OK so I have been daydreaming again and a lot lately. I am a serious daydreamer. I envision my future and things that I want to take place in my future. I have sooooo many words and prophecies that God has spoken to me about my life and my family. Things that have yet to come to pass in full. Parts of them have begun but they haven't fully happened yet. So I do something that I call "see with my heart". Often times when I look at my life through the eyes of the word or through the eyes of what God has spoken those things haven't fully happened yet. Well, in order to hang on to those words especially in hard times I spend a lot of time "seeing with my heart". Mostly it is early in the morning when I wake up before I get out of bed. I will lay in bed and travel to my future in my mind. Let me give you an example. One of the things that I know that my husband and I will experience is debt freedom. I KNOW we will be wealthy and debt free. How do I know? God told me.
There was a time when I was behind on my car. Not the car I have now but the one I had prior to this car. Things were slow at the church and we wouldn't get paid a lot. My husband would forgo his salary so we could pay the obligations at the church. As a result our personal obligations often went lacking. My particular car company was AWFUL. They were mean, rude and down right demonic if you ask me. lol They would say the most awful things. But anyway, I thought I deserved that treatment. I thought I deserved them talking to me like that because I was late. I hadn't paid my bill and I did sign the contract. One day I was praying and the Lord gave me a revelation. He said to me "Eboni you do deserve that. You are late and haven't paid your bill BUT I ransomed you from that. I gave my life for your bad decisions and poor financial choices." I gave my life to free you even from debt (scriptural ref. 2 Cor. 8:9 and Matt: 20:28). Well right now we are not debt free but that day I received that word I literally RECEIVED that word. I began to see myself as debt free. Our financial picture has gotten better every year but we aren't totally out of debt. Thank God I don't have that car. I traded it in and got a better car at a better interest rate and totally better deal and we have not been late at all. So we are progressing as I said.
At the time though when I received the word we were behind on most of our bills. So I would close my eyes and imagine myself debt free. I would imagine us paying our bills on time and having enough to do the things we needed to do. I would day dream and see the church filled and just see all of the things that God had promised me in my mind. I used my imagination to SEE myself living in the promises of God. I would DAYDREAM :-).
Well I am daydreaming AGAIN Honey and If I were to take the time and give you all a glimpse into me and my husband's future it is a powerful thing. Like I said God has spoken some awesome things to me. Daydreaming allows me to see with my heart as opposed to looking at my natural circumstances. When I do that it keeps me in faith. I have been stirred up so much lately. Maybe one day I will share with the world what I see but I don't feel lead to do that just yet. I will encourage you though to try it. Try "seeing with your heart". Seeing yourself in a successful career, or happy marriage, debt free, your children home. Try seeing yourself HAPPY, enjoying life. Try imagining you succeeding on your job. If you are jobless try seeing yourself waking up getting dressed and going to work. See yourself in your business suit with your brief case on the elevator. If you are in school see yourself graduating or getting the paper back with a big fat red A+. Take some time to see with your heart.
God gives us imaginations to propel our faith. He told Abraham to look at the stars and the sands of the sea and imagine himself as the father of many. I paraphrased but you get the point. Dream again. Don't give up on your dreams or the words God has given you. Until you see them actually happening in the natural SEE them with your heart on the canvas of your imagination. I promise you it is a powerful thing.
I am going to borrow this saying from Taraji P. Henson ILUVMESUMU ( I love me some you ;-)!!!! Until Next time,
Foreverforgiven1
This is so motivational. I often daydream as well, mostly when I'm driving. (thank god for the holy spirit)LOL. It is awesome to see the future that God has for you. Plus his word says speak things as they should be. So I'm starting to speak them and believe them and they will be in Jesus name.
ReplyDeleteI like that "seeing with my heart". Now I have a a better name for it... I have been "seeing with my heart" an awful lot lately too. God continues to keeps his promise as frontlets before my eyes. He has been opening up His Word so clear recently and changing my whole way of thinking. I tell you our Father is absolute!
ReplyDelete@Danielle- I am so glad that you enjoyed it. I see we are on the same page. :-)You are a daydreamer to. I am in good company.
ReplyDelete@Mama (Angeline)- The father is absolutly the BEST! Yes I coined that phrase "seeing with my heart" because when Jordyn was little & I would be in the closet praying, I would always have the light off. She would come in and say Mama its dark you can't see and I would say, "I'm seeing with my heart Baby". So as time went on she would come in and say "Mama you are seeing with your heart?" and I would say "yes Baby I am seeing with my heart". :-)
ReplyDeleteWow Eboni,
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful! I am leaning alot about you through your blog... you are more like me than you probably want to admit and Jordyn will be like us too. I talk about her shyness, but she is actually just like I used to be and how you used to be.
@Mama (Angeline)- Yes I agree we are a lot alike. I think I get most of my gifts and talents from you. If I have a knack for writing I think I definitely get that from you. I think Jordyn will be able to sing she gets that from you and my love for music I get that from you too. I have been told my kind heart comes from both you and my dad. Auntie Connie said he had a kind heart. You have a really good heart. I wonder what other traits I got from my dad. Because he died before I was born I don't know in what ways we are alike. I don't recall Grandma ever saying you are like your dad in this way or that way. IDK Well people tell me I have his smile. I guess he would smile a lot.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! Absolutely nothing wrong with seeing with your heart just as long as your focus stays on Christ and His Finished Work! There are many realities we have in Christ, and seeing them with our heart is a powerful tool to keep you focused on Christ!
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