I have a vivid imagination. I have always had a very active and vivid imagination from the time I was a small child. I remember as a little boy playing for hours with simple toys and being so content. I remember spending time at my Grandma & Grandpa's house which bring back such fond memories. I remember my Grandma used to help me make S.W.A.T. vests out of the old paper grocery bags. She would use old fabric to make various other costumes. I had my own apron that I would use to pretend to be a great chef while I "helped" her bake. (She was usually baking something for me!) I even remember having an imaginary friend who was always close by. Oh yes, I would talk to him and he would answer.
You know, as imaginative as I am, I never in a million years would have envisioned the life I am living today. Oh, I had dreams and aspirations. There was plans for college and law school. There was wealth and material possessions. There was success beyond measure... all according to the world standards. But, God had other plans for me. As only He can, He used a history of bad decisions and a life filled with selfishness and sin to be transformed into one of His servants. See according to 1 Corinthians 2:9, "No eye has seen and no ear has heard and no human mind has conceived the things that God has prepared for those who love Him". Please allow me to paraphrase this, God has a way bigger imagination than you or I! See, we are always going to be tempted to be satisfied by what the world has to offer, but God's plans for us are so much bigger. I am so thankful that His plans for me won out over my own plans. He knows what He is doing.
Can I challenge you this week to seek God's will for your life? Will you just stop trying to be in charge of your own plan. You do not have to settle for mediocrity any more. God is waiting for you to run into His arms and allow His will to be fulfilled through your surrender and obedience. Ask God to let you have a little glimpse of the plans He has for you! Then run towards Him!
Waiting on Him,
ML
