I wonder how many of us dance our way through life but never hear the music?

Life is precious.  It is a gift.  Do we squander it?  Do we waste it?  Take it for granted?

Life has “a music” about it and if not heard it isn’t appreciated at all.  I firmly believe God has a plan for each of our lives from birth to death.  “For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord.  They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope”  (Jeremiah 29:11 TLB).

            Today is a brand new day.  Fill it with gems of sparkling sunshine by enjoying the day.  Clap with the “trees of the field”  (Isaiah 55:12).  Allow God’s many blessing to reign in your life.  He is love.  He is life.  He is our breath and heartbeat.

            Be aware of God’s wonderful blessings today and the exciting life he gives.  God gives his children guidance and they “hear the music.”  Peace and encouragement comes with it.  Your life is strengthened as you open this gift of today.  You find new concepts and ideas.  Bask in the joy God freely gives.

            Paint this day as carefully as an artist designs a magnificent painting.  With strokes of beauty you will find an enthusiasm for life.  Be a representative of God on this earth and be the Bible that other people read.

            Be the good that overcomes the bad.  Lose yourself in life.  Saturate your minds to the extent you forget you exist.  Early in the morning pledge your life into his care. Praise God in the morning, noontide and evening.  Make God glad he made you.  Love him back.   You can never be lost to his Spirit.  Make today a masterpiece and let the celebration begin.  Here are some tips to help you hear the music:

            Be thankful for this brand new day.  It has never been lived before.

            Be thankful for the power of choice and choose to love this day.

            Forgive and overlook offenses.

            Choose to smile.  Choose to laugh.

            Choose to tell your spouse he or she is a precious gift to you.

            Tell your children they are blessings.  Tell your parents, “I love you.”

            Call a lonely person to encourage and lift up.

            Bake something for a neighbor who is left alone.

            Pray for the President and America.

            Enjoy nature’s sounds.  (Chimes of church bells, wind in the cottonwoods or the chirping of birds)

            Look for God’s beauty.  (Sunsets, clouds, rainbows)

            Know you are a person of great worth.

            See yourself as a person of great capabilities.

            Have compassion and respect for others.

            Believe you have a potential for greatness.  (God gave his Son for you.)

            The Bible is filled with promises for you.  Get to know them.

            God and you are the “Greatest Majority.”

            Nothing is impossible for you because the “Greater One” lives in you.

            Shout for joy.  Sing praises.  Declare the glory of the Lord.

            Nothing can defeat you with God on your side.

            With God you are a winner.

            With every breath you take breathe a prayer of thanksgiving.

            You cannot be defeated because God rises up mightily in you.

            His loving kindness is better than life. 

            My poem describes some of the music:

            “God is like my husband when he holds me in his arms.

            God’s everlasting love enfolds me and he keeps me safe from harm.

            God is like my sons when they call me on the phone.

            I love to hear their voices, “How’s everything at home?”

            I’m thankful God made families and the blessings that they bring.

            They lift us up to heaven and we soar on eagles’ wings.”

            All of these things give me a dancing heart and yes, “I can hear the music.”

You can too.