Dancing in the moment... just me and God...

I recently came across a song that I absolutely fell in love with. After hearing "He Wants It All" by a group called Forever Jones, I immediately knew that I wanted to minister that song in some way. I decided to sing it and have ordered the track and learned the song very quickly. Well a few minutes ago, I felt the need to dance. I tell you one thing, I am sometimes amazed at what God does in me when I "dance in the moment." Now, if I could just be so free when I minister in front of people, I would really be doing something! It's crazy because I have no clue where some of the movements I do when I "dance in the moment" come from. And even crazier, I don't remember what I did afterwards, I just know that when I'm in that moment it is exhilarating and refreshing. There's no fear or nervousness, just me and God. Therein lies the difference...just me and God.

Thank you all...

Just a note of thanks to all the member of the Hearts In Motion Dance Ministry at From The Heart Christian Center! You guys rock! A special thank you for our honorary member Gary. Thank you for helping us to minister "Don't Cry" by Kirk Franklin on Easter Sunday. Despite any unexpected changes in choreography (;-) you rocked! Justine, Kara, and Karyl...keep up the good work. Oh, and I can't forget the Kids Anointed and Purposed to Praise the Almighty (KAPPA) Dance Ministry. You did your thing during the "Anthem of Praise". Keep up the good work! I love you all!

P.S. Thanks to all the parents for your committment in bringing the babes to practice. You rock too! :-)

Just Do It...

I recently attended a dance conference and one of the speakers talked about the importance of listening to that still small voice. She suggested that whenever we are spirit-led to do something we should simply Just Do It. I have found myself struggling with this in my own ministry. About a month ago I heard a song "Amazing God" by William Murphy, and said to myself I am going to minister to that on Sunday...it was Thursday. Well, between Thursday and Sunday, I prepared to minister to this song and by Sunday I had talked myself out of it. My biggest justification (excuse) for "waiting until next week" was that it (the dance) wasn't ready. It's funny because as the service progressed my Pastor began to speak about an Awesome God and I knew in my heart that the song was right in line with the flow of the service. In the end, I put my flesh under my foot and went forward in doing the dance. The Lord not only ministered to my heart but to many others. And to think...it or should I say "I" wasn't ready. Going forward, I have got to get out of the way and let God use me that way he wants to.

Rough waters, smooth stones...

In the words of a wise woman I know, I am like a rock in the river. As the waters (life) beat upon me, I am being polished and smoothed. All the past struggles have served to make me who I am and current ones are shaping me into all I'm meant to be.

It's been a few months since I've posted and in this time I have allowed discouragement and some depression to keep me from experiencing a greater level of intimacy in my relationship with God. I've got to get myself together. I've got decisions to make and a whole lot of praying to do. I need to quiet some of the noise in my life, take stock of what is truly important and trust God to order my steps according to His perfect plan for my life. I need God now more than ever as I struggle with difficult decisions that will affect both me and my family alike. I know that I have to trust God and not lean on my own understanding of things and I pray for strength to endure, strength to stand, strength to do what is best for me and my family.

Lord I pray for guidance, greater wisdom and discernment and increased sensitivity to Your voice. God please grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. For my life, I pray for Balance ~ Harmony ~ Peace ~ Contentment.

Taming the beast...

It's seems as though every day new lessons present themselves to me during familiar situations. Although I have dealt with this issue more times than I care to say...I 've got to tame the beast within. The beast that I speak of is my mouth. I'm sure most of us had found ourselves in a situation in which we were compelled to give our opinion. Well I found myself in that situation tonight. It was a very simple situation that if left "untouched" would have remained someone else's issue and not mine. After the fact, I felt as if the Spirit was telling me that if I had not commented when something was said that I didn't agree with, then it would have just gone away...at least as far as I am concerned. I once wrote an article about fueling the fire and how our responses often makes molehills into mountains. Well, I believe my rebuttal served to escalate the situation beyond what it would have gone without my input. Lesson learned today, I've got to learn to keep my mouth shut, be slow to anger, resist offense, and let simple things roll off my back. Oh, the peace I would have. What's the old saying..."pick your battles". Well, next time I take this test, I plan to pass.

The power of praise...

Isn't it ironic how you can be in a place of greater hunger for the things of God, longing for a more intimate relationship with the Father, seeking to offer genuine praise and worship from a place deep within your soul...and then life happens. One attack, then another...all designed to make you shift focus from the Problem Solver to the problem. Why are we so easily shaken? Why can't we see that there is power in our praise and worship? The enemy sees it and he attacks with the intention of stripping us of that power. If he can cause us to stop praising and worshiping, he's already won. When we allow adversity to get us away from that very special place with God, we essentially give our power away...we don't even put up a fight. We allow feelings of sadness, anger, frustration and disappointment to disillusion us and cause us to turn away from the One who has the power to deliver us. It is time to take back our power; to praise like never before, to make worship an integral part of our lives. We must praise Him for all He's done, worship Him for who He is and trust Him to make it all right. Our praise must supersede our pain. This, that and the other shall all pass, but our praise, our worship...should be here to stay.

A Call To Worship (Continued)...

Tonight was so awesome! Dr. Tomlinson called the people to worship...and we did. A Call To Worship: What Did You Bring? What offering do we bring when we come before the King? Are we too cute to worship. Is our hair to "did" for us to worship. What do we bring...true worship? How often have we bowed down before the Lord, laid prostrate before him? It is time to worship!!! Doesn't matter whose to the left or right of us, doesn't matter who is looking at us, doesn't matter what people think about us...it's time to worship!!! I must worship! We must worship! Let us worship Him!