The Heart of The Matter Is A Matter of The Heart.

I love listening to my sister getting ready for her day and singing like no one’s listening...I love how much more confident she’s got – exploring what different things her voice can do. When we were small she used to be our little performing monkey! When we were at people’s houses it was always “Letitia, sing us a song!” and sing she would! Her favourite song for a long time was “Because You Loved Me,” by Celiene Dion....

Then one day my dad made some comment about how when she sang it was “too nasally” and BAM. For years and years she just would not sing in front of anybody. The only time she sang was early in the morning when she was getting ready for school.

I’m not gonna lie, it annoyed me alot. Just because it was loud. And I was still trying to sleep...! Mostly it frustrated me that her voice was clearly amazing yet she was so shy and wouldn’t sing in front of anybody... If ever she was asked she would refuse and would be at the point of tears very quickly.

But everytime that I’ve been away from home that has been one of the things I’ve missed the most... Hearing her voice. Her gift.

Tisha’s school is one that is very well known for it’s performing arts side. One of the options that she chose for her final exams, which are coming up this year, was to specialise in music performance.

When I got back last march after 11 months of not being here I was amazed at how confident she had become. Dad and I went one day to watch a performance that her class put on at school and she rocked it! Whereas before she’d had an amazing voice but stood very still and her body language showed her nerves even if her voice didn’t... This time she was having fun! She moved about and was confident and more than amazing songs, she gave an incredible performance.

One of my points is, like I’ve written before, words have power. We need to be so careful about even the little offhand comments we make without thinking.

What you think, so you are...

My prayer is that our minds would be refined so that we don’t even give room to negative thoughts.

"You don't get wormy apples off a healthy tree, nor good apples off a diseased tree. The health of the apple tells the health of the tree. You must begin with your own life-giving lives. It's who you are, not what you say and do, that counts. Your true being brims over into true words and deeds.”
Luke 6-45-46

Just as water mirrors your face,
so your face mirrors your heart.”
Proverbs 27:19

We have to remember also that we can’t MAKE ourselves nicer people.. It truly is a case of The Heart Of The Matter is A Matter Of The Heart...

God is the only one who can change and transform us from the inside out... our job is just to let Him.