Let’s Dance

Sleep didn’t want to be caught last night, so I stayed up past midnight copying life-giving scriptures. So, it’s no surprise that this morning started a bit later and a little more sluggish than usual.

Looking out the front window I’m taking in a peaceful moment. Enjoying a rare, cloudy-day view, and wondering how to accomplish all that needs done. And His gentle voice comes.

Are we going to dance today?

Laughing in my heart, I drop my eyes to the recent gift from a friend – a perfect gift for me; a plaque stating “We Dance in This Kitchen.”

Yes. I would like that.

Moving around with morning routine and coffee in my hand, I wander to the back window. Looking out across the fields to the mountains beyond, I hear Him whisper again.

Let’s dance today.

A smile comes across my tired face and I am peacefully joyful inside.

There’s so much to do today. Starting with the dishes. Because all the good knives are dirty and we need clean utensils later today. And I like the look and feel of an empty sink, even if only for a few hours.

What’s next? School planning? Bills? Ah. Maybe a quick workout. I haven’t done that in weeks. I’m thinking I need to make little notes with all the projects to do, wad them up, toss those bits into a fishbowl and pick out the next thing to do. But first, that dance.

Last night, while flipping through old books begging to go into the donation pile, I ran across that life-changing prophetic song written out from decades ago. Reading the lyrics of one line in-particular caught my attention.

Dance with all your heart like a child unfettered from the shames of life.

That’s how God loves to spend time with us. When we are like children, fully trusting, like we’ve never known sin. For, that’s why He sent His son. To remove all the hurt and garbage of this world and be in perfect peace and joy with Him. For He loves us so much! A glimpse of our heavenly relationship with Him, here on earth.

Turning on my blue-tooth speaker and the pandora app, I skip past the first song. The second song is stirring my heart, and I run to the closet for flags so I don’t miss more than a moment.

One song. Then another. And another. How many? I don’t know. Time changes when I worship the Lord – when I dance with Him. Was it twenty minutes? Thirty? I don’t know. But I now feel like I can accomplish EVERYTHING today. He sets me free. He energizes me. He clears the fog from my brain. What a great day it is. I should be dragging from lack of sleep. But He is my restorer. Hallelujah! Thank you, Jesus. Yes. Let’s do this day together.