The Dancer

Have you ever been to a dance recital? I have been in one. Yes, the most unflexable person in the world took ballet, tap, and jazz a few years ago. To me the best dancers weren't the one who knew every step or who were the most flexable (ofcourse it didn't hurt) but the ones who danced with thier all. That you could see the passion coming from their eyes as they twirled and leaped across the stage.
I believe God gave us all steps that we dance to as we follow Him though life. For me- I know the steps pretty well. I have read the books, listened to the music, and done "Chirstian things". But what I want is to be the dancer so bursting with passion that no matter how good they are- watching them is like being able to feel what they do. People who give it their all, have always been intoxicating for me.
So many times we give God part of our lives. We go to church, we read our Bible, and even serve once in a while. God wants so much more than that from our lives. He wants a thrist for His love, a passion for His presence, it becomes much more than a ritual- its a relationship.
I think of the song by Matthew West- "I don't wanna go through the motions, I don't wanna waste one more day, without all your all consuming passion inside of me, I don't wanna spend my whole life asking, what if I had given everything, instead of going through the motions"
That's my prayer for the next few days- for my life. That I won't just go through the motions. Dance half-heartly through life. But that with all that I am love my Creator and know Him deeply. I know I don't want to ask at the end of my life- what if I had given everything? No, I want to give everything to the one who gave me life, love, and grace overflowing.