Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord

I've recently been reading through the letter to the Ephesians. My practice lately has been to read through a particular book in the Bible more than once, so that I can meditate on certain aspects of it, pray through it, and ask the Lord to reveal His wisdom as I study the book. I just started this with Ephesians, and although I've read it a few times in my life, I've never really appreciated how rich this book is in wisdom and practical application to daily life.

Something stood out to me today, however... it was in Chapter 5, verse 19... "Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual song. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord."

Wow! How many times do we "sing and make music in your heart to the Lord"? You may find that most of the time our heart is focused on what we need or what we want and not on worshiping the Lord.. even if we are contemplating the word of God and and even if we are seeking Jesus, still ask yourself... how often are you making music in your heart to the Lord? This is an amazing example that a heart focused on the Lord would be doing.

I am going to ask the Lord to help me focus on this... singing and making music in my heart to the Lord... this will undoubtedly push my agenda out of my heart to make room for His.

-Andy G.