I woke up this morning after a horrible dream. It was the kind of dream that was dark and overcast the whole time and in it, you are fiercely (though maybe rightly) angry with someone.... and makes you wake up feeling a little sick, and just bad about the day. I tried not to dwell on it, but I found my thoughts drifting back to the dream, and even why I had such a dream.
Then I realized that it was ruining my day, and I had only been awake for about ten minutes.
I'm thankful for my relationship with God, and the way the Spirit of the Lord is in me... where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (yes, I know it's a song, but it is also in the scriptures... 2 Corinthians). I mention this because I just think it's cool when being a Christian collides with life collide in very tangible ways that make one more aware of one's spirituality. I wanted to call in sick to work (which I never do). I was reminded by the Spirit of God who is in me, that today is a day that God has made, and I am not bound by the feelings I was feeling and I did't have to dwell on them. However, I couldn't NOT think about it without God's help (you see, before I realized this, I did what I could to STOP- took a really hot shower, but still felt disgusting, etc.).
Ephesians 3:16-21
16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
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