My sons had a jam session last night. Anyone was welcome. I think more laughing and talking went on than playing music. That's a good thing. Unfettered rejoicing together with a Spirit of happiness.

Rehearsals are a different story. Not everyone is invited. It's work, sometimes repetitive, sometimes it's hard to take. That's a good thing too. Learning, growing, listening to each other, achieving a goal together.

There's so much in my life that mirrors this. Like sometimes I read to enjoy and sometimes to learn, prayer is like that too. There's even some relationships that are all about work, growing, achieving then others that are just fun! What's really great is when you get the learning and listening along with the playing and laughing. That's a little bit of heaven here and now.

I am so thankful for those friends and family, the jamming/rehearsing people. With them I can be me, really me.

I hope your life is full of those kinds of people and even more I hope we have that with God. He is so in love with us that He doesn't just want us to have fun but He wants us to practice, improve, and make beautiful music playing skillfully... Sometimes that takes work. Sometimes it's hard to take the correction. Sometimes it's repetitive. But sometimes, I really need that little hand slap or heart ache. But I trust my Leader of the band. My heart rejoices in His Presence whether it's jam session time or rehearsal time.

Psalms 33
1 Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. 2 Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. 3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.