Back To Dance Ministry

Eight weeks before Fathers' Day this year, my wife gave birth to our third princess. It was a bit different than that of her first. I was more relaxed and confident that things will turn out fine. Perhaps the elimination of unknowns in giving birth helped a lot.

About two hours after they told us my wife's next, a nurse came in to let us know that someone had an emergency and needed immediate attention so we have to wait until that person's done.

I'm fine with waiting but that day, I experienced the "not-so-good" part of waiting - it gave me a lot of time to consider "what if's"... What if something go wrong? What if my child has abnormalities? What if things weren't how we expected it to be?

I was on my chair, with what-if's part of waiting when I was literally reminded of this passage from the Bible:

"You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off." (Psalms 139:2, NKJV)

These words from God calmed me and made me start considering His plans and forget about what-if's. This experience reminded me to focus more on God's promises, plans and instructions, less on precautions that say otherwise.

Today, about three years after my twin daughters outgrew the habit of being carried while we dance before they sleep, I'm back to "dance ministry" with the newest addition to the family and I'm loving it.