I just saw a PHENOMENAL movie tonight called Inception. Seriously. See this movie! So amazingly mind blowing and thrilling and confusing and makes you think like never before, which I LOVE! Having the mind stretched...you know what also makes your mind stretch? Trying to dive deeper into the creator of the universe...just sayin.
My blood is flowin right now folks. My mind is racing so fast and I feel like I need to go jump in the ocean or something! This movie, Inception, is about the ability of the mind, and what happens when you mess with that. The thing that I LOVED about this movie is that it deals with the realm of the IMPOSSIBLE... which seems to be a theme in my life as of late. There's a line in the movie where a character is trying to talk the main guy (someone dear to my heart, Mr. DiCaprio), into doing a project with him... I swear I'm not giving anything away...and he asks him if he would rather take a leap of faith, or live a life filled with regrets, or something along those lines. This strikes a chord with me, and I'll tell you why. Some people say they have no regrets, I say if I could go back and do things differently, I would! Has God through His endless mercy and grace redeemed my life? Yes! Thank you Jesus! Does He still have INCREDIBLE plans for my life? Heck YES He does! But could I have not wasted so much time by running from my calling in the past? Another sound yes.
See here's the thing, this is one of those mind boggling things I mentioned about finding out more about our Creator and Master. He knows the decisions we make and are going to make, and He works with it...but we have the power. We have the decision making responsibility.We have the choice to make LEAPS of faith with our God, or to live a life filled with regrets.
The biggest threats to leaps of faith are the waiting periods. Those periods when we feel like this life has nothing good to offer; like the urging inside of each and every one of our souls is really something that is childish and un-realistic. But I say those urgings, those desires to see God do the impossible in our life ARE childish and un-realistic, which is EXACTLY why we should follow those with all of our hearts. I am in a waiting period right now. I can't see how God is ever going to manifest the insane dreams He has placed in my heart, and in the past, I have allowed this frustration to cause me to lose sight of His promises. But it is in these waiting times that we must make the biggest leaps of faith by still staying in the game. Allowing God to prepare us for what's coming is MORE important than when the actual action starts most of the time. He won't give us something we're not prepared for, and the bigger the dream it seems, the longer the prep time. I am encouraged lately to stay in there, to take a leap of faith by still believing in the dreams that God has given me.
The reason I LOVED this movie so much is because it deals with the imagination and the impossible to the extreme. And this is exactly where we should be if we claim to walk in a relationship with Jesus Christ! BEGIN at the impossible, don't allow your heart to go back into what can be seen and felt, those are all just details of a MUCH bigger plan that God is brewing. You would not be breathing if He didn't have you here still for a bigger purpose. Allow your mind to go there, and then follow it with your feet. The more impossible the better.
I'm reading an amazing book called "Visioneering" by Andy Stanley. It is about exactly what I'm talking about, taking the impossible dreams that God has placed inside of you and doing something with them. The beginning of this book is difficult to get through however because it talks about waiting...about the importance of prep work. Basically the boring stuff. But God is ALWAYS at work behind the scenes, we just need to stay in the game! Be faithful, and don't let these impossibilities frustrate you, allow them to motivate you onward. As long as it does not go against God's Word, let the craziness of a dream become confirmation that the God of the universe is the mastermind behind it.
I'd like to end with a quote from this book:
"You don't know what God is up to behind the scenes of your life. You don't know how close you are to a breakthrough. It is no accident you are where you are. And it is not necessarily a problem that you are not where you assume you ought to be. God is very much in control. He works all things to the good of those who are 'called according to his purpose' (Romans 8:28). His vision for your life is His purpose.
God is using your circumstances to prepare you to accomplish His vision for your life. Your present circumstances are part of the vision. You are not wasting your time. You are not spinning your wheels. You are not wandering in the wilderness. If you are 'seeking first' His kingdom where you are, then where you are is where He has positioned you. And He has positioned you there with a purpose in mind."
If you could, if you've read this far already :), pray this prayer with me!
Jesus, make my starting point the impossible and let my dreams take off from there. Lord be the master of my mind, the leader on the trail, the only thing I seek when searching for purpose. You, Lord, have created this crazy heart and mind that drive me mad sometimes, but it is for YOUR glory that I live and move and breathe, therefore glorify Yourself through me. Show off your amazing imagination through my life Lord, and keep me from stifling Your creativity! Amen and amen.
