Some of you may be curious what "Dancing in the Minefields" even means. Let me explain.
I heard a beautiful song after we miscarried our first pregnancy nearly two years ago. It resonated very deeply with me, and I played it over and over again to get me through that difficult time. That song was entitled "Dancing in the Minefields" by Andrew Peterson. Some of you may know it. Its amazing. And the lyrics go something like this:
"And we went dancing in the minefields
We went sailing in the storm
And it was harder than we dreamed
But I believe thats what the promise is for"
Because isn't that what we all do? Daily? We go dancing through the minefields. We wake up to a fallen world that is filled with hurt, pain, fear, loss, tragedy. A minefield. At this particular moment I can name entirely way too many people who are reeling from hurt, from loss. I've been there myself. But we dance. Why? Because our hope is in something much better than this minefield.
I sometimes get frustrated at myself when I allow this world to let me down. Why am I surprised, why am I shocked at evil. This world owes me nothing...in fact God owes me nothing, I owe Him everything. And every good thing is an undeserved outpouring of grace that I can't fathom.
So I will choose to dance. Because God doesn't want us to become jaded to the evil around us. Every time our heart aches about a new hurt, that is the flicker of hope that there is more. There is always more. The song finishes with this, and its my favorite part:
"'Cause we bear the light of the Son of Man
So there's nothing left to fear
So I'll walk with you in the shadowlands
'Til the shadows disappear
'Cause He promised not to leave us
And His promises are true
So in the face of all this chaos
Baby, I can dance with you"
So this is my little blog about my daily dance through this thing we call life. It will consist mostly of Jesus, Family, Africa, and other things. Wishing everyone an amazing 2014!
