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- Today I have noticed
that all of my private students have been in outer space. By
this I mean that they have been doing things that they never
do, and they have been squeaking and squawking in musical passages
that they usually play perfectly.
They all displayed this brain-death,
and on the same day! I can't explain it, but I have noticed that
in life things come in cycles. It would be tempting to analyze
it, and figure out a way to avoid a repetition of the day. But
when the root of a dust storm is not evident, I must either pray
for sight or let it go.
I pray for sight when I am troubled
or have the sense that there is something that is unseen that
when corrected will bring order or healing. If that is not the
case, I must not be distracted by things that are not
important.
I have learned that the labeling
of behavior can be fascinating, and Christians waste a lot of
time and energy talking, reading, and puzzling about things that
we will only learn about in eternity.
Psychology is the study of the
old nature, and I am interested in the new nature - God's
nature that causes the believer to become more and more like
Him.
If my teaching studio produces
Frankenstein bassoonists or axe murderers, I must beg the Lord
for insight. Otherwise, I will plow on. These days are rare,
and when they happen, it is like a little storm.
Have you figured out the weather?
Of course not. There are some things that are and will remain
mysteries. In heaven we will have a lot of non-time to figure
them out.
In the meantime, I will not be distracted.
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