Have you ever had a songworm, otherwise known as an earworm? You know, it’s when you hear a catchy piece of music that continually repeats through your mind after it’s no longer playing. If you haven’t, consider yourself lucky. It can drive you nuts. 

The song will spin around and around relentlessly, like a broken record. You find yourself singing it under your breath, whistling the tune, or tapping the rhythm out on the table in front of you. Believe me; I’ve had many a sleepless night because I simply could not turn down the volume in my head. 

There is no known cure for a songworm. However, there are a couple of things that might serve as treatment. You can try replacing one worm with another. Although, this way you still have something crawling around in your brain, driving you crazy. My favorite treatment is to pass your worm on to another. They say misery loves company, right? At least you have someone to share your pain, and the cool thing is you have someone to sing with. 

 I have a very dear friend who has a serious songworm issue. The girl is always singing. She’s basically a live version of the old game show, “Name that Tune.” She gets a song in her head, a songworm, and before I know it, I get sucked in. Whatever I’ve got rattling around in my head changes, and I find I’m singing her song with her. Her joy is contagious. We end up creating a fantastic duet that could make us millions. Well ok, we may be the only ones that think it’s fantastic, but that’s not my point. Just as a songworm can be contagious, so can our joy. 

I know our world can be filled with so much of the hard stuff that we often don’t hear the joyful songs. But the good news is, whatever is playing in our heads can be replaced. There is still much joy to be found.

John 16:24 says, “Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.”

We can easily miss the joyful song of God if something else is playing in our head.

Wishing you joy and peace,

Lorrie