Two Left Feet

I am a terrible dancer. I have no rhythm. When I was a freshman in high school, I got the part of a dance hall girl in our school play and they realized the best location for me was not with the other dance hall girls, but further back, swaying to the music. I have 2 left feet. I truly don’t even know if I was swaying properly to the rhythm of the music or not. I laughed about it then and I can laugh about it now. The director of the play knew what he was getting when he gave me the part, as my older sister was in the musicals as well and she couldn’t dance either.

Good thing God hasn’t asked me to dance. I’d fail miserably. Come to think of it, God would never ask me to do anything He hasn’t equipped me to do, even swaying in the background. Better yet, even if I don’t feel equipped, if He wants me to do a thing, He will see to it that I become equipped. That’s a comforting thought.

It further dawns on me- even being the world’s worst dancer, if He asked me to dance, his Holy Spirit would take over and make it happen to His glory. Of course, that would take complete and total reliance and faith on my part. Hmmm, maybe that’s exactly what He wants from me…complete and total reliance and faith in Him. I’m not the one doing the dancing, God is.

I’m not the one doing the dancing, God is.

Lord,  I need your help. Help me to not just say I have complete and total reliance and faith in you. Help me to live it.

“For I am the Lord your God, who upholds your right hand, Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’ Isaiah 41:13