Day 24 – Every Note Matters
🎵 Song of the Day: “Responsum a Patre” – Influence Music
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Dear Friends,
The name of this journal is A Live Fret. On a guitar, a fret under pressure produces the sound that becomes part of the song. Without frets, there is no music. Pressure creates melody. In the same way, the pressures of life — the tension, the stretching, the waiting — are the very places where God brings forth beauty.
Today’s song has no words, only music — “Responsum a Patre” by Influence Music. It carries a melody that feels like a prayer rising. Every note, every pause, every swell tells a story without speaking.
As I listened, I thought: what if I looked at my life this way? Each day as a single note. Each experience, good or bad, as part of a melody. Alone, one note may not make sense. But together, they weave something beautiful, something greater than the single sound.
Some of my life-notes have been dark, minor tones — days of pain, heartbreak, abuse, and struggle. Others have been bright, joyful notes — days of laughter, healing, restoration, and hope. But when played together, they form the song that is uniquely mine.
God is the Composer. He doesn’t waste notes. He doesn’t discard the hard measures. He takes them all and writes a masterpiece. And when I let Him use every fret in my life, even the broken strings and out-of-tune notes become part of His song.
🌟 Scripture of the Day
“…to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
the oil of joy instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.” – Isaiah 61:3 (NIV)
This verse reminds me that even in mourning, even in ashes, God is still writing beauty into my song.
🌟 Reflection
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What “notes” in your life feel out of tune right now?
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Can you imagine them being woven into something bigger, something more beautiful?
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How would it change your perspective if you saw today not as the whole song, but just one note in a longer melody?
📝 5 Practical Hope Tips for Today
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Pause for Music – Play Responsum a Patre or another instrumental piece. Let the melody remind you your life is still in rhythm, even when you can’t see the full score.
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Name Your Notes – Write down one painful note and one hopeful note from this week. Hold them together as part of your song.
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Release the Pressure – Remember, the fret only works when the string is pressed. Let your tension remind you that God is shaping something beautiful.
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Add a Bright Note – Do one intentional act of kindness, self-care, or prayer today. Small notes build big songs.
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Trust the Composer – Whisper aloud: “God is writing my melody, and He makes all things beautiful in time.”
Closing Thought
Isaiah 61:3 promises that God gives us “a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.”
That means every note in our lives — even the ones that feel out of tune — can be rewritten into a melody of praise. God takes the ashes and composes beauty. He turns mourning into joy. He clothes us with songs of praise where despair once lived.
A Live Fret reminds us that under the pressure of the fretboard, the music is born — and in God’s hands, every note, even the out-of-tune ones, becomes part of His masterpiece. 🎶
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With hope and appreciation,
Dr Brooke Jones
Founder Stronger Women