EARWORM

We’ve had lots of rain this summer. The trees are green, the grass is lush and the gardens are growing. I’ve been biking when it’s dry and walking when it’s wet. As I step around the puddles, I see the earthworms splayed across the path and I am reminded of another worm: Earworm which is that song or melody that keeps playing in your head.

It’s that tune on the radio you just heard. It’s the song you sing from the catchy commercial, TV show or movie. It’s the hymn or lullaby you heard over and over.

I love to think that it’s not random. In Zephaniah 3:17, the bible tells us that:

The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
    but will rejoice over you with singing.

Apparently of all the thoughts a person thinks in a day, about 80% of them are negative. But we can wake up with a song in our heart, change those negative nags into positives and we can shift our thoughts to thinking about Jesus, joy and jubilation. Even playing worship songs can help us focus on Him instead of our circumstances.

When Paul and Silas were in jail they were actually singing (Acts16: 25-26). David’s song from 2 Samuel 22: 50 tells us:
Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
    I will sing the praises of your name.

When that song gets “stuck” in your head, maybe God is trying to remind us of something. Maybe He’s trying to get our attention. He just loves us so much that He can’t help but sing over us.

Next time it happens. Stop. Look up and smile. God rejoices over you with singing.