The way to be intimate with God is through lament, which is more than just being sad. For if we hold anything back from him, we are being dishonest and therefore cannot worship him wholeheartedly. God wants all of us-not just our thank-yous and happy I-love-yous, but our anger, frustrations, fears, doubts, and so on. That's the only way we can truly worship him. How do we dance to these songs? By being real with God. Many times they are not "beautiful," and in fact are quite harsh, but the finished product is a masterpiece. These songs are written in major and minor keys. The last line of Michael Card's song "Underneath the Door" says: "Pain is the pen that writes the songs and they call us forth to dance." Card is calling us to dance to the songs that pain has written for us. But if dance means to have intimacy with God, then I heartily agree. Just about everyone has heard the anonymous saying, "Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain." I wonder what the original author meant by "dance"? If they meant that we just tell ourselves to be happy or at least pretend to be happy and "look for the silver lining," then I disagree with the saying.
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