What power there can be in a simple moment. God never ever ceases to amaze me with his overwhelming, beautiful, powerful love that he has for us…for me. Even as I write this I’m having a hard time holding back the tears…Yes, Jesus loves me. He loves me so much, way more than I can come close to comprehending. He really, truly, loves me with all the love He can give. I have no idea why, but He does.
A lot has been going on in my life lately. Things have gotten confusing because of some decisions we’ve made, and other decisions that have been presented to us. Decisions that will completely change our lives yet again. I’ve honestly grown very tired of having to be in a “transitional” state of life. It feels like we’ll never be settled. Of course, the great promise of God is that we always know where we belong if we’re with Him. He truly is the only thing constant in life, and I’ve been holding on to Him very tightly lately. Today while I was walking at the park, laying in the fall sun, and just trying to spend some time with Jesus, my mind was on other things. I was praying about everything going on, praying for friends, family, and just thinking even about all that I had to do. I’ve been feeling physically bad the past few days as well, so I was rather “blah” you might say while I was out there. Every now and then I’ll decide to put the ipod on shuffle, where I don’t have the control of what’s coming up next, and that’s what I did today. I was thinking about all of these things and as I looked down to see what was coming up next the song “Can I have this Dance?” from High School Musical 3 flashed across the screen. I heard Jesus loud and clear speaking directly to my heart, asking me a simple question: “Can I have this dance?” Tears immediately came and God showed me once again in one simple moment just how much he loves me.
What a powerful moment that was for me. In the midst of turmoil, sickness, and hurt Jesus came to me and simply wanted me. Nothing else. He didn’t want all the ways I serve him or anything that I could do for Him, He wanted my heart. He wanted to dance with me. So we did. I sobbed and sobbed to my best friend, the lover of my soul, the one who makes all things new…and that’s just what he did again. He caused my heart to well up with his amazing love and filled me to overflowing...all in an instant.
A simple question from Jesus: “Can I have this dance?” Amidst all of the crazy things going on in life, he gently asks, “Can I have this dance? I want to dance with you and love on you…I want to fill your heart and let you know just how special you are to me. I long to look into your eyes, face to face, so you can see just how much I delight in you. I desire for you to know that I love you, just the way you are and there is no one else like you. There is nothing more you can do to gain my attention…you’ve already captured me. I think about you all the time. Oh, you are so beautiful to me and I just want you…nothing else. Trust me, and I’ll lead the way. You’ll be safe with me…don’t be afraid to fall, I’ll catch you through it all.”
So, in the midst of the busyness of life, Jesus is whispering, “Can I have this dance?” In the middle of hardship, pain, or even joy, “can I have this dance?” When you feel like you’ve failed and you’re not worthy of anyone’s love, Jesus asks you, “Can I have this dance?” What an amazing gesture of love from our Father to us. A simple question that speaks volumes to one’s heart. “Why would God want to dance with me?”, you might ask. Simply because of His great love, and the fact that you are beautiful. Forget about everything else…all the struggles, sin, fear, insecurity, and everything else that might be getting in the way, and when you hear Him ask “Can I have this dance?” run into his arms and let him sweep you away in His presence. What an amazing Lord we serve.
