Hey all! Anybody out there get caught up in what will happen tomorrow or 5 years from now? I love to dream about the future and envision what the future could be like. Sometimes when I get in this dreaming state I get so excited it is almost like I have had too much coffee in a day; I feel wired and I just can’t sleep because I am daydreaming of all of the possibilities of what could be and in my heart of hearts that dream feels so real. I can literally see the dream so well that I feel as though I will wake up tomorrow and I have achieved that dream. Sometimes, however, my dreams can send me running in a tailspin of anxiety. I begin to fear and fret. I can find myself thinking, “how will I ever be able to make this dream a reality?” Or, “I have so many steps before I can achieve this and I do not know if I have the strength or stamina to keep this dream afloat.” These nights I am wide awake and wired in worry and fret.
I recently gave a friend some advice and after I gave the advice I realized that I needed to carry this around as a mantra for myself to remind myself that while I am in a dreaming state I need to also live in my present reality. I said, “Listen, God loves you and you are in His hands. If you are living your days for Him and loving Him and people, then you are where you are supposed to be today. Live today for today and then you will be where He wants you to be tomorrow.”
This way of living is transformative for a dreamer because our heads are so often in the clouds, and in the places that do not actually exist. It is wonderful to dream but we must remember to live where our feet are planted and live today for today so that we can be where God would have for us to be tomorrow.
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