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I sat there in church, soaking in the worshipful music and lyrics, allowing the music and words to soothe my heart.
My heart was saddened with a weighty decision ahead of us. Either outcome required sacrifice and a sense of loss. My husband and I were torn…
Each word of the message seemed directed right at us: the entreaty to trust the Lord, to not avoid the discomfort of the hard decision, and to not neglect His will and calling upon us.
The night before, I had sat in a meeting and kept seeing this picture of Jesus stretching out His hands to me. I saw the beautiful, nail-pierced hands. For some reason, I kept getting this impression that He was imploring me to take His hands. I didn’t realize the significance of that until more than a day later. He was asking me to walk with Him, to “take His hands,” to trust Him.
As I sat in church Sunday, suddenly, I saw this picture of a dance card (odd that such would come to me), and then it was as if I heard His voice. He spoke to my heart, and I “heard” these words: “[…], may I write my name on every slot on your dance card? Will you dance your life with Me?”
God knew my deepest needs. He knew that in order to take His “hand” and to trust Him, I also needed reassurance of His love. He didn’t command that I obey Him, but He asked me, while at the same time, reminding me of the depth of His love for me and that there is also joy in His will. He wanted me to dance with Him…!
I am still pondering that one… It was so unexpected! After something like that, I want to question this and wonder if it was all in my head, and then I remember that He does love me that much! He does ask me to trust Him but never without reassuring me of the unceasing merits of His love — the depths that have no end and the heights that have no ceiling…!
The question for you and I is:
“Do I want Him to claim me for every dance on the dance card of my life?”
There is freedom there!
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Grace In The Moment 