Sunday, April 16, 2006

Easter Dance

today at church i was having a hard time entering into worship. i kept 'fighting' to enter in, and was getting kinda worked up, and i heard God say, 'just relax'. so i did.

next thing i know i was a little girl, wearing a white dress, dancing in the presence of God. whirling and twirling and spinning, arms out and free.

it was great, and i thought that was that.

but then, during the sermon, i couldn't focus and kept thinking about what i saw, so i started drawing it. my pastor basically preached on how we often believe a lie and don't believe that what Christ did for us on the cross was suffient for us to be able to boldly approach the throne of grace. what He did with His blood is to wash us completely clean, white as snow, and able to come into the presence of God without fear or reservation, with faith like a child.

after service, i showed the picture to my pastor, and he said it would have been good 'up there', meaning drawn at the front of the church, on an easel, during the sermon. (ack!... ok, God, if you want me to....) and i showed it to a few people, not for compliments, but to show them what God had said!...

and one guy from my cell group said that during worship, when i was laying in the presence of the Lord (which would have been while i was having this vision), he saw what was like a whirlwind over me, like a swirling, and he heard two words, 'beautiful', and 'sweet'. if that doesn't fit my vision, i don't know what does! a sweet little girl dancing before God. it was a real blessing/confirmation to hear that. (thanks doug!)

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