Worshipful Whistling

It's a bird. It's an alarm. It's a hearing aid going off.

No. Actually, it's just my intensely high pitch, probably slightly painful to listen to whistle. And yes, people have actually mistaken it for a bird, an alarm, and a hearing aid going off. I've never kept track of how many times I whistle throughout the day, but just ask any of my wingmates and they'll tell you that they always know when I'm walking down the hall because I'm constantly whistling a little tune, usually one that I've heard on the Christian radio station playing in the bathroom. I also whistle as I do my homework, walk to class, wait for class to start, etc.

You're probably wondering why I whistle so much. I used to wonder this myself, but now I see it like this: Some people praise God through singing. Others through playing instruments. Still others through more non-traditional means like dancing or creating art. My preferred style just happens to be whistling.

Just this morning, I went outside around 5 a.m. before the sun had even risen, and I was greeted by a choir of birds whistling to their hearts' content...I almost felt like I was intruding on an avian P & W service. Even though I have no clue what the birds' chirps meant, I'm sure God was smiling up in heaven to see his creation using their innate abilities to lift up praises to him.

Out of curiousity, I looked up the word whistle on BibleGateway.com, and it mentions whistling in the Bible twice, once in Isaiah 5:26 and once in Isaiah 7:18. Can you guess who the whistler is?

God. That's right. Even GOD appreciated and utilized this built-in instrument of the mouth.

So for all you whistlers out there: whistle loud and whistle proud. God gave you a gift, so don't be ashamed to use it.

Psalm 34:1-3 "I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. My soul wil boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together."