I don’t want to miss the dance. I get hung up on so many things in life, worrying about what I will never do or achieve or have. But I don’t want to miss the dance. I want to love my spouse, care for my kids, and give life to my friends. I want to do the work God made me to do. I want to love God and the world he made. I want to do my part to help it flourish, for my spiritual maturity is not measured by following rules. “The me God made me to be” is measured by my capacity to love. When we live in love, we flourish. That is the dance.
– John Ortberg, The Me I want to Be
This quote from John Ortberg set me thinking today. How many times do we just miss the dance? How many times do we turn away and shrug our shoulders because we’re tired, or lonely, or forgot why we even cared in the first place? The world is a big and scary place sometimes. Without each other none of us would learn how to dance the way God planned.
I haven’t felt much like dancing lately for some reason. But I’m going to assume God has me sitting out for a short season and the music is getting ready to crank up again. One thing I do know: I don’t want to miss the dance.
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I came across your blog while searching for something else entirely…funny how that happens sometimes.
Have really enjoyed reading your posts and the work you do in your community. This is great quote from Ortberg.
Thank you so much! And Ortberg has been rocking my world lately.