (And even then, God doesn’t promise the life of a Christian to be easy… but He’s given His Spirit to lead and to guide us every step of the way. J)
For all I know (and I’m just speculating here!), it was hot and dusty (typical of the Middle East) on the night Jesus was born into this earth, and who knows… maybe it was even raining. But then, the only kind of rain I’d expect from a place like Israel would be… mud rain! Eeew… mud rain. BUT… the angels were singing, and Heaven was filled with the greatest joy possible. Can you imagine the beauty of it?
To be continued… |
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| 02/01/2011 12:13 PM |
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Hey Guys!
No, I did NOT forget to finish the article!!! Okay, okay, either I’ve annoyed you all to death, or you’re all sitting on the edges of your seats waiting for me to reveal the song. Hahaha! Maybe you’ve picked up on the clues, and have already figured out that my piece is “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”. Unlike many of the popular Christmas pieces, this one speaks of trials, tribulation, and angels, God’s ministers to us in dark circumstances. I’ve included the lyrics below. They remind us that we truly can rejoice in all things, just like the Apostle Paul said over and over again. For example, take a look at 1 Corinthians 12:9. It says, “My grace is sufficient for thee, and My strength is made perfect in weakness”. Although it is a beautiful thing to rejoice and praise God for sending our Blessed Savior to this world to die for our sins, I think we need to be reminded of His grace in the hard times too. With that being said, I think I’ll just let the song speak for itself. |
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| 02/01/2011 12:13 PM |
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It came upon the midnight clear
That glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold
Peace on the earth, good will to men
From Heaven's all gracious King
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing
Still through the cloven skies they come
With peaceful wings unfurled
And still their heavenly music floats
O'er all the weary world
Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on hovering wing
And ever o'er its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing
Yet with the woes of sin and strife
The world hath suffered long
Beneath the angel-strain have rolled
Two thousand years of wrong
And man, at war with man, hears not
The love song which they bring
O hush the noise, ye men of strife
And hear the angels sing
For lo the days are hastening on
By prophet bards foretold
When, with the ever-circling years
Shall come the Age of Gold
When peace shall over all the earth
Its ancient splendors fling
And all the world give back the song
Which now the angels sing |
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| 02/09/2011 7:12 PM |
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| Haha, I rule this thread! Does anyone else journal about their musical pieces? I'm playing eight pieces for my senior recital (see my other thread) and am writing a music journal to share with everyone that talks about each of the eight pieces and makes some Biblical analogies. |
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JoJo
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| 02/11/2011 1:07 AM |
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Hey there, yeah I do journal my songs  hehe...
just a warning though, any songs you put online, can technically be stolen by others...
thats why mine dont go online... |
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Turn up the music
Turn it up loud
Take a few chances
Let it all out
'Cause you won't regret it
Lookin' back from where you have been
'Cause it's not who you knew
And it's not what you did
It's how you live
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God Bless!
Mwah XOXO
JoJo |
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