Dreams

Erwin McManus has me contemplating again; he has a way of doing that. I was listening late last week to the first of his sermon series on his latest book Wide Awake. I usually listen at work. I have an iPod and I download the Mosaic podcasts. It's quiet there in my 6x6 cubie. So, needless to say, there are times when I'm kind of half-in, half-out when I'm listening to a sermon depending on what I'm working on. Anyway, back to McManus. On this day, what he said jumped out at me and I had to listen to it again. He said this: "If your dreams became your life, would the world be a better place?" This stuck me to the point that I haven't stopped thinking about it for the last several days. I often think about my "dreams" and what I'd like to be doing with my life. But, in looking at it from this point of view, would my dreams make a difference? I guess it would depend on what they entail. Mostly, this statement has caused me to think deeply about my spiritual condition or my "spiritual dreams." What is God trying to tell me and do my dreams match up with His and what He has planned for me? If I lived out my spiritual dreams, would the world be a better place? I believe it would. The hard part for me is realizing exactly what that is and how to get there. I'm sure there is a lot of faith and hard work involved with much discipline. But, I'm at a place in my life where I'm ready to find out. How about you?

Antelope Canyon Picture

This is a picture I made at Antelope Canyon in Arizona near Lake Powell in June of 2008. The colors were amazing.