Dancing on the Waves

I'm reaching out I'll chase you down I dare you to believe How much I love you now

Don't be afraid I am your strength We'll be walking on the water Dancing on the waves

This song has been stuck in my head off and on for a while now. It's one of those that when it comes on I just stop. Music does that to me. I feel it to my core and I think that is why I love christian music so much. I like a little bit of everything but country and christian are definitely my go to! When a song comes on the radio I immediately find a way to relate to it whether I'm trying to or not. Same thing goes when a good beat comes on . . . I gotta move! So the first time I heard the song, "Dance on the Waves," by We The Kingdom it just stopped me in my tracks.

It is based off of Matthew 14 in the Bible where Jesus walks on the water to his disciples who are in a boat. He tells Peter to walk out to him and even though he is worried he does it. Shortly after a few steps Peter begins to focus on his fear, gets scared, and starts to sink. He begs Jesus to save him; and of course he does. Then Jesus asks him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?" It's a story most people know whether they grew up in church or read the Bible. Because who walks on water right? Whether you believe in Jesus or not you've heard of the man that can. And he wants us to trust him enough to do it too.

That is the part of the song that stuns me every time I hear it. We'll be walking on the water, dancing on the waves." Whoa. Believe and trust and you can not only walk on the water but dance in the waves. Taking a few steps is one thing but full on dancing is a whole other level am I right? Dancing is letting go of all your worries and just letting it loose! I know the dancing on the waves part isn't biblical. I imagine Jesus would be happy to do that with us though! It is the idea that we can have a trust and faith so deep in Jesus that all worry and thoughts of this world just disappear. Doesn't that sound so nice?

A faith that big is so much easier said than done. And it is a daily choice and daily struggle. It's an awesome thing to strive for and pray for everyday though right? Because when the day comes what really matters anyways?

As a child I grew up in a faith filled home and grew up to know Jesus. But it wasn't until I went through "grown up" struggles of my own that I was forced to choose to either trust the world or trust God. It's never pretty in those moments and I've had several of them. I trust Jesus every single day with my kids. . especially with Nolan. The funny thing is hindsight is 2020. If we could see the big picture that God sees it would be so much easier . . but then why would we need to trust him if we could do that? When Nolan was 2 and 3 it was so much harder than it is now for him and for us. We had no idea what the future held. But looking back I see that it was going to be okay. Even in the darkest nights and most frustrating and heart breaking days it ended up alright. Not easy . . but alright. We made it and he growing up to be the most precious, smart, and amazing little boy. I'm not saying all this is a result of us just giving it all to God and not worrying about a thing. I'm not superhuman. Its a result of our circumstances and hard work and the plan God has for Nolan. I trust that plan no matter what it is . . . and it took a long time to get to that point.

I want to walk on water with Jesus . . better yet I want to dance on the waves when it comes to my worries and the craziness of this world. So on the tough days and on the good ones find the song that moves you, blast it through the speakers, and for a moment let it all go. It doesn't have to be a christian song . . just dance and find a way to give it to God. One hundred times a day or just once in the morning. I promise your life will change.

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