For the last couple of years my response to someone when they ask how or what I’m doing I have replied “living the dream”. Last week when I replied that to the question, my friend Bill asked how’s that working for you? He knows the struggles and troubles that have been happening. I said to him it’s more like a nightmare. He is always very forthright and direct. He said you had better get a new dream. I agreed.
As I reviewed that conversation over the last week or so, I first started with the woe is me routine. That made me feel worse, I didn’t like the direction that was taking .Then quietly God began to speak to me in that soft low voice he is so good at. He said Rob lets review some things. And we began to list the blessing I have in my life, my bride, the 4 children I have been blessed with and on and on and on.
I had started to look at things with the wrong set of eyes. Yes I wear glasses but I don’t have four eyes on my face. I was looking at the things that I didn’t like about my situation, no job, not enough money to buy everything I wanted (as if that will ever happen, and I don’t need all I think I do right). As we started to compile the list and all the blessing God has blessed me with my perspective changed. I do have a good dream to live and I will do so. My pastor said a couple of weeks ago in one of his sermons. When we have doubt and fears, it reminds us. Are we going to believe in our doubts or in our faith in God? I am reminded that I am living the dream, and it’s good.
