Music, friends, laughter and of course beautiful dresses! It’s PROM! Oh My Goodness! Here comes the cutest boy in school! Is he looking at me?!? He’s walking toward me! He’s really looking at me! I can’t take my eyes off him. He’s soo dreamy!!!! “Do you want to dance?” He asks. I can feel my heart start to race and my face start to blush. In my heart I’m screaming and jumping up and down but can only manage a whispered ‘yes’ that follows a small giggle of uncontrolled excitement. Immediately, I run up to a group of friends and blurt out, “You’ll never believe who just asked me to dance!!” They see my excitement and ask me who. Right before I start to tell them, I feel a tap on my shoulder. I turn around to see Him standing there smiling at me. In the sweetest, most gentle and kind voice I’ve ever heard, He suggests, “Why don’t you stick around for the dance?”
This was a vision the Lord once gave me. Yes, He was the one who asked me to dance!
Last week my friend Maty said something on our video blog that reminded me of this vision. She said that if you take someone out to dinner, you don’t want them to eat and run!! You would want to fellowship with them; visit with them. Maybe, have a few good laughs, hear about their latest accomplishment or how their family’s doing. That’s the best part!!! You wouldn’t want to take someone to dinner you didn’t want to fellowship with.
I have done this to the Lord. So many times I have needed something to speak on in my life group, an answer to a pressing prayer need, a direction on how to minister to someone, or perhaps help in finishing a project or assignment. I have gone to Him and devoured His precious word, absorbed all the necessary nutrients from it as fast as I could only to run off as soon as my stomach was full. I have eaten and run to finish whatever assignment or project needed my attention. Many times I have gotten a revelation and instead of spending time with the Lord marinating in it I have prematurely run to share it with someone.
I feel like the Lord gave me this vision to remind me of the best part and encourage me not to miss out on -- The Dance!!! Spending that time with the Lord; one on one! Just the two of us! Listening to Him share His heart with me as He holds me on the dance floor!!!! The next time He asks me to dance I know I will be so excited to share it with you but I plan to stick around for The Dance!!
