I am one who dreams like crazy. Not the falling asleep and being submerged into dreams that I can't control, but the day dreams. The day dreams that you have when you should be studying for MCATs or the day dreams you have when you are driving and suddenly realize that you are at your destination but you have no idea how you made it here. Yea, those kinds of dreams.
Well, I was having those kinds of dreams when I was studying, and in the dream I was imaging myself talking in front of a crowd of people, and talking about what I love to talk about the most, Jesus. Like most day dreams you can control what happens, what you are wearing, where you go, who is there, and this day dream had all of it, except one thing was different. In this dream I imagined myself walking up on stage and I imagined myself placing my pink Bible on the podium and then I imagined myself taking a dream breath with prayer as I began to speak. But something happened, something that I did not imagine, I said "the problem we have is that we don't make it all about Jesus." I quickly jumped out of my day dream and glanced around. What was that? Where did that come from? That was not from me. I figured if it wasn't from me, it had to be from Him.
You see, there is nothing wrong with dreaming. If anything I think it makes us more like Jesus. He is the greatest dreamer of all, and of course we would be too, I mean He is our father and as His children it would make sense to dream like our papa. But what is wrong with day dreaming is the content.
As children of God, we are called to be like Jesus. We are called to be holy like Christ is holy. We are called to love Him with all our body, mind and soul, always. We are called to make it all about Jesus. To think of Him, to live for Him, to talk about Him, to act like Him, and in everything to glorify Jesus.
This plot twist in my day dream really taught me a lesson. A lesson I had no idea I would learn in my day dreams! But praise God for His ways of teaching His children, in the ways that are best for us to learn. I realized that I don't make it about Jesus all the time, and of course that's okay to an extent. We do have responsibilities that God gives us that we need to focus on, but I think what is important as the children of God to understand is that, behind all of our dreams and ambitions and behind all of our thoughts and feelings, and actions and sayings, it should all be about Jesus.
Last night, I had a great conversation with God, I brought up things in my heart before Jesus and told Him to cast the things that are not of Him away, so that things that are of Him will consume those places. I do want all of who I am to be about Him. I do want absolutely everything of who I am to be about Him.
Think about it this way. When you are in love with someone, you think about that person all the time. You think of scenarios with that person, you think of the jokes you would tell them, you think of what makes them happy and make a to do list in your head to do those things, you make it a goal to be pleasing to that person. Basically you do everything you can to make that person feel as much loved as they make you feel.
So why don't we do that with Jesus? We know that He is CRAZY in love with us, so why don't we think of ways to be pleasing to Him? Why don't we make it a goal to do whatever it is that makes Him smile and laugh? Why don't we go out of our way to bring Him joy? Because He does that for us. He says, "I know my daughter loves the smell of the air after it rains, so i'm going to send a summers rain her way today." He says, "I love the way her eyes are filled with the reflection of the suns light when it rises and sets, so i'm going to wake her up just in time to see those things." He says, "I know she is hurt and is sinning, but I love her way to much to let her be that way, so I'm going to go and take her place on her cross, so that she will always and forever have a home with me." I don't know if you can see it or feel it or taste, smell, or hear it, but folks, you have a God that is passionately in love with you. He makes it all about us, so why do we not make it all about Him?
Remember to make it all about Jesus cause He is all about you! Keep smiling and know you are so loved!
If you have any prayer requests or comments you can leave them below or email me at smilelikejesus@gmail.com.
Well, I was having those kinds of dreams when I was studying, and in the dream I was imaging myself talking in front of a crowd of people, and talking about what I love to talk about the most, Jesus. Like most day dreams you can control what happens, what you are wearing, where you go, who is there, and this day dream had all of it, except one thing was different. In this dream I imagined myself walking up on stage and I imagined myself placing my pink Bible on the podium and then I imagined myself taking a dream breath with prayer as I began to speak. But something happened, something that I did not imagine, I said "the problem we have is that we don't make it all about Jesus." I quickly jumped out of my day dream and glanced around. What was that? Where did that come from? That was not from me. I figured if it wasn't from me, it had to be from Him.
You see, there is nothing wrong with dreaming. If anything I think it makes us more like Jesus. He is the greatest dreamer of all, and of course we would be too, I mean He is our father and as His children it would make sense to dream like our papa. But what is wrong with day dreaming is the content.
As children of God, we are called to be like Jesus. We are called to be holy like Christ is holy. We are called to love Him with all our body, mind and soul, always. We are called to make it all about Jesus. To think of Him, to live for Him, to talk about Him, to act like Him, and in everything to glorify Jesus.
This plot twist in my day dream really taught me a lesson. A lesson I had no idea I would learn in my day dreams! But praise God for His ways of teaching His children, in the ways that are best for us to learn. I realized that I don't make it about Jesus all the time, and of course that's okay to an extent. We do have responsibilities that God gives us that we need to focus on, but I think what is important as the children of God to understand is that, behind all of our dreams and ambitions and behind all of our thoughts and feelings, and actions and sayings, it should all be about Jesus.
Last night, I had a great conversation with God, I brought up things in my heart before Jesus and told Him to cast the things that are not of Him away, so that things that are of Him will consume those places. I do want all of who I am to be about Him. I do want absolutely everything of who I am to be about Him.
Think about it this way. When you are in love with someone, you think about that person all the time. You think of scenarios with that person, you think of the jokes you would tell them, you think of what makes them happy and make a to do list in your head to do those things, you make it a goal to be pleasing to that person. Basically you do everything you can to make that person feel as much loved as they make you feel.
So why don't we do that with Jesus? We know that He is CRAZY in love with us, so why don't we think of ways to be pleasing to Him? Why don't we make it a goal to do whatever it is that makes Him smile and laugh? Why don't we go out of our way to bring Him joy? Because He does that for us. He says, "I know my daughter loves the smell of the air after it rains, so i'm going to send a summers rain her way today." He says, "I love the way her eyes are filled with the reflection of the suns light when it rises and sets, so i'm going to wake her up just in time to see those things." He says, "I know she is hurt and is sinning, but I love her way to much to let her be that way, so I'm going to go and take her place on her cross, so that she will always and forever have a home with me." I don't know if you can see it or feel it or taste, smell, or hear it, but folks, you have a God that is passionately in love with you. He makes it all about us, so why do we not make it all about Him?
Remember to make it all about Jesus cause He is all about you! Keep smiling and know you are so loved!
If you have any prayer requests or comments you can leave them below or email me at smilelikejesus@gmail.com.
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