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DANCE!

Written by FAVORED1 on July 10, 2009 – 9:56 am -

Friday, July 10, 2009

Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced.

[Exodus 15:20]

And David danced before the Lord with all his might, wearing a priestly garment. [Hebrew a linen ephod.]

[2 Samuel 6:14]

A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.

[Ecclesiastes 3:4]

DANCE!

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Good Morning Beloved,

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Did you know that there was a time period in the history of humanity where dancing was pretty much considered un-Godly. In the not so distant past, it was considered ‘worldly’ and ‘of the devil’. Some churches allowed the “holy dance”… you know, the popular chicken-like marching dance affectionately called ”the shout” (that dance and its accompanying beat is all over the world!). The bible never made a distinction in dance styles … the people danced. It never said what kind of dance. We are born dancing. Ever watch a baby. Before they are ‘taught’ how to dance, they are moving. Even if all they can do is to kick their feet and wave their arms. No music has to be playing at all… they have the music in them. Nothing special has to be happening, they just start dancing. A young daughter of a friend of mine used to dance while she was eating. Dancing indicates joy… pure joy. Happiness has to lean on what is happening at the time, while joy is God given and always in us. Sometimes we need to remember it’s there and activate it. I’ve discovered that dancing is a way to do that. A well known Evangelist told of a couple he observed in church. He invited the people to dance before the Lord. The man, who had just became a Christian, grabbed his wife and they began to dance ballroom style right at the altar. Hey, he said dance why not? I’ve heard people say they can’t dance… that’s not true. You may not be ready to enter a competition, but if you are blessed with “the activities of your limbs”… “2 left feet” or not, you CAN dance. Dancing is good stress reliever, great for the body, mind and soul…. so let’s celebrate God and His gift of life to us and resolve to cut a rug!