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July 14, 2020 - Playing the Fool
Today we discuss a mistake on my trumpet and humbling yourself before God.
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Our Daily Bread 7-14-2020
https://odb.org/2020/07/14/playing-the-fool
Daniel Robison's Input on Today's Devotion
We used to have a New Year's Eve party at our church. A place for the sober to go and ring in the new year as we worshiped and I remember one year we all sat in a big circle and shared our talents. I was playing trumpet at the time and had only been doing it for a short while. Typical of how I was and still am to a certain degree, I didn't practice the song I was going to play until the last minute. When it finally came time to play I picked up my horn, started playing and chipped a note. Was it that bad? I stopped, tears began to build up as I put the horn back to my lips and finished the song without one more error.
I learned a couple valuable lessons that day. One, never stop your performance because of a mistake and two, practice until it's near perfect. I also learned not to be embarrassed because you made a mistake. Everyone does and mistakes are just going to happen. It's how you react to them that makes all the difference in the world. Making mistakes show us that we're human and that's why we need to rely on God. When you are arrogant and you think you are perfect, that is when the fall comes. God wants us to be humble and come to his throne with a heart that we need him. We can't do it alone. And no matter how great you feel today remember, without him we can do nothing.
Thank you for listening and be sure to tell all your friends about our podcast. If you haven’t done so be sure to download the Our Daily Bread App and I look forward to joining you tomorrow going over God’s Word together. Until then this is Daniel Robison saying may God give you a special blessing today! Join us tomorrow as we discuss Treasure the Moments.
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By Daniel RobisonToday we discuss a mistake on my trumpet and humbling yourself before God.
Our Daily Bread Homepage
https://odb.org/
Our Daily Bread 7-14-2020
https://odb.org/2020/07/14/playing-the-fool
Daniel Robison's Input on Today's Devotion
We used to have a New Year's Eve party at our church. A place for the sober to go and ring in the new year as we worshiped and I remember one year we all sat in a big circle and shared our talents. I was playing trumpet at the time and had only been doing it for a short while. Typical of how I was and still am to a certain degree, I didn't practice the song I was going to play until the last minute. When it finally came time to play I picked up my horn, started playing and chipped a note. Was it that bad? I stopped, tears began to build up as I put the horn back to my lips and finished the song without one more error.
I learned a couple valuable lessons that day. One, never stop your performance because of a mistake and two, practice until it's near perfect. I also learned not to be embarrassed because you made a mistake. Everyone does and mistakes are just going to happen. It's how you react to them that makes all the difference in the world. Making mistakes show us that we're human and that's why we need to rely on God. When you are arrogant and you think you are perfect, that is when the fall comes. God wants us to be humble and come to his throne with a heart that we need him. We can't do it alone. And no matter how great you feel today remember, without him we can do nothing.
Thank you for listening and be sure to tell all your friends about our podcast. If you haven’t done so be sure to download the Our Daily Bread App and I look forward to joining you tomorrow going over God’s Word together. Until then this is Daniel Robison saying may God give you a special blessing today! Join us tomorrow as we discuss Treasure the Moments.