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ok, i’m just going to throw this out there right now. i don’t have the answer to this question hashed out yet, but i’m really dealing with this concept of “dreaming” and how that fits into a contented life.
according to Webster,
dreamer: a person who has a strongly desired goal or purpose (aka: always striving for something bigger and better)
content: satisfaction with one’s possessions, status, or situation (aka: satisfied with how things currently are)
to me, they seem like opposites.
one is focused on the future. one is focused on the present.
one is about striving and trying harder. one is about relaxing and accepting your current best.
one is unknown. one is seen.
there’s the side of me that says, “well, if you don’t dream, you’ll just stay complacent and never better yourself or your purpose for the Kingdom.”
and on the other side, “if i sit around dreaming and miss the mission i have in this season–in this moment, yet never am satisfied with it, why should i be given any more to accomplish?”
i’m not saying either one is wrong or the bad side. for me, dreaming gets dangerous when i dwell on my future life and all the goals i want to accomplish, yet begrudgingly plow through my current life missing all the amazing ways i can be used right now.
also, neither one of these comes easily to me. i’m not a dreamer by nature. i actually find it difficult to think big enough because i’m SO practical and often mistakenly put limits on a Big God who can do things i never could think up. also, dreaming is scary, because what if the dreams never become reality?
contentment is also not something i’m great at cultivating (it is my word for 2013) as i want to know true contentment in all circumstances.
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so, like i said, i’m still mulling this around and asking the Lord to reveal how these two things can coexist to bring Him glory and fulfill His purposes for me with this blog and just in my regular life. i’m sure the answer lies somewhere in the middle, as in all things,—-balance is key! perhaps, you will have some wise words to share with me in the comments below!
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Maybe you’re a contented dreamer.
Love this quote, thanks for sharing with us!