God has been teaching me lately that He cares about everything, from the mistakes I make in my schoolwork to whether or
not I make it to my appointments on time.
One Sunday a few weeks ago, I woke up early to get ready for choir
practice. I was accompanying the
Children’s Choir at South Crysler Restoration Branch. I love to work with the children and I love
to play the piano. However, I was
nervous about something. I’m terrible at
turning the sheet music pages while playing the piano. I’ve never been very good at it. I’d asked a friend to come and help me turn
the pages during practice, and she’d agreed that she would try.
Therefore, I was terrified when my friend called me to say that she
couldn’t come to practice anymore. I was
worried I wouldn’t be able to play the piano correctly for the children without
stopping to turn the page. I knelt by my
bed and prayed that the Lord would help me do that which I believed was my
calling.
When practice began later that morning, I was still nervous. The director asked me to begin playing, and I
told her I would try. It was then that
we realized that one of the keys on the piano, one that is used quite a bit, was
sticking and had to be pulled up instead of coming up on its own. This added to my anxiousness, but I kept
remembering my favorite scripture – Philippians 4:13.
I began to play the song, trying to juggle the sticky key and turning
the pages while still playing the song halfway well. It was then that the thought occurred to me
that if I prayed, the Lord could and would fix the key. I remember thinking, “Lord, please help us!”
Instantly, the sticky key was fine.
It never stuck again, even when we had another pianist come look at
it. I was able to turn the pages on time
and without stopping, something I have never done before. That Sunday, I was again reminded of how much
God is concerned with every little detail of my life.
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