D.A.N.C.E.

D.A.N.C.E.

Having a struggle....choose to "D.A.N.C.E.

• D iscover what God's word says about your situation
• A ccept the circumstances as for your good
• N otice God's hand in the midst
• C elebrate your moments
• E xtend lessons learned to others to encourage them

THX Doris for sharing this reminder to dance----It is a choice!

HAPPY DANCE DAY!

Today is Happy Dance Day! Who knew?! K-LOVE!

What a blessing to hear others share of God's goodness in their lives.

They know how to "happy dance" with gratitude from their hearts without even moving their feet.

But.....for me I can at least tap my toes knowing the One who has "turned my mourning into dancing, girded me with joy" and gladness and sees my dancing as worshipful gratitude.

MercyMe has a "Happy Dance" praise song! My "Happy Dance" contemporary worship praise song is Sydney Carter's "Lord of the Dance" with the melody of Simple Gifts.

A Happy Dance as K-Love dubs it!

DANCE RULES

DANCE---these days it doesn't look like there are rules for many dances! Certainly some are more to my taste than others.

In many cultures and in my own life, dance can bring to mind praise and rejoicing. 

Even Steve Gaines, pastor at Bellevue Baptist Church, after mentioning "ain't no quiet side of heaven," (with an amended aside of proper PHD grammar) said in a "whisper",,,,,"even some Baptists might "dance a little" as they worship!" 

Hallelujah! Dance accompanying praise as an expression of worship especially for those with a longing soul for Jesus!

May we give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love....sacrifice thank offerings....with songs of joy. (Psalm 107:21-22).......and maybe even a tapping in our toes!

Regardless of how one expresses their worship, here or across the globe, God is pleased as we honor Him with our praise and rejoicing. Such worship is refreshing!

But God.....delights in us as we worship. 

He satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things. (Psalm 107:9, 21-22)

Fix my heart on my choreographer. He has the "rules" unique to my dance with Him. 

CHOOSE DANCING

Choosing dancing can be an easy choice when life is going well. 

It can also be an easy choice when one is at the Apple store getting help on a disabled computer while using their wifi. Apple Store wifi dances and does not drop----hooray for "dancing" wifi!"

But....do we sometimes get complacent and forget to choose dancing. Forget to celebrate. Forget to be thankful.

Dancing can be an expression of gratitude.

Gift from Ashley Bryan---Used with the Artist's Permission

A video with "my" Ukraine ladies dancing with the Lord along with their ladies from India warmed my heart. They chose to take my D.A.N.C.E. teaching to India. We often think we, the United States, are the only ones who send missionaries. At the missions conference this week the number of missionaries going out from South Korea was unbelievable.
Some are sent to the US. Just last year, I met, in Turkey, a lady from South Korea who, with her husband, had been a missionary in New York City.
Such news pleased me as NY is home to three of my most precious loved ones.

That kind of news makes it easy to "choose dancing" knowing it can be a way of praising God in worship! Toe Tapping WORSHIP from the heart!