ShiningLight: D.A.N.C.E of faith

BEYOND MEASURE

"OUR DEEPEST IS NOT THAT WE ARE INADEQUATE.
OUR DEEPEST FEAR IS THAT WE ARE POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE. IT IS OUR LIGHT, NOT OUR DARKNESS, THAT MOST FRIGHTENS US.
WE ASK OURSELVES: WHO AM I TO BE BRILLIANT, GORGEOUS, TALENTED, FABULOUS? ACTUALLY, WHO ARE YOU NOT TO BE?
YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD. YOUR PLAYING SMALL DOES NOT SERVE THE WORLD.
THERE IS NOTHING ENLIGHTENED ABOUT SHRINKING SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE WON'T FEEL INSECURE AROUND YOU. WE ARE ALL MEANT TO SHINE, AS CHILDREN DO.
WE WERE BORN TO MAKE MANIFEST THE GLORY OF GOD IN US. IT'S NOT JUST SOME OF US. IT'S IN EVERYONE.
AND AS WE LET OUR LIGHT SHINE, WE UNCONSCIOUSLY GIVE OTHER PEOPLE PERMISSION TO DO THE SAME. AS WE ARE LIBERATED FROM OUR OWN FEAR, OUR PRESENCE AUTOMATICALLY LIBERATES OTHERS"

(Marianne Williamson - and quoted by Nelson Mandela 1994 at his inauguration!

Monday, January 22, 2007

D.A.N.C.E of faith

So this is amazing, give me another word...astonishing, stunning, wonderful. what? You might ask...let me tell you more about the dance I dance with my Savior and His magical timing: So as you have probably read my earlier blog of how God had told me about my very own warrior dance, this one will be a fun one for you: So I started to be really comfortable in my warrior dance when I heard that Jason and Nicki were going to talk about the D.A.N.C.E. of faith the following weekend at church. Ok, coencidence? NO! Sorry, I don't buy that! Service starts and I got sucked into this ballroom with Jesus, He is my leader and ladies, tell me if you know what I mean by the following statement: I will totally submit my all to a leader who knows to lead well without abusing rights without misleading me. Only if I trust this leader fully. If not, I don't want to submit, would YOU want to? So here comes Jesus, He is tender, He knows me, He does not abuse or mislead me, He has proven himself to be all-faithfull and gracious toward me. Why should I not trust HIM with all my life and dance with HIM the dance of my life, the dance of FAITH?

Dare to respond to his invitation

Act on the promise

Nevertheless:refuse to sit this one out!

Choose to PArtner in community

Expect a work of grace

In the zone that I am in right now, I really need to dare, act, say NEVERTHELESS, choose and expect great things. I choose to trust my leader, I choose to dance with HIM the dance of my life..going to a different country again (poooh), raising the funds, trusting HIM with all I have, then He will lead me into a new dance, MY DANCE, the dance of faith!!