Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain.
I love this quote because it reminds me that, since I have been chosen by God to be adopted into His family and lavished with His love, even the saddest days also hold peace; the most broken, wounded part of my spirit can find some beauty; the circumstances that seem most senseless will, someday, be redeemed. I'm so glad that I don't have to wait for a day without sadness or a life without trial to look for the beauty or find the joy! Dancing Lessons is my way to share things I have found on my ramblings - usually a post on another blog or something in a book - that help me to keep on trusting my Abba. Hope they encourage you to dance in your life-rain!
'Healing is messy and fluid and often unpredictable. I can’t manufacture my own healing. It usually takes longer than I think, runs deeper than I wished and involves more areas of my life than I ever imagined.... I need a Healer.' read the rest
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When life strips the leaves away and nothing is left but barren branches . . . and God's perfect, unfailing love. read the rest
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The joy of having only one eye read the rest
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“Every circumstance that God gives us, every person that he puts into our lives, is the perfect preparation for the future only He can see.” read the rest
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“I know you are soul-thirsty and heart-hungry. So why don’t you come to the waters, of ME, and drink awhile?
Why do you keep spending time and energy and effort and emotion in pursuit of food that doesn’t last? Why do you keep working so hard for water that doesn’t quench, Will never quench? Listen. Stop. Breathe. LISTEN. To ME–not them, not it, not noise. ME." read the rest***
Christmas is not for happy people! 'Christmas—the great story of the incarnation of the Rescuer—is for everyone, especially those who need a rescue.....In the irony of all ironies, Christmas is for those who will find it the hardest to enjoy.' read the rest
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'God has intricately formed me for a specific purpose, but I have to be willing to be molded into His image.' read the rest
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God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains; it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world...And that is why tribulations cannot cease until God either sees us remade or sees that our remaking is now hopeless. read the rest
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'It’s in those moments when we feel we have nothing to offer, when we’re broken, when we’re paralyzed by fears and life, when our words are all gone we most need those who will take us to the feet of the Word instead' read the rest
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'A pail with a pinhole looses as much as a pail pushed right over. A whole life can be lost in minutes wasted, small moments missed. Mind the moments and life will take care of itself' read the rest
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There is a mysterious value from heaven’s point of view to being in the darkness of life and still choosing to believe in a God who seems to have forgotten us. Darkness is part of the school for the soul, to delve into what really matters.' read the rest
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True faith doesn't worship God because God is good but because God is God. We don't endure because we expect deliverance but because He is worthy. read the rest