Dancing Light
“For
everything there is a season, a time for
every activity under heaven. A time to
be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest. A
time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up. A time
to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time
to dance.”
Ecc. 3:1-4 (NLT)
Ecc. 3:1-4 (NLT)
If you grew up in the 80’s, you most
likely watched a movie called Footloose, and heard this verse read by Ren
McCormick. It’s probably the first time
I had ever heard of it and I thought it was cool. So cool, that I remember looking it up in my bible just to see if it was really there!
I've been thinking lately that when we surrender to God and follow His
lead in obedience – it is sort of like a dance.
I love to dance! I dance in my kitchen with my kids and I've been known to dance in the stores to embarrass my kids! But, there are times when I don’t want to
dance. Times, when I no longer want to follow His lead in obedience. Have you ever felt like that? It's like I'm saying, "No, God, not today, I'm too tired to dance with you." I allow the statement to flow from my lips because my flesh is too tired or
sore from being stretched past my comfortable limits. It's no longer comfy.
But through this
stretching process – it’s allowing Him to shape me into the image of His
Son. And isn’t that the point?
Dancing with Him stretches us and can
sometimes make us feel like we are going against the world and our friends…but
the dancing is ultimately for our good.
“I
am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through
Me.” John 14:6 (ESV)
Today, let's allow Him to take the lead and guide us. Let's hold on to Him when the day starts to spin.
And when we get tired – let's lean in and allow His loving arms and piercing Light to carry us
through. He's got us...trust Him...lean in.
Dancing with God
(Author Unkown)
When I meditated on the word
Guidance, I kept seeing “dance” at the end of the word. I remember reading that
doing God’s will is a lot like dancing.
When two people try to lead,
nothing feels right. The movement doesn’t flow with the music, and everything
is quite uncomfortable and jerky. When one person realizes that, and lets the
other lead, both bodies begin to flow with the music. One gives gentle cues,
perhaps with a nudge to the back or by pressing lightly in one direction or
another. It’s as if two become one body, moving beautifully. The dance takes
surrender, willingness, and attentiveness from one person and gentle guidance
and skill from the other.
My eyes drew back to the word
Guidance. When I saw “G: I thought of God, followed by “u” and “i”. “God, “u”
and “i” dance.” God, you, and I dance. As I lowered my head, I became willing
to trust that I would get guidance about my life. Once again, I became willing
to let God lead.
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