On the Dance Floor!

If this is true, I want to be on the dance floor of life every day.  Like I want to have opportunities to shine on the dance floor, I want to have opportunities to work for God in my life and live life to the fullest; dance the best Divine Dance that I was meant for.

Here I am on the dance floor, Lord!  I'm scared and incompetent and get distracted easily.  But I trust in you.  Use me!

The joy of the Lord is my strength!

-Mandy :)

(Image from pinterest.  I'm sorry that I don't have better info!)

Why Walk?

"I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest" - Owl City, Plant Life

He is risen.  We are saved!  The joy of the Lord is filling us, overflowing.  A dazzling light shines from Jesus, risen today.  It's spilling on us and we can receive and let the love spill over to others.

So the question stands: why walk when you can dance?  Why walk through this crazy, lonely, overwhelming life when God is allowing us to dance through it with Him?  It won't always feel like a dance, but with God beside us, every moment is a moment to give your all and live your fullest.

And that, even though we all fail many times, is dancing through life.  Dancers fail many times, but they get back up and try again.  It wouldn't be worth trying again if it wasn't for the promise of salvation that is in the Resurrection.  The promise is there!

Let's Dance!  He is Risen!  Alleluia!!!!

The Joy of the Lord is my strength!

Mandy

First Picture from: webshots.com (found on pinterest)
Second picture from: liveboldandbloom.com (found on pinterest too ;)

{Humble}

“Humility is ‘thy will be done.’ Humility is focused on God, not self. Humility is not an exaggeratedly low opinion of yourself. Humility is self-forgetfulness. A humble man never tells you how bad he is. He’s too busy thinking about you to talk about himself. That’s why humility is such a joy and so close to the beatific vision, where we will be so fascinated with God that we forget ourselves completely.” – Peter Kreeft, How Does the Weakness of the Cross Make Us Strong?

So it's not pretending to be a bad dancer when you aren't, or pretending to be amazing when you aren't.  It's giving God the glory.  Being so overwhelmingly in love with Him that that's all that matters.  I need this in my life.  When I saw it on this blog, I wanted to share it with you all.

Christ, let us live humbly for you!  You are in control!

Amen