The Prince, The Nightingale, and The Bullfrog
Once upon a time there lived a frog, a nightingale, and a prince. The nightingale used to sing the most beautiful songs with the most beautiful of voices. The frog just croaked. Whenever the nightingale started to sing, the frog would start to croak. This was very disconcerting for the nightingale. Whenever the frog started croaking, the nightingale would stop singing. It was driving the nightingale crazy. One night, the prince was walking by the nightingales' tree. He stopped, hoping to hear it sing. There was no singing. He could only hear the croaking of the frog. "Aren't you going to sing?" asked the prince, "I know you have a beautiful voice." "Sing!" replied the nightingale. "How can I sing when all day long I have to listen to that stupid bullfrog and those horrible noises he makes. Don't you hear it?" "Yes," said the prince, "I do hear it. But I wouldn't hear it if you'd stop complaining and start singing." Let the one who has ears hear... You don't have to be dealing with that bullfrog. You could be singing. Start singing to the glory of God and the croaking will disappear.
From Message #522 - Drowning out Haman
Praise God for His blessings in spite of and over all the little annoyances of the day.
