We
are such stuff
As
dreams are made on, and our little life
Is
rounded with a sleep.”
― William
Shakespeare, The Tempest
Take
a Chance
We
cannot understand the work of God. There's a vast array of knowledge
that we'll never absorb in our short lifetime. The writer of
Ecclesiastes advises us to “sow your seed in the morning” (verse
6). But we can't keep waiting and waiting until the temperature and
moisture are exactly right or the weather report is favorable. In
other words, we build our lives as best we can in the midst of
uncertainties and unknowable facts. We know that we are inadequate.
We know that we are sinful. We know that we will fail. We know that
we will lose loved ones. We know that some of our ambitions will
never be realized. If we wait for the perfect time in our lives, for
exactly the right moment before we act, we will never act. God knows
our lives. He knows the opportunities we have to live out our faith.
He knows which opportunities we take and which we reject or postpone.
Christ wants us to be bold, to reach out and to take a chance in an
uncertain world. Take a chance. (NIV Lessons from Life Bible:
Personal Reflections with Jimmy Carter, page 763).
This
morning I rose early for devotionals around 3:30. After devotions I
fell asleep sitting upright in a chair. I had an usually interesting
dream in which a young man around twelve or so gave me two words.
One word would initiate hearing voices in one's head and another word
would turn the facility off. The words were rather simple. I tried
them out and both worked perfectly. Naturally I was interested in
retaining these words and I had the young man repeat them several
times. In the dream I tried to write them down on a piece of paper.
When I awoke I immediately tried to recall the words, but they had
instantly vanished from memory. The transience of dreams is
sometimes a relief, but now and then is regrettable.
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