Last Sunday, Beatrice (our dearest Assistant Chief Usher who oversees JW usher groups, in case you dunno) was sharing to the SLs and MTLs about Moses and how everytime Moses felt frustrated by his stiff-necked congregation, he would withdraw himself to meet the Lord and refresh himself. And in God, he found renewed strength again and again... again and again... again and again...
The Word spoke powerfully to me and convicted me. During the worship, I sensed God say to me...
"Let's Dance..."
It puzzled me but after giving it some thought, it dawned upon me that life is really like a dance... and there is a tempo to this Dance of life... and I thought I knew and understood it very well... And I've tried to dance this Dance very well... I danced to the best of my abilities and my understanding and I thought I was becoming good at it... until God beckoned to me and showed me His version of the Dance...
In that instance, I suddenly understood how little I knew and how little of the Dance I have mastered... the Dance is meant to be a couple dance, not a solo dance... The Dance is to be danced at a tempo I cannot hope to master or grasp very well... And in the Dance, should I try to take the lead in this couple dance, the Dance inevitably becomes uncoordinated and messed up... My moves will become off-beat and awkward... But whenever I let God take the lead in this Dance and follow His movement and tempo, the resultant Dance is inescapably beautiful and elegant...
"Are you tired? Are you weary? Are you feeling that the yoke is too heavy to bear? Let Me lead the Dance..."
In this Dance of life, God does the choreography; He leads the dance; He dictates the tempo and He executes the hard moves... Turn to God and find rest in His presence... It is when I try to do everything by myself that I burn myself out... I shall learn to lean on God's strength and directions... Just as Moses did! Although Moses was a very old man when he led Israel out of Egypt, he always had the rigour of a youth because in God, he found the source of everlasting life and strength...
"Are you frustrated? Are you disappointed? Are you unforgiving and angry - with youself? with your leaders? with your friends? or even with Me?"
In this Dance of life, it is natural to feel frustrated and disappointed if we had always danced solo or with the wrong partner(s)... Because the Dance was not meant to be danced that way! We cannot hope for the best when we settle for the worse. I shall turn to God and find a new beginning in Him... Although Moses was a criminal with a murderous past, he became the greatest prophet ever to deliver Israel, because in God, he found purpose, vision and hope for the future...
"Are you scared? Are you intimidated? Are you lacking in confidence? Do you feel that you have no more faith?"
In this Dance of Life, we will be venturing into the unknown... Because every person is different and uniquely shaped by God, so nobody can tell you what your Dance will be like. However, God knows how your Dance is meant to be like and He knows how it will turn out to be... And He assures that His seed in us is imperishable and will bear good fruits! and that He will finish the good work He has started in us! I shall turn to God and be of good courage... Because if God is leading my Dance, what can go wrong? I shall go forth in faith! And dance! and dance! and dance! Although Moses was a mere shepherd, but in his meekness and humility, he became a powerful prophet who performed the most spectacular miracles, because he submitted whatever little that was in his hands (a shepherd's rod) into God's hands... and God turned it into a tool for greatness which left an everlasting legacy!
"Let us all dance..."
Moses humbled himself and let God lead in his Dance of life, and God turned the Dance into a masterpiece that we still marvel today... I shall let God take the lead in my own dance. and I can't wait to see how the dance turns out! God is inviting you today to dance with Him... won't you let Him take the lead? Let us all dance this Dance of Life with God...
