Of all of the equipment that Link possesses, the one that is the most powerful is also the one that most of us wouldn’t traditionally consider as a weapon for battle… his ocarina. Sure, his sword and shield are valuable offensive and defensive items for surviving many of the attacks that he faces… but when Link stops to play his ocarina, he uncovers entirely new solutions that the rest of his arsenal would never have provided. And in an interesting twist, it is through the previous struggles that Link faced and overcame that he was taught the songs he would play in future predicaments… songs that were capable of disrupting his environment and opening doors that couldn’t be accessed any other way.

Just as Link only unlocked the full potential of his ocarina by discovering songs that could only be learned through the trials he faced, every battle we face represents an opportunity to learn a new song of praise that we wouldn’t possess otherwise. In the midst of whatever battle we are struggling with today, let’s stop and pull out our “ocarina” and use our voices to praise our God… we may be surprised at the solutions that are provided as well as the hidden power of the songs that are only learned by those who have walked hand-in-hand with the Lord through the valley of the shadow of death to the other side.

I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. He has put a new song in my mouth— praise to our God; many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord. Psalm 40:1-3

But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed. Acts 16:25-26

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