Before we go anywhere, there will be spoilers for How to Train Your Dragon 2, so you have been warned.
In that movie, there is one of the happiest and saddest scenes ever. Stoick (Hiccup's dad) and Valka (Hiccup's mom), have found each other after many years. They re not entirely sure what to do with one another. To break the tension, Stoick starts singing this song to his wife.
I'll swim and sail on savage seas,
With never a fear of drowning
And gladly ride the waves of life
If you would marry me
No scorching sun nor freezing cold
Will stop me on my journey
If you will promise me your heart
The song continues with the both of them singing and dancing in such a way that we forget the rest of the movie. We forget they have a crazy enemy who wants to take over the world and kill them. We forget the years of hurt that each of these individuals have faced. All we know at that point is the dancing and the dreaming of these two who are so deeply and madly in love that they will do whatever it takes to keep one another safe, including die.
I wonder what relationships in my life look like that. If I compare any of my relationships to dancing, what would they look like? What would be the steps in that dance? Can we even dance?
I heard a sermon at church last week that talked about being in a dance with God. He said that when both people try to lead in a dance, you don't get a dance you get a wrestling match. That's what happens when we struggle and try to lead in our dance with God. It turns into a wrestling match, very similar to Jacob in the Bible. He struggled and wrestled with God but he finally let God lead. I feel like I am stepping into the exact same spot right now.
I leave for Illinois in two weeks on Friday. The fear of the unknown has gripped my heart. The fear of failure speaks to me every day. The fear of difficulty screams at my soul. But I step out. And I hear the song again, but it is a little different.
I'll swim and sail on savage seas.
With never a fear of drowning
And gladly ride the waves of life
If you would follow me.
Do you hear that music in your own soul? The song is starting and it is time to dance.
In that movie, there is one of the happiest and saddest scenes ever. Stoick (Hiccup's dad) and Valka (Hiccup's mom), have found each other after many years. They re not entirely sure what to do with one another. To break the tension, Stoick starts singing this song to his wife.
I'll swim and sail on savage seas,
With never a fear of drowning
And gladly ride the waves of life
If you would marry me
No scorching sun nor freezing cold
Will stop me on my journey
If you will promise me your heart
The song continues with the both of them singing and dancing in such a way that we forget the rest of the movie. We forget they have a crazy enemy who wants to take over the world and kill them. We forget the years of hurt that each of these individuals have faced. All we know at that point is the dancing and the dreaming of these two who are so deeply and madly in love that they will do whatever it takes to keep one another safe, including die.
I wonder what relationships in my life look like that. If I compare any of my relationships to dancing, what would they look like? What would be the steps in that dance? Can we even dance?
I heard a sermon at church last week that talked about being in a dance with God. He said that when both people try to lead in a dance, you don't get a dance you get a wrestling match. That's what happens when we struggle and try to lead in our dance with God. It turns into a wrestling match, very similar to Jacob in the Bible. He struggled and wrestled with God but he finally let God lead. I feel like I am stepping into the exact same spot right now.
I leave for Illinois in two weeks on Friday. The fear of the unknown has gripped my heart. The fear of failure speaks to me every day. The fear of difficulty screams at my soul. But I step out. And I hear the song again, but it is a little different.
I'll swim and sail on savage seas.
With never a fear of drowning
And gladly ride the waves of life
If you would follow me.
Do you hear that music in your own soul? The song is starting and it is time to dance.
