As part of my morning walk with God I\nlisten to the bible and some worship to help me start the day and focus things.\nAt the end of my walk I head over to Spotify and listen to some Rend Collective\nSongs. One in particular recently has been on repeat, big time! It\u2019s called; Undignified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are some of the lyrics to give\nyou an idea:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am dancing as David danced <\/p>\n\n\n\n OK, let\u2019s step back a moment and get\nsome context. You can read about this moment in 2 Samuel 6:14-23. \u2018And David\ndanced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen\nephod.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Why? What was going on? Well David and\nhis people were bringing the ark of the Lord back into their community as God\nhad instructed them to. As the ark was moving forward David was in front of it\ndancing with everything he had, I liked that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n David was caught up in the thrill of a\nwild romance, he was unashamed of his love and passion to worship God. This is\npowerful and I personally felt that for me, I needed to unlock this level in my\nown faith walk with God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But, here\u2019s the rub with this one,\njust a few months before, David and the boys tried moving the ark, but it hit a\nrut in the path started to fall and a lad called Uzzah reached out to steady\nthe ark from failing. In this moment Uzzah was struck dead instantly. Now, we\nare not doing a theological essay here but, we can summarise that this was a\nbad move and the ark was something so connected to God that no human hand could\nsurvive touching it\/his presence. It was a big deal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n David was angry about this, angry with\nGod. The progress of the ark was halted because it splintered the relationship\nfor a time while David went away and processed it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The point I am trying to make is that David\nwent from angry and upset with God to uncontrollable joy in the presence of\nGod, he gave God the full spectrum of his life and emotion. It is ok to go to\nGod with your anger, even if it is about him and something in your relationship\nwith him. It might feel irreverent, but I actually don\u2019t think it is. Can Jesus\ntake your anger at him? Frustration at him when you feel let down, hurt or that\nlife is just so brutally unfair? Yes he can take it. What you discover is as\nyou take this raw emotion at the end of both scales, anger and joy, to Jesus he\ntransforms you. Works it through, deals with it and helps you deal with it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The song goes on to say, \u2018my soul was\nnot born to be caged\u2019. These emotions, moments and the \u2018stuff\u2019 we go through in\nlife can cage us spiritually and perhaps this is one of the rarest things about\nthe life of David in the bible. A man who tasted victory and defeat both\npersonally and professionally, but he knew how to be real in his walk and\nrelationship with God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What about you? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Image Credit: Andre Hunter<\/p>\n
In the thrill of a wild romance
I\u2019m in love, and I\u2019m not ashamed
Love\u2019s a fire that won\u2019t be tamed
Oh, my soul, was not born to be caged<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n