"Let them praise His Name in the dance: let them sing praises to him with the timbrel and harp." Psalm 149:3
My brother, John, called me earlier today. I just love him. Of all my brothers, I believe he is the most down-to-earth and plain-spoken. I've heard it said that kids and dogs are good judges of character--well, they all love John.
Whenever I think of John, I remember a time when he was about 9 years old and I was in high school. For whatever reason, we had been up the street and were walking home. All of a sudden, John grabbed my hand and said, "Let's skip." I had no idea a boy that age would dare be caught in front of his friends skipping with his sister; but, all the way back to the house, down the middle of Riner Drive, we skipped. It didn't matter who was watching, or what they thought. That memory is dear to me.
In Church last Sunday, we sang "I'm gonna dance like nobody's watching, I'm gonna sing like no one can hear me." I wish sometimes I didn't care so much what others think of me. In some matters, I really don't care; then, at other times, I find myself so conscious of where I am, and how others will judge me. I want to sing and not care that I'm flat, as long as I'm praising Him. I want to dance and not care if I fall flat, as long as I'm dancing in His Spirit.
David Baroni once said, "Lord, drain me of me, fill me with You." Amen.
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Joey, I have no idea who else is reading your blog, but every single one of them is being a blessing to me...
ReplyDeleteAnd I wanted to relay a memory that to this day impacted me...You were there the Sunday at the Woodbine church when I had my complete nervous breakdown and was hospitalized...I will never forget what you said to me...I had lost all hope of anything, family, salvation, God...And you said "Vicky, you have got to keep your faith, to keep your belief in something" I don't know if you remember it or not, but I do...Faith is such a basic principal that we could not go on in this life without...When I lost all hope, you were there encouraging me in the most basic of needs...Thanks Joey, you possibly saved my life that day and I don't think I have ever told you that....