Most people indulge in some form of daydreaming. There is no harm in this so long as such daydreams are positive and constructive in character. You are always thinking, when you are not asleep, and you know that it is in the selection of your thought that your destiny lies.
Do not let your daydreams take the form of an escape from actuality. A daydream is an evasion when it consists in fantasying something pleasant that nevertheless you believe could never happen. Such a daydream debilitates the whole mentality.
Some people daydream about all sorts of unpleasant things. They rehearse imaginary quarrels, imaginary injustices, accidents, and misfortunes, and because they do believe that such things could happen, and because thought is creative, they actually bring them upon themselves.
See to it that your daydreams are concerned with such happenings as you would really like to find in your life. Know that anything good is possible; remember the creative power of thought; and your daydreams will come true.
A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways (James 1:8).
When we use our imagination, it is like creating a script for our future. If we focus these imaginings on beauty, truth and peace in our lives, they will express themselves in that reality, if we believe our daydreams are possible. Imagination focused on doubt, fear and other negative emotions will fill our futures with problems created by us. To free ourselves of this negative yoke, we must trust and obey God, discipline our thoughts and effectively manage our imaginings, words and deeds. We must perceive and believe that we exist in the Eden God created for us. Then we will make our dreams come true and those dreams will ensure that our lives are spent in our gardens.
Author’s note: Please welcome a new sister to the garden. She is a delightfully free spirit on a life-long spiritual journey, and she works in the community of faith each day helping others on their journey. Welcome to the garden!
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