Wednesday 1 March 2023

Dreaming

 

Once upon a time there was a man who always slept lying on his back and, whenever possible, wearing his spectacles on.

He wore his spectacles, or sometimes he kept his contact lenses on, because he claimed that by doing so he could see his dreams nice and clearly. Without his glasses the dreams were rather fuzy and out of focus.

He always tried to lay sleeping on his back and not move at all. Because if he turned to his side, left or right, his dreams would fall out of his ears and leave altogether.

He'd be sleeping on his back dreaming that he was on the beach with a beautiful lady wearing the smallest of bikinis and just as he smiled and lay down beside her comfortably on his side she would escape from his ear and he would lose the whole dream.

He tried a few times putting pieces of cotton wool in his ears to stop the dreams escaping. But this did not work, because now his dreams were totally silent. People in his dreams would move their lips but he could not hear what they were saying. It was very annoying especially when the lady in a bikini spoke alluringly to him and he could not make out what she was saying.

OK ... now that I got your attention, and you are possibly sitting there day-dreaming yourself, with or without your glasses on, let's get to the point ...

We often go through life with pre-conceived ideas and notions in our heads based on no fact or evidence whatsoever. We may have views about ourselves, the way we look, our background, our education, status in life or whatever. And this vision of us blurs the whole of our lives.

We feel we are not attractive enough. We are getting a little old perhaps and certain parts of our bodies are moving South where we'd rather they were not. We don't like the way we talk, our accent perhaps, our standard of education or the job we are doing.

Whatever our pre-conceived notion may be, often without reality, turns into a nightmare which blights our lives.

Let us now focus for a moment or two on this scenario I have painted, all too prevalent in many lives.

What do you imagine God thinks about us when we waste valuable time focussing on our imagined imperfections rather than delight in how wonderful we are?

18 comments:

  1. God's thoughts and ways are not our thoughts and ways, and that is why we have to learn His thoughts and ways to know how He thinks. God bless.

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    1. After many years of marriage I do not know how my wife thinks; what hope have I to learn how God thinks?

      God bless, Brenda.

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  2. We should live as we are called

    17 Only let each person lead the life[a] that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches. 18 Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? Let him not seek circumcision. 19 For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God. 20 Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called. 21 Were you a bondservant[b] when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.) 22 For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a bondservant of Christ. 23 You were bought with a price; do not become bondservants of men. 24 So, brothers,[c] in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God.
    1 Corinthians 7:17-24

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    1. Our relationship with God should be on a one-to-one basis.

      God bless.

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  3. ...I have been a day dreamer all my life.

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  4. Falling out of my ears? So THAT's why I can't recapture my dream!
    Your point is spot-on and resonates deeply. Super closing!

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    1. Thank you, Mevely, for your always kind and generous comments.

      As humans, we tend to focus to much on ourselves rather than the gift God created in us.

      God bless you and your family.

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  5. God knows who the real us is, we can't fool him but we can fool ourselves.

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  6. I'd say God is disappointed in us, wondering when we will ever learn . . .
    Blessings, Victor!

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  7. Man looks on the outside but God sees our heart.
    I'm glad God loves us and is patient. :)

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  8. I find i do best if i spend most of my time thinking of Him and others, not myself.

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