What’s the difference between a violin and a fiddle?
- They cost the same
- They are tuned the same way
- They both require years of training to play well
So what’s the difference? Zip (postal) code. If the instrument is located in the zip code that I grew up in, it’s a fiddle.
If the instrument is in the area in which I currently work and live in, it’s a violin.
The community, which I grew up in has a lot of steel guitars, roadside stands and pig roasts. A fiddle player does not make a lot of money in that county.
The community in which I currently, work is very urban. I was taking the train to my workplace and at the main train station I noticed a large crowd around someone. Famous violinist Joshua Bell was giving an impromptu free concert! Ticket prices for Joshua Bell concert start at eighty five dollars and go all the way up into the several hundreds. The average price is 280. People in my home county won’t pay that for a Joshua Bell concert. You have to be in the right place for your value to be appreciated.
If you’re with people who don’t value, you may be in the wrong setting. I’m saying maybe because Christian persecution is a natural consequence of following Jesus. The world hated Jesus, so the world hates people who represent Jesus.
But believers, your inner circle should be believers.
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers, for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness?
2 CORINTHIANS 6:14
Consider who you engage as a business partner or as a spouse. Consider this verse in all your relationships.
You are the light of the world. Those who live in darkness don’t really share a common foundation with you.
Your worth is determined by Jesus, not by the world. If people treat you like a fiddle, remind them you’re a violin.
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