We Danced the Salsa and Our Marriage Changed Forever!

When my hubby and I took Salsa lessons (about 10 years ago), we learned a very valuable lesson.
Let me share it in story form:
One of our (the hubby and me) favorite movies is, "Dance With Me" with Vanessa Williams. It wasn't so much the storyline that captured our attention. It was the dancing and music. We fell in love with salsa the day we watched it and decided to take classes. We found classes downtown and the first time we went we had a blast, however, our "weak link" began to ooze out. As we danced, he wasn't sure how to lead and I struggled to follow. So, you can imagine me trying to follow and lead at the same time right? We're both looking down at our feet, trying to give each other verbal and physical directions...and it just wasn't working. Our instructor (a 5'4" Asian guy) walked up to us, looked at Patrick and said, "YOU'VE got to LEAD her." Now I'm thinking, "What is this little man going to do with 5'8", who weighed twice as much as he did?" I naturally tensed up not knowing what was about to go down. This little instructor grabbed my hand with so much power, the next thing I knew, I had succumbed to his every cue to step and spin. The more he lead me with authority, the more relaxed I became and following him became natural. It had nothing to do with size, weight, height, who he was, who I was...and it was an awesomely freeing moment.
After leaving the class, my hubby and I both had epiphanies. "Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his." (Ephesians 5:22-23) That scripture came alive in our hearts. He was encouraged to lead with authority (Godly power) and I was encouraged to follow (submit). Our marriage hasn't been the same since we danced the Salsa. Enjoy!

GOD Always Gives Newer, Better, Greater

This morning I was reminded of Martha Munizzi's song, "Your Latter Will Be Greater".  "'The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine,' declares the LORD of hosts.  'The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,' says the LORD of hosts, 'and in this place I will give peace,' declares the LORD of hosts." (Haggai 2:9) Over and over in God's Word, He gives us GREATER than the former. He give us NEW to replace the old:
Grace to grace - John 1:16

·         Faith to faith -  Romans 1:17

·         Glory to glory -  2 Corinthians 3:11

·         Righteousness to righteousness – Philippians 3:6

·         Law to law – Romans 8:2

So undeserving, yet He gives me His best! Halleluia!

"Bless the LORD, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases;…" (Psalm 103:1-2)

"Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits..." (Psalm 68:19)

"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.  They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23

I looked up the word, "compassions" and found the following in Strong's Concordance:

 רַחַם racham, rakh'-am; from H7355; compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden:—bowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb.

Just as a Mother carries, protects and nurtures a baby in the womb, God NEVER fails to do the same for us on a DAILY basis. What manner of LOVE is this? My heart is overwhelmed.