“Wanna dance?”

“Life is a giant dance floor”

I’ve loved dancing since I was a kid. I’ve always been that wiggly squirming kid (ask my parents, family, and teachers). I grew up on norteñas, cumbias, marachi, and baladas then as I got older R&B, hip hop and rap came into the picture. I’ve always loved dancing….but I never liked dancing with a partner. Even when I had a boyfriend, I didn’t enjoy dancing with him. I have never been a fan of following someone’s lead, I like leading.

When I gave my heart to Christ I knew everything about me was about to be knocked down and rebuilt. God extended His hand and asked me to dance with Him. It was to a different tune. I didn’t know the song and that made me uncomfortable. There were a lot of spins and moves that I wasn’t used to dancing. I wanted to incorporate my own dance moves and that’s when I would step on God’s toes. I would get so frustrated and annoyed that I would just stop in mid-dance to throw a fit. There were times when God would do those cool dance lifts but I was scared of Him dropping me (I know little faith) and I’d squirm and make myself fall (disobedience). Then He asked me to do one of the craziest dance moves ever one that requires a lift and twirl in the air (world race). I thought about it for a really long time and then I took His hand and accepted the lift and twirl. When He caught me and I landed gracefully He told me “I love it when we dance together.” He told me those 7 words during listening prayer at Nico Malan High School in Humansdorp, South Africa. I shared with the teenagers what God had just told me and a girl raised her hand and through tears said how God had just told her, “you’re perfect just the way you are.”

I’ve been able to share my testimony several times to teammates, women in Swaziland, high school students, and each time I have girls/women come up to me and say, “I can relate to your story” and then there are tears, sweet tears on both ends which lead to hugs and prayer. 

Since then God has told me that when I speak and share what He has placed in my heart others will speak up too. It’s the same with my dancing. When I dance with God it’s evident and contagious….and they too will accept His invitation to the great dance floor. 

We Dance: Bethel