Just flow with it
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness. (Psalm 30:11 ESV)
I sometimes picture my life as a dance. When those “surprises” come into play, I can almost hear Jesus saying, “Come on. We’ve been dancing together for so long, you know how to follow. Just let Me lead and I will make this dance spectacular”.
I know in my heart that if I let Him take control, I won’t trip and fall. But it can be hard to surrender to His lead. Surrender is not a common first reaction. It’s human nature to become attached to a certain outcome.
We like to think we have control. We put a lot of energy into planning, and it’s hard to think that it can all be wasted by one event that nullifies our plans. In life, all the planning, the training, and following what you believe God wants you to do is what makes you ready to just flow with the surprise, whatever it may be.
There will be more surprises, and I have the opportunity to practice getting better at flowing instead of struggling. I know that there are going to be unexpected happenings and events ahead that I could not have predicted.
My prayer is that I will flow with the dance, and that I will not resist or struggle—at least not so much that I ruin the dance. Jesus wants to make your life extraordinary, and He’ll use every little twirl, dip, bend, and lift to create the most beautiful dance, if you’ll just flow with it. [1]
The most valuable thing the Psalms do for me is to express the same delight in God which made David dance. – C.S. Lewis
[1] Activated Surprise!
