There's just something about the Fall season that's so creatively inspiring! The combination of perfect weather, beautiful colors, and timeless traditions paired with the excitement of wearing layers, scarves, and boots all together stir up the creative juices in me and the desire to do something! Anything!
I've decided that this beautiful season in my life is about baby steps. The thing about baby steps is that they are (adorably) small and often heading in one short distance and direction. This is where I'm headed. Just inching along from point A to point B. Once I've accomplished that, I'll inch along from point B to point C. And so on and so forth until I get to Z. Where is Z? I have no idea! But that's the beauty of walking with Christ.
If you were to look back at your life, would you say that you've traveled along the path that you always intended? Did everything work out as you had always dreamed it would? Probably not, huh? It doesn't work that way for anyone. Thankfully, I serve a God who will always work things out for my good!
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
I see this verse and I think, "It's okay to take a risk, Kayla. Just go for it. If it fails miserably, at least He promises to work it out for your good. So why not?"
So here are the baby steps that I'm taking in the month of October. Let me preface this by saying this is still a very rough draft of the many ideas in my head! And I'm trying to be brave and step out on a limb here by going public with all of this.
1. To get a name for the Arts Company/Ministry that I want to start. This company/ministry will start as a core group of dancers and artists who will come together at least once or twice a month to take a master class and work on choreographing different pieces. As a start, I see it being somewhat similar to the LXD (League of Extraordinary Dancers) in that, we will be creating various short stories of choreography each with a common redeeming theme that ties back to Christ. I don't know how God will be able to use this core group and the work that we do, but I do believe that He is calling me and several others dancers to use the gifts He's given us to bring Hope and Freedom to others.
2. To launch a website for the Arts Company/Ministry that will describe in detail what it's about, its mission statement, and core values.
3. To file the Company/Ministry under a non-profit status.
So there it is! Just a few little baby steps I'm taking out of faith. Again, I don't exactly know where all of this will lead, but I'm hopeful that God will see fit to use me and whoever feels called to join in a truly amazing and unique way. The Arts, and dance specifically, are a very powerful medium, and I've seen firsthand how God can use dance to speak volumes and move people's hearts in a profound way.
So, here's to "FALL"ing before God and trusting Him for my future!
"Some things cannot be expressed through words, and that is why we dance."
Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
