dance meet grace

have you ever feel so satisfy about your wholesome and healthy body after a workout? This is what a dancer feel after every practice. But dancing is more, it is an express outlet, it is singing with body language. It can become a passion for life, and I'm speaking for myself, and many who dance technically. (technical dance includes all styles of dance, from hip hop to ballet, ballroom to belly-dance. My definition for it is any style of dance requires one to learn steps and learn it well)

This passion is not something easy to give up, it is a love for dance and it will linger on you, effect every area of your life. I found myself day dreaming about dance combination in class/sermons many times (more than I should.... ). You see? Dancing is an expression of movement something more than just physical action. It gives you something to think of, dream of, even hope of. Hope to be better at turning leaps, or become the next star on stage. Putting your hope in dance, is basically risking your life because there is never a prediction when you will get injured, or worse, aging day by day till you can no longer have the strength for big complicated steps. I know this may seems like the best thing you have now, because dance is the happiest thing in life, and nothing else compares with this hope. But this hope will dies and pop your hope balloon, when you get an injuries, or aging bones forbid you to do a decent penchée or head spins. Your ego and life goes away with it. Now what's next?

You can hold on to the past joyful dances you've done, or choose to forget it. Even better, make dance a hobby, just like many other hobbies you have. But really, have we ever let our passion down? Either way your past will come back to remind you that it was better, happier. Balancing between less (dance) and more (of other stuff); compromise with the future plan while lingering in the past, feeling like uncommitted. Two weeks ago I went to a dance show where in it a piece is called "Uncommitted", choreographed by the modern dance giant Paul Taylor. Through dance movement, he shows us that uncommitted relationship brings loneliness, warfare, unsatisfactory productivity, restlessness and more on both sides. Not only a powerful piece, but also a powerful reminder that we must live each day fully committed. Don't you see? lingering in between is not a solution in life, it is only the step before the wake up call.

What should this wake up call be? something that tears your dream down again? or what if it is forgiveness? Truly letting go of the past because of a love that loves you in your weakest position anyway.

Forgiveness, none like other action/concepts on this earth, it is a joy from being release and found freedom. Especially the forgiving grace from Jesus, it is always there when you need it. Actually he is where this selfish act came from. No one ever wanted to sacrifice themselves for what they did, they used animals! But Jesus came and died for us so we can be forgiven. You are truly and forever forgiving and loved. Now you dance again, as a hobby, only this time you know it is not the happiest thing you have. Your happiest thing, is to found freedom above injuries and aging bones in Christ, your true home.

Let everyone knows the happiest thing ever is when Christ brings you freedom, brings you home.