02/20/2026
There was a time in my life when I felt very far from God.
Not because I stopped believing in Him…�but because I was hiding. Hiding behind performance. Behind perfection. Behind the fear of being fully seen.
I almost didn’t share this. That instinct to shrink and to keep the tender parts private still shows up sometimes.
Last week I took a worship-based contemporary/modern class, and it BLESSED me. When I heard the song we were dancing to, I felt my whole body light up.
The lyrics say: “You called us out, out of the darkness, into Your love, into Your light.�Grace upon grace, beauty for ashes.�You come to us, we come alive.”
These words speak to my life. There was a version of me who lived in survival for years. Who felt spiritually distant. Who didn’t know how to rest in God’s presence without performing.
As dancers, we’re trained from a young age to critique ourselves. To fix, to perfect. To measure.
Now when I dance, I don’t think about being “impressive”. It’s about being honest. It’s worship…surrender. Letting my body respond to His grace instead of striving for approval.
I’m grateful for for obeying the idea God placed in her heart to create this class. 🙌🏽 It reminded me that our “yes” is often connected to someone else’s healing and freedom. 😮💨
If you’ve been feeling the urge to hide…or shrink… or stay in the shadows,
consider this your reminder.
You were called to shine your light too. 🫶🏽