In 1954 the movie, White Christmas was released. It starred Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera Allen. One of the many songs was sung by Rosemary Clooney and Vera Allen. That song was “Sisters”. The last two lines of the song are:
“Lord help the mister who comes between me and my sister.
And Lord help the sister who comes between me and my man.”
It was a cute and humorous song and, yes, it is out there on YouTube. (You knew I was going to say that, didn’t you?)
The simple message is obvious, of course, that neither sister would let someone coming between them and, equally, neither sister would tolerate her sister interfering with her and her man.
Let me expand on that a bit and how that sentiment should be a part of our lives. Bottom line, what do you allow to come between you and the rest of your life and your life around you. Do you allow your job or hobby take you away from your family, whether that be parents and siblings or spouse and children? Yes, most of us have to work and having a hobby or other outside interest is not a bad thing. It is finding the right balance that is important. Sometimes that which comes between a couple is when one spouse has an affair. There is no way to balance that.
How about the spiritual side of your life? Those of us who are believers need and want God to be an integral part of our lives. Yet, too many of us allow or even encourage something or someone to come between us and God. On a day when you should be focusing on God, what is there instead? I know that not everyone who believes in God goes to church. There are many who worship God in private or worship online or by watching a service on television. Is what comes between us, between work, a hobby, the worn out statement that starts with, “This is the only day I can …”? Really? Of the 168 hours in a week, there isn’t any way to fix your activities so you can give one or two to God? If you developed a new interest, I’ll bet you would find some way to adjust your schedule to fit it in. God isn’t a new interest, but why not treat it that way? If you can fit in a new hobby or activity, then you can definitely find time for God. It is all about what is really important.
Life is what it is and there are many parts to it. Is God one of those parts? If not, what is coming between you and the one who created you and loves you? What can you do to change it? More importantly, what are you going to do to change it? To paraphrase the last line of that song:
“Lord help the (something) that comes between me and my God.”
