Day Dreaming
Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down, darkness be over me, my rest a stone; yet in my dreams I'd be nearer, my God, to thee.
A person wandering through this life has tired from the day of chores and trials, but has only a stone to lay their head on. Yet, despite that, in their dreams, they are near unto the Lord and find peace in Him and sing His praise.
I like to day dream. I do it often enough that I consider it a weakness of mine. Coming up with all sorts of situations among those in my life ranging from close friends and family to co-workers or professors is what most of my day dreaming consists of. It can be extremely detrimental to my work ethic and allowing for realistic expectations as often times I romaticize the situations so extravagantly thought up. I must admit, I have been disappointed and distraught when people of all sorts don't meet my day dreaming expectations. And that's completely my own fault - I wanted from them the ideas I thought up rather than what they themselves had to offer me.
So, listening "Nearer My God To Thee" this evening, having thoughts go this way and that, the line I quoted at the beginning of this post caught my particular attention. "Yet in my dreams I'd be near, my God, to thee." It stood out partly because Lindsey and I had a wonderful discussion about the act of forgiving ourselves, the atonement, our roll as God's children, and His unyielding love for us as His children. That discussion coupled with my recent reflection on my act of day dreaming led this line to give me a bit of help.
The help I received? First, stop day dreaming so much - more often than not it just leads to more hardship for me. Second, if I am day dreaming, let my day dreams be about helping others, serving others, and growing closer to the Lord - become nearer to Him. If I can alter my outlook about the people I interact with so much - to the degree that I see them as I want to rather than how they are - why should I not alter my perspective of how I see myself? Alter it so that I see myself the way Heavenly Father sees me rather than how I see me? Day dream about improving myself and how I can better serve Him.
So, for this week, my goal shall be to focus on the tasks at hand and not day dream, but if I do day dream, channel that dreaming toward Christ.
What's your goal?
A person wandering through this life has tired from the day of chores and trials, but has only a stone to lay their head on. Yet, despite that, in their dreams, they are near unto the Lord and find peace in Him and sing His praise.
I like to day dream. I do it often enough that I consider it a weakness of mine. Coming up with all sorts of situations among those in my life ranging from close friends and family to co-workers or professors is what most of my day dreaming consists of. It can be extremely detrimental to my work ethic and allowing for realistic expectations as often times I romaticize the situations so extravagantly thought up. I must admit, I have been disappointed and distraught when people of all sorts don't meet my day dreaming expectations. And that's completely my own fault - I wanted from them the ideas I thought up rather than what they themselves had to offer me.
So, listening "Nearer My God To Thee" this evening, having thoughts go this way and that, the line I quoted at the beginning of this post caught my particular attention. "Yet in my dreams I'd be near, my God, to thee." It stood out partly because Lindsey and I had a wonderful discussion about the act of forgiving ourselves, the atonement, our roll as God's children, and His unyielding love for us as His children. That discussion coupled with my recent reflection on my act of day dreaming led this line to give me a bit of help.
The help I received? First, stop day dreaming so much - more often than not it just leads to more hardship for me. Second, if I am day dreaming, let my day dreams be about helping others, serving others, and growing closer to the Lord - become nearer to Him. If I can alter my outlook about the people I interact with so much - to the degree that I see them as I want to rather than how they are - why should I not alter my perspective of how I see myself? Alter it so that I see myself the way Heavenly Father sees me rather than how I see me? Day dream about improving myself and how I can better serve Him.
So, for this week, my goal shall be to focus on the tasks at hand and not day dream, but if I do day dream, channel that dreaming toward Christ.
What's your goal?
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