Dreams and Prophecies

Even if we do not live forever, if there is no heaven to attain to, if it turns out that my life is nothing more than a quick blip on the radar screen of billions and billions of years, I would still hope and believe that God truly exists. There must surely be a creator who is so much greater than what we see- the universe is too impersonal- too practical, too cold and relentless. What a cosmic tragedy it would be that we, mere animals in the grand scheme of things, should see all the cold chaos around us and somehow mistakenly think there is something better, grander - higher- than all we are able to see with our own eyes. It makes no sense. How could we even come to think that there is something more? Surely human beings are not that much of an anomaly. If I had always lived underwater in the dark depths of the ocean, having never even been to the surface or breathed the earth's air, would I at night dream of sunny skies and cool breezes? Those questions we ponder at the depths of our soul are there for a reason. We would not wonder about the color red if we had never seen such a color or it did not exist. I still say the fact that we question at all may be our eternal answer.

Seek Ye First

Do not rush into relationships, making promises you cannot keep, with lofty eyes promising to give your whole heart away when you barely even know it yourself. Look to God first and find your true joy there, and then--perhaps years from now (but maybe sooner than you think), you will find someone else to share in the joy with you. Unfortunately, most people look for the joy in another human being. They may even find it for a time- but alas, we find that we want so much more than they could ever give. We want a substitute for heaven, for grace, for perfection- but it doesn't exist. It can only be found in Him.

The Built-In Need

Even the best of things here shall ultimately pass away. What we are left with is the only thing that could ever truly give us happiness- and that is Him. There is no happiness apart from Him, and it has been designed to work in just this way. Human beings, that most curious of all animals, has inside them a vacuum, something the poets called longing, for something outside the self. Many know the want, but have no idea to fill it. Some try with relationships, others with possessions or achievements, or even by getting praise from men. This never works for very long, however. It has been woven into our very DNA to need Him, to sacrifice, to please that most infinite of Spririts, the great Iam. To finally be told, and believe with every fiber of our being that "All is well with thee". At last to hear, while on our knees and eyes closed, "Well done, thy good and faithful servant."

Third Act and Beyond . . .

Do not fear about what waits for us after death. He created us, and if it is His will for our lives to have a "third act", then that is entirely up to Him. We didn't choose to be born (to my knowledge) and it is unlikely we will choose to die. All we can do is make the best decisions about the first two acts, to try to live as He would want us, to treat our fellow players with respect and help in all the ways that we can. The big decisions are up to Him, and it is a comfort that our fate is in the best of all possible hands.

All Things

All things are possible, but only the very best things. We prayed to touch the stars, when in fact He means for us to one day be a part of them.

The Leading Role

You will save yourself a world of heartache and misery by not having too much pride. The person who always tries to outshine others, who must have the best and brightest of everything, the one who is always bragging and boasting and comparing themself to others, will always end up frustrated and unhappy. Better to let others take the center stage, help them, build them up, but never compare yourself to them. In the end, you will be rewarded by having more self confidence and quiet humility because you put the focus on someone else. The one who insists on focusing on self will never know such joy. Their reward has already been given---and will just as soon be taken away--- by the judgement of their own eyes.

The Forgotten Road

Once many years ago, probably around 1997, I had a dream that I was being guided down a road. It was a simple two-lane road with a few hills, and on each side of the road were two bolts of light like lightning shooting down the sides. I have never forgotten this dream, which tells me that it really probably meant something. It is the road that leads to success, to happiness, to Him. Though I have strayed over the years since that dream (often quite a bit), I always picture that lonely road and the lights guiding my way. One day I shall find the road and discover that it leads to the only happiness a human could ever know- back to the one from whence we came.