The story has been told of a mother who, wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, took him to a concert by the famous Polish pianist, Jan Paderewski.

The lights dimmed, and the curtains parted. Suddenly, the mother was mortified! Spotlights shone on the black Steinway—and her little boy who was innocently playing away!

At that moment, the maestro entered. He quickly moved to the piano, leaned over, and whispered in the boy's ear, "Don't quit. Keep playing!"

While opinions abound as to the veracity of this famous story, consider that it can illustrate how God is standing behind us. And if we are listening, we can hear Him telling us, "Don't quit. Keep playing!" Notice:

"Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:6).

Our challenge is to not forget our calling. We must listen to the Voice behind us. And we must act. God will be with us, if we allow Him to work in our lives.

Another verse reads, "Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord" (Ephesians 5:19).

One day we will sing a new song, as Revelation 14:3 shows. Then, as we were helped, we will help others (Isaiah 30:20-21). And we will do it all for the glory of the One who emptied Himself of His divinity and became like us—and died for us—so we could learn to sing His way, the way we were meant to live.

So keep playing, and never ever quit!