For 2.5 years I tried looking for a reason to move, because if I move church, people are going to ask questions and start heated arguments with me on why I should just stay in Zion
Then I was reminded of Abraham, whom God told to relocate, without telling him where to go and what to do there. Basically, God just told Abraham "Pack your bags and leave because I want you to".
Genesis 12:1-3 Now the Lord said to Abram (who was later given the name 'Abraham'), "Go forth from your country, and from your relatives, and from your father's house, to the land which I will show you; and I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and so you shall be a blessing; and I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed".
God didn't tell Abraham where to go, He didn't exactly say why either. God only implied that this was His plan, and Abraham was to follow God's instructions.
I know it's a bit dramatic, but I could relate so much to that. I felt that God was telling me to move church, without telling me which church to go to and why I'm suppose to move.
So after realizing that God really wanted me to move church and wasn't keen on telling me where to go and why he wanted me to move yet, I decided to go around and attend other church services, to see which one God wanted me to be in. I'm not exactly sure how but I ended up with Faith Community Church (FCC). My sister also decided to start attending FCC at the same time I did. So that probably influenced my decision on FCC...
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While transitioning to move church, another burden I had was to continue in my journey of dance. All of a sudden I was really enthusiastic about dance. I choreographed and dance on my own, imagined FCC dancers dancing on the huge stage we use and came across many unlikely instances reminding me of my journey in dance. It's very easy to put this passion in a box and leave it in a corner till dust bunnies appear (because I wasn't expecting to serve God through dance anymore, and wasn't expecting to be involved in any sort of dance anymore), but I guess God made sure I was constantly reminded to explore this passion more and more.
I had a strong desire to dance but I was at a dead-end, there was no dance ministry in FCC! I prayed about it and told God "You gave me this passion for a reason, and I'm sure it's to serve You with dance. And I'm not sure where me and You are headed but if You gave me this passion, I'll take classes. And I know You'll work out everything else for me, even though I don't know what 'everything else' is."
So I did, I took classes and believed God had a plan for my passion in dance.
Guess what.
In the 3rd dance class I took (for House, which was bizarre cz I didn't even know what House was, but found out I might be better in House than any other dance genres I've done, even though I've been on Hiphop since I started dancing!), I was introduced to a girl from FCC. She told me she was looking for ppl to set up a dance ministry in FCC with and was planning to start this ministry once everyone's exams were done (in about 1-2 months)!
I am SO pleased, that God took me this far and answered my prayers of serving Him through dance. :)
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understandings. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
It's great to see you have settled in a family of Christ, and surely He is the one who will prepare ahead for us wherever He has placed burden in our hearts. Continue to serve with passion!
ReplyDeleteSam!!! :) am gonna miss you and may God continue to use you to serve him in this dance ministry, He'll multiply!!
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Eunice
Thanks guys! Encouraged by your support! <3
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