 In dancing you need to be mentally and physically focused. If you are a limp noodle, in any respect, it will be next to impossible for a man to move you or lead you, because you aren't prepared for it.
Dancing with God is not less demanding than having a physical partner -- but more. It requires an even clearer head, a more in-tune ear, and a sharper eye to catch His movement, hear His cues, and respond to His plan. Dancing is beautiful. Two partners in a waltz are lovely to watch. A Christian and Christ are the same. It is encouraging to witness others serving Christ. Seeing them at their potential, because of our Redeemer, is proof of God's great grace and overflowing goodness that He desires to pour out in our lives...like a dance.  2# -- You can't overstep...well, you can but then dancing becomes tripping, becomes falling, becomes an emergency department visit.
This is the biggest reason I am not a good dance partner. I care more about getting the dance done right than I care about being in sync with my partner. The problem is that dancing is both -- the right step in the right cadence with the right partner. One or the other is...well, my-level dancing. In life, it is the same -- not merely going thru the motions trying to check all the boxes but doing them in God's time. Not lagging behind, not running Him over. But in-step with our Lord and Savior. Don't judge -- but I'm single, so if I want to dance, I have to dance alone. And I was dancing the other night and realized I'm not dancing alone in life. I am dancing with God and I have learned a lot about that...and have a lot more on top of that to learn. But, number one, is you have to follow God's lead. I would be tempted to say you have to let God lead, but it is not as though you or I let God do anything. And on top of that it's not enough to merely allow God to direct, we have to follow His directions. Christ has to be not only choosing our life's next steps and the timing of them, and we have to be sensitive to Him and responsive to His guidance...like impromptu dancing!  I witnessed it! A three-year-old adjusting his suspenders. By himself! I was surprised -- look at how dexterous he is! And I was impressed. But as I watched, I realized I was giving the wrong person credit. Who showed him how to use suspenders -- his parents. Who put suspenders on him for years before he could even begin to think about using them -- his parents. And even deeper that that, who gave him fingers and a brain that could use them -- God. Everything this little boy had was because of someone else. Everything we have is because of someone else. God is the one who has given us life and health. He has opened opportunities and closed others. Our parents, our siblings, our friends, our teachers, our pastors have discipled us in Christ, taught us skills, and put up with our bumbled attempts at learning. How grateful we should be? But God demonstrates His own love toward us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. -- Romans 5:8  God made the dead beautiful -- somewhat like these mushrooms. |
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