i love the fact that though i am frail, impetuous, and self centered, the Lord
is never disillusioned with me. as the saying goes, "He never had any
illusions to start with." i also know that every moment spent with Him
softens and fills in those rough edges and empty spaces.
He might not have had any illusions, but i sure did! i thought i could be
the perfect wife and mother. joni mitchell summed it up nicely, "i really
don't know life at all."
i wonder how many of my unrealistic expectations hindered my most
precious relationships? what made me think i could expect 'that' of him
or her? "many of the cruel things of life spring from the fact we suffer
from illusions." (oswald chambers)
on the other hand, susan boyle had a dream and now is singing in front
the pope. joseph of the many colored coat saw each of his dreams
fulfilled but waited years in prison for them.
maybe we should dream our dreams and then offer them to the Lord. i
imagine the ones that could really 'be' will get offered back. "God is
most glorified in me when i am satisfied in Him" (john piper) . . .
whether or not all my dreams are realized.
love,
lea
"in the last days, God says, i will pour out my Spirit on all people. your
sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your
old men will dream dreams." acts 2:17
