Like a child...

Picture this - a young child playing the piano alongside a family member who can play alright. Even though the child is just playing for fun and isn't any good, because that child is playing alongside the more skilled family member, to the child's ears, perhaps s/he's a star - or at least, the music that meets the ears is something relatively sweet (if the child is playing on the high end of the piano), because the more beautiful melody drowns out the chaotic one.

So...when I play the guitar on Friday nights (for a Christian group on campus), for some/many songs, I'm kind-of like a kid who plays alongside a better person. Hopefully my noise isn't too chaotic, and I certainly am no star, but, anyway it's nice that there's someone good who can carry the weight. Hopefully I'll improve over time. Ideally it would be nice if I added some dynamic to the music, but regardless, perhaps it's at least good for me - it pushes me to play in front of people, and hopefully it'll make me a better player.

Could there be any life application drawn from these illustrations?

Should we be like children and try our best, even if we create ruckus at times, and push ahead with our focus on God (like the focus on the music coming from the better player), striving to be more like God, as perhaps the child aspires to be like the family member musician?

Is that too much of a stretch? ^_^