Are Music and Sin Shareable?

Our worship "minister" or perhaps entertainment leader in my vernacular, ran afoul our pastor and just as abruptly was gone.  Shame, I liked him.  Not necessarily his music or that fact that such a position exists in what is supposed to be a Church but he was a real person.  I like real people.

So, we now have an interesting assemblage of "worship" time leadership. From the old leader, leading occasionally, to even singing back up for others with only a fraction of her ability.

A few years ago, I had several members of the same family in my Sunday School class.  Back then they were from junior high through college but they all wanted to stick together.  I think they had a good time in my classes and learned much ... until my heart gave out.

And there they were, all five of them plus the mother, all doing the various instruments and singing.  Actually, it was sort of fun seeing them all together - and they did a good job!

I am admittedly jealous of anyone with musical talent.  I can sing, as long as someone with  me can read music and teach me the changes (just monkey see, monkey do, you know!).

And here is an entire family gifted musically.

But, for that darn discernment, I would rejoice.  I have known, as long as I have known any of them, the curse which stalks them.  It is sad to witness - from the parents, to each of the children (save for one so far!).  They all have fallen in the same manor before God.

And as I sat there, I thought something I have never considered before, if things such as ability can be genetic - is the weakness which brings us down within a family genetic or at least spiritually passed on?  Could the sins of my father, be the weaknesses or sins I am going to be most susceptible to?  Are my weaknesses reflected in my adopted children's lives or is it their birth parents .... ?

I am not talking about the passing on of sin but the passing on of the weakness which can lead to the same sin nature of the parent.

I have no idea, but having had this realization, I am now seeing disturbingly my father in me. No, I am not going to go his way if I can avoid it at all!  But, those weaknesses, which where his downfall, I see and understand the tug and how/why he fell before God.  With any luck I will keep my eyes on God and not on my situations - continuing to journey forward as I restart life.

But, such an interesting thought.  What do you think?