Last night was amazing. One of my friends, for whom I have a lot of respect, shared her story through dance. It was a lesson about choosing your partner, the Partner you were designed to dance with. It was phenomenal! For too long now, I have been dancing with the wrong partner. I was looking for the "thing" that would fulfill me, bring me the love I desire, accept me for who I am, just care that I exist.....all the while I was holding at bay the only One who could do all of those things and more.
The consequences for my choices are harsh, but I have to face them. However, I know I will not face them alone. He, the One I was created to dance for, is here. He will walk by my side, He will see me to the other end of this long, black tunnel of despair. I beat myself up, but He's there to pick up the pieces. I panic and look for any way out, but He's trying to show me the way through. I feel ultimate despair, but He is holding my hand, reassuring me we will get through this somehow. My mind has been consumed with mountains that seem insurmountable, valleys that seem too deep, and oceans I can't swim across. All the while He has been standing there waiting for me to turn and look at Him, to run into His arms, to follow His lead.....to take my eyes off my circumstances and to once, just once, turn my thoughts toward Him.
I've danced to the wrong tune for too long, I'm tired. I've taken the wrong roads, I'm lost. I've doubted and the waves have crashed around me. I feel despair, yet know somehow there is hope. I'm choosing my dance Partner now. The One who knows the number of hairs on my head, who loves me more than anyone ever could, who has collected every tear I've ever shed, who knit me together in my mother's womb.....He is the One I choose.
I can't see the end of this road, I can't take away all of my fears, I can't guarantee that it will all be alright, but He can. So, I'm dancing to the beat of a different drum, and following the lead of the only One who can be trusted completely.
Psalm 121
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from?
The consequences for my choices are harsh, but I have to face them. However, I know I will not face them alone. He, the One I was created to dance for, is here. He will walk by my side, He will see me to the other end of this long, black tunnel of despair. I beat myself up, but He's there to pick up the pieces. I panic and look for any way out, but He's trying to show me the way through. I feel ultimate despair, but He is holding my hand, reassuring me we will get through this somehow. My mind has been consumed with mountains that seem insurmountable, valleys that seem too deep, and oceans I can't swim across. All the while He has been standing there waiting for me to turn and look at Him, to run into His arms, to follow His lead.....to take my eyes off my circumstances and to once, just once, turn my thoughts toward Him.
I've danced to the wrong tune for too long, I'm tired. I've taken the wrong roads, I'm lost. I've doubted and the waves have crashed around me. I feel despair, yet know somehow there is hope. I'm choosing my dance Partner now. The One who knows the number of hairs on my head, who loves me more than anyone ever could, who has collected every tear I've ever shed, who knit me together in my mother's womb.....He is the One I choose.
I can't see the end of this road, I can't take away all of my fears, I can't guarantee that it will all be alright, but He can. So, I'm dancing to the beat of a different drum, and following the lead of the only One who can be trusted completely.
Psalm 121
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD watches over you—the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life;
8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
3 He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD watches over you—the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life;
8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
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