Third day straight to select a verse from Proverbs. I wonder if I'm seeking wisdom... this verse is especially timely, as I'm reminded that life is short, and dreams not acted upon wither faster than life itself. If you have a longing, a dream, a vision, ask yourself what keeps you from realizing it. We live in a time like no other when it comes to being able to be and do... what is your dream? The writer of this proverb speaks profound truth when he shares the understanding that longings (dreams) fulfilled are what make life worth living. Some would even say, its not in the fulfillment of the dream as much as it is in the pursuit of it that makes life rich. So many of us live day to day in fear of losing what we have, that we fail to reach for something greater. To reach and grab a new thing requires releasing our grip on the familiar, the steady, the predictable... it means to carve out a new reality. For some, that idea is so threatening that it just seems safer to hold onto the life they know, even though they live day in and day out dreaming of a different life. What do you want in life? What would happen if you got it? What does God want for you in life? What would happen if you got it? Just what, after all, are you afraid of?
Readings: Joshua 19:1-20:9; Luke 19:28-48; Psalms 88:1-18; Proverbs 13:12-14
