Put on Your Shades...

because I'm DANCING in the Flames!

In the immortal words of Lady Gaga. The song "Edge of Glory" is about about one's final moments on earth, before a person dies (Revealed by Gaga, in an interview with Google where she explained the song).

I have loved this song since it came out, when I was ignoring my faith and when I didn't have God on the brain at all. However, now that I am working on m faith journey, I have put most songs to the wayside. If it isn't growing me in my faith and in a positive way, I don't have much desire towards it.

However, this morning while I was telling God that I was feeling strong today, that song popped into my head. Especially that line.

Put on your shades because I'm dancing in the flames.

So, I decided to have a conversation with the Lord about how I need a little bit of a push from Heaven for some of the things that I am not really been able to handle on my own. And, as many things go with me, I went on 100 tangents in that time, and ended up realizing that one of my favorite verses from a song from long ago can actually be very faith related.

And that is understand that flames, fire, sparks, issues, can all be equated with the devil, demons, and personal struggles. However, with God's love and faith in our hearts, we are able to dance through the flames. We are able to recognize that there are struggles and hurts and strife in our lives, but we can still make a difference, call out for help from Him, and allow ourselves to see the good through the smoke.

I just felt like this was an awesome analogy, and one that I made, which means its going to stick much more. I feel as though that can be me motto.

I may be in the flames, but I am dancing.

Photo found here 

That's the relationship I want with the Lord. I want to work towards a head space where my first thought isn't anger, sadness, hurt, etc (though are all good emotions to work through), but it's asking God to stand by me through this; whatever this may be.

I heard somewhere, that God is like a helicopter over a parade, and we are watching it happen. We can only see the section of the parade that is directly in front of us, whereas God is above it all. He sees the beginning, the middle, the end. He can see the order of events, when they start, how long you will see them... He sees it all.

This is why it makes so much sense to put your faith in God. He can see it ALL! He can see your drive home from work tonight, He can see when you will fall in love, He can see your life laid out just as He has it planned. Why wouldn't you ask Him for guidance? That is why there are signs, instincts, gut feelings. Those things are going to be the best indicators in the direction that He wants you to go.

If we stumble and choose something that may not be in His plan, He has made room for those mistakes too. He knows it's hard sometimes, He believes in us, He supports us, and He is there to guide us when we ask for it and He is there to sit back and wait until you figure it all out.

Put on your shades world! I'm dancing through the flames of doubt and hardships because I have Him, God, the Lord by my side and in my heart, and he is going to keep on playing that music.

God Bless!

Working in my Bible.

Today, I came home from work and decided to give into some sadness and issues I'm having. But then I just felt worse! Isn't that just how it goes! Ugh! We try and do things on our own because the answer isn't right there! But God knows the answer. He knows all the answers. Every. Single. One. He sees the entire flight: take off, flight time, landing, every passenger, every place the planes shadow passes. All we see is the few minutes it's above our heads. Squinting into the sun, sometimes wishing we were going somewhere.

Feeling so philosophical and wishing I could take back all the things I did when I got home, I decided to take out my planner and Bible and get to gettin'. I often feel overwhelmed at work and write down quotes and bible verses that speak to me. I use Pinterest, Tumblr, and Twitter to get inspiration. To get my little dose of faith while I am at work. 

Tonight I took all those verses I had saved and scribbled down and went through my bible and underlined them. I have a special green pen I use and several bookmarks that I have added. I like my bible. The only thing I don't like is the cover, but there are worse things, as well as more important things. And looking through my bible really gave me an interesting feeling. I want to read the bible. My dad has always told me that when he enters an argument or discussion he likes to know his facts. Well, I want to know my facts and read the bible and grow in knowledge of my faith. And it's never good to follow something blindly.

I want to have all the knowledge I can have before I start and continue to believe. Maybe I will have some of my questions answered as well. It will give me the chance to find my beliefs, my specifc beliefs, while versing myself in the bible.

Now I am going to commence some research to find a comprehensible and doable "Read the Bible" plan.

Update to come.