Partner

So I have dancing and my faith on the brain. It makes for a interesting combination and therefore I came up with several parallels between dancing and my relationship with Christ and my relationship with my future husband.

First I'll talk about my relationship with Christ. This will be entirely written as though I am dancing, so I hope you can pick up the symbolism.

Several years ago I developed a desire to dance. I had two problems. One I didn't think I had a partner and two I didn't know how to dance. Well, I eventually learned of a partner, who actually desired to be my partner. I had one problem left. I did not know how to dance. However, the secret to having a good partner is that the partner knows how to lead and guide. So my partner taught be the basics steps. Once I had developed this skill, my partner helped me with more difficult steps. Even when I did not know the steps or when things became more challenging. My partner was there always asking me to dance again and patiently teaching me how to follow him. I find in order to dance well with this partner, I must trust the partner to lead me well. I have to trust he will not lead me into a crash with other couples and he will not try a move which is not for the betterment of the dance. I have discovered through years of overcoming challenges, trusting, and dancing with this partner, that there is nothing superior to dancing and being in the control of this partner.

Now, on to the future husband allusion. This one is quite a bit less symbolic.
The same characteristics which I would look for in a good partner is something I need to look for in a future husband. In the man who I am going to marry. He needs to not only know how to dance himself (this would be having faith himself) but also know how to guide and lead me (encourage and push my faith). I need a man who is unafraid to step up and take control. A man who lets me know in advance what he is going to do and what he desires, thus someone who knows how to lead. How can I know what the next step is, what is expected of me, and where I am supposed to go, if the man does not first let me know. In dancing, unless you are lead in a different direction by the man, you continue with the basic step. Thus, this is how I will proceed. Unless a man is willing to step up, make his intentions known, and prepare to lead, I will continue with my life as usual.

Until my first partner, my first love, adds another partner for me to dance with, I will cling to my first partner, my first love with all my might.