The other day I wrote a blog about dancing with Jesus, and I’ve realized since then how many songs talk about dancing. So as my music was playing on shuffle today (great background noise!) this song came on:
I Hope You Dance
by LeAnn Womack
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty-handed
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you’ll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances, but they’re worth taking
Lovin’ might be a mistake, but it’s worth making
Don’t let some hell bent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out, reconsider
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a real and constant motion always rolling us along
Tell me who wants to look back on their youth and wonder
where those years have gone)
I hope you dance
I hope you allow God’s Spirit to move you. I hope you take the opportunities God places in front of you, take chances, and take leaps of faith. I hope you allow Him to lead you. I hope you can look back on your years and not have to wonder where they’ve gone, because you know that they’ve been spent following the Father as intimately as possible. I hope you continue to hunger for the only thing that can truly fill you – God himself. I hope you can see how big and mighty and awesome God is and how small and insignificant you are next to Him, and at the same time realize that He created all of this for you and created you for all of this and see just how much He loves you. I hope you look at closed doors as opportunities for God to work in a different part of your life, leading you to a new level of trust and a deeper commitment to running after Him. And mostly, I hope you dance.
