Daydream Believer

Meditations for Ragamuffins

October 16, 2023

Daydream Believer

Commit your way to the Lord;

    trust in him and he will do this:

He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,

    your vindication like the noonday sun.

Psalm 37:5-6

What are your daydreams? There is a three-pronged test to determine our ideals in life. First consider how you spend your time, especially that time we call free. Secondly, examine your check register; where do you spend your money? Lastly, what are the subjects of your daydreams? Combine your findings and you will have what is in fact your ideal, your priority in life.

All three prongs in the test are important, but I am coming to believe our daydreams may be the most revealing about the driving force in our lives. While the daydreams may be on a somewhat subconscious level, they do heavily influence the choices we make, the words we speak and the actions we take. There is a direct link between the subjects of our daydreams and the insatiable need we have to be loved, to be accepted and to have a sense of self-worth, a belief that it matters that we are on planet earth.

When you look at the life of Jesus revealed in the Gospels, you see a life wholly committed to the Kingdom of God. What do you suppose Jesus daydreamed as he walked from Galilee to Jericho and on to Jerusalem? When he withdrew from his disciples for quiet time, where do you think his mind wandered? For sure, I know there must have been times when he would think back to his simpler, quieter times as a boy in Nazareth. However, for the most part I think he dreamed of God’s Kingdom, of when God’s purpose for humanity will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

My Takeaway: Jesus wants his fully devoted followers to buy into his dream of the Kingdom of God. Therefore, let us “take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” (2 Corinthians 10:5). Let our daydreams be influenced by “whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8).

 Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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