Keep on dancing…

So, I got up this morning and for the pure entertainment of seeing my kids squirm, I decided to practice my dancing moves.  The responses were interesting today.

Jon said, “Dad – please, the last time you tried popping and locking you popped and locked your back. ”  Of course, the only one I can turn to for a supportive comment was Connie who said, “Your dance steps were the main reason I married you,” but I did detect a bit of sarcasm in her voice. In my humble evaluation, I thought the dance moves were pretty good given the difficult audience.

Truth is, in life there comes a time when it seems we just stop dancing. What is dancing? It is simply an outward expression of an inward experience. Not just talking about the fox-trot or samba, I’m talking about the way we live. God wants us to live out loud what He is doing within us. It’s the life He has invited us to enjoy.

What has caused you to stop dancing? Not literally, but in a figurative sense. Have you stopped taking the time to have fun, regardless of whose watching, and just enjoy the moment? Caught up in the business of work, careers, raising kids, it’s easy to forget that God has given us this urge to move and laugh. God wants us to experience joy in our moments because He is always in the moment.

You will never wake up and find God in a bad mood. Life in Him is always a dance. Freeing, exhilarating, and carefree; not always so very cautious and careful. So maybe today hasn’t started off the way you planned it. Rewind the tape, bring God into the picture, and dance just as if no one was watching.

dance as though no one is watching you,

love as though you have never been hurt before,

sing as though no one can hear you,

live as though heaven is on earth.  –unknown

Ecclesiastes 3:4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; King James

P.S. Look for me on the next season of Dancing with the Stars… unless of course, they are intimidated by my moves!

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