Friday Devotional...3/2/12

I Hope You Dance

 

A heavy heart is carried by me today as we just lost a dear friend and relative this week. A scripture came to mind as I was contemplating on a devotional for this week.

James Chapter 4 verse 14

“Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow.

 For what is your life?

It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time,

 and then vanisheth away.”

Have you ever put on a small pot of water to boil …and walked away just for a few minutes only to come back to find that all the water had evaporated. That’s exactly what this scripture is saying to us…that “Life is Short” and what you do today and the decisions you make for tomorrow should be weighed. Do we awake in the morning with a thankful heart and thank God that we have one more day on this earth to reach out to those around us or far away to say that we love them, that we appreciate them.. Do we take for granite that tomorrow will always be there for us and therefore put off till tomorrow what we should do today. How about God…Do we tell him everyday “I Love You Lord” and thank him for his saving grace. Can we maybe laugh more or even a little louder, sing in the rain if that’s what you feel, hug that child or grandchild until you grit your teeth….These are just a few things that go through my mind. Lee Ann Womack sang a song that so appropriately says...

“I Hope You Dance”

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder

You get your fill to eat

but always keep that hunger

May you never take one single

breath for granted

God forbid love ever leave you empty-handed

I hope you still feel small

when you stand beside the ocean

Whenever one door closes

 I hope one more opens

Promise me that you’ll give faith

a fighting chance

And when you get the choice

to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance

I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance

Never settle for the path of least resistance

Living might mean taking chances but they’re worth taking

Lovin’ might be a mistake but it’s worth making

Don’t let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter

When you come close to selling out reconsider

Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance

Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder

Where the years have gone

By: Glenna Williamson