Each journey through life in this broken down world has two (either/or) paths on which to choose to travel. Either we can be chased by a nightmare, or we can be chasing a dream. The decision is individually each of ours to make.
Christ, too, while on earth and travelling through the human journey God the Father assigned Him, had this same choice. Was Christ being chased by the nightmare of crucifixion, or was He chasing the dream of eternally redeeming you and me? I believe the latter.
The real question is do we, each and every one of us, feel chased by the nightmare of our trials and tribulations; or do we see chasing our dreams as the weapon to defeat our nightmares. Additionally and of utmost significance, yet often totally overlooked, is the realization that our nightmares lack the power of our dreams. Tragically, our fear of our nightmares keeps us from the power of our dreams. Let me illuminate this by shining light on one well documented example most, if not all, of our lives has, at least distantly, viewed. I refer to the nightmare of cancer.
A mother or father is battling the cancer nightmare while planning his/her daughter’s wedding. Highly skilled physicians state that the stage four cancer nightmare, in all probability, will end the parent’s human journey before the reality of the dream of seeing/walking their daughter down the church aisle. But Mom or Dad defy the nightmare taking over. Their prayer, focus and direction comes from refusing to abandon the chase for their dream. The dream not only carries them, it delivers them to its fruition.
I ask again. What powers your journey through earthly life? Are you being chased by your nightmares, or are you chasing your dreams?
Uplifted in a Broken Down World 