The Dance of Life

The Dance of Life

"All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist."

David wrote many songs found in the book of Psalms and directed them towards the One he called the Chief Musician. What if I lived every moment of my life realizing that I am living it before the Chief of all things? I dance for the Chief Dancer, I live for the Chief Lifegiver, I love on the Chief Father's children, I share the gospel only through the Chief Hero of the gospel story, the Chief of Friends calls me friend and instructs me to love as He loves.

Oh to know, to realize that I have an Audience of One, and that He is Chief over all that I do. He knows the dance better than I do, He choreographed it. He instructs. He does it beside me.

Am I listening? Am I watching? Am I practicing? Am I giving Him the glory? Do I grab a hold of His outstretched hand when I fall? Am I sitting at His feet learning every possible movement of His? He tells me if I only sit at His feet what I learn there shall not be taken away.

He invites, He calls me to partner with Him … am I following His lead? Am I leaning on Him in trust? Do I realize that no other foundation can be built upon which I can stand firmly? Sometimes I cannot see Him, but do I know His strength? Because if I've tested it, I would know the truth.

The dance begins. The movement becomes single, fluid, strong, refined. My focus is on Him and He directs me. The lights go off, my heart skips a beat. I then realize it is easier to dance when I cannot see, because He can see me and that is the only thing that matters.

The theater is empty save One person who occupies the front row. Though Their presence is enough to fill the entire building. The dancer on stage holds His gaze. Sometimes her eyes falter and she may stumble, but her eyes always find their way back to His unwavering gaze. Once again she is lost in the depths of His eyes and her feet continue on in peace. Sometimes she doesn't even realize it, but He is dancing with her. She often looks back over a difficult piece and wonders how she made it through, never realizing He was dancing with her the entire time.