| So I took a dance class last week. I was so brave. You would have been proud of me. I went up to Philly all by myself, to a place I didn't know how to get to. I was excited to be there, but very nervous b/c this was sooo way out of my comfort zone. Anyways...I learned the basics of how to follow and how to lead, and by the end of the class I was doing OK, but I wasn't very confident in my skills, so I wasn't going to stay for the part after the class when everyone dances for fun. Just then my friend from work showed up. He gave me a little positive peer pressure. Yeah peer pressure. So I stayed. He gave me a one to two minute pep-talk/tutorial (since he had been doing this for years), and then we danced. I couldn't believe it. I was actually good. I followed, and he led. He couldn't even believe that it was my first time partner dancing. I danced with a few more gentlemen, and most of them were pretty good, except the ones I had just taken the class with. All this brought to mine something...If we are going to follow someone, it might as well be the most experience one......Jehovah. You can tell the difference when you are dancing with someone who is experience, and someone who is not. The experienced lead with make you move in ways you never thought possible, and you will exceed your own expectations, as well as everyone else's. I will follow the LORD, because He will lead my life to experiences I never thought I would have. He will teach me as I go, and myself and others will see how good I can be...not because of my ability, but from my ability to follow. And like in dance, you will never follow perfectly, and you WILL stumble a few times. But the experienced lead is there to correct you and to instruct you on how to better follow Him. He does not leave you if you mess up, but he sticks with you. He will tell you in advance, "When I put my hand on your back like this, I am about to dip you. But when I push your hand like this, you should spin this way." Hokey analogy I know, but the Lord always speaks to me through analogies. Follow Jesus, and he will never leave you to be ridiculed or standing on the side lines with no one to dance with. |
