I Hope You Dance!

My friend Kathleen sent me this, thought it was beautiful...

Dancing With God
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,
attentiveness from one person (me);
And gentle guidance and skill from the other (God)

My eyes drew back to the word G U I DANCE.
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 Him to lead.

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I was reading Psalm 30 when Kathleen sent this to me. I was thinking about how God sings over us and invites us to dance with Him. He is a gentleman He does not force us to dance. He called to me; held out His Nail-piereced Hands many times before I accepted His invitation. My only regret has been that I did not say 'yes' sooner. Choosing to wait for His Guidance, to follow as He leads, has been the best decision of my life.

Psalm 30:11
You turned my wailing into DANCING;
You removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with JOY
that my heart may SING to You and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I give you THANKS forever.

If you get the choice (and we all do!) to sit it out or dance, I Hope You Dance!