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Pastor Chris White says to all of you: HELLO MY FRIENDS. May the Lord bless you today.
HOLA MIS AMIGOS. Que el Señor los bendiga.
Daydreaming
is a way of spending time by imagining situations or events the way we wish
them to be. Some people get so caught up in their daydreams that they reject
reality in favor of living in a fantasy world. The Bible mentions daydreaming a
few times, but never in a positive light. Daydreaming is usually coupled with
laziness or other useless pursuits (Ecclesiastes 5:7). However, daydreaming is not to be confused with
actual dreams or visions in which God has at times revealed truth to people (Genesis 31:11; Acts 2:17).
Daydreaming (also sometimes called “woolgathering”) can be a pleasant pastime
and also a way to plan and evaluate the wisdom of future decisions. We all
enjoy times of imagining success or fantasizing about the “if only’s” or “what
if’s.” But when daydreaming is an excuse for lust or secret sin, it is always
wrong (James
1:14; Mark 7:21). When daydreams replace responsibilities or reality, they
are foolish. Isaiah 56:10 condemns the worthless activities of Israel’s leaders
during Isaiah’s time: “Israel’s watchmen are blind, they all lack knowledge;
they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they lie around and dream, they love
to sleep.” In this rebuke, God points out that those who should have remained
alert and sensitive to danger were, instead, indulging in daydreams and wasting
time. We often make the same mistake.
Daydreaming can be a way of escaping from present circumstances rather than
addressing and changing them. A boy who daydreams about becoming an NFL star
instead of studying for real success is wasting his time and potential. A
minimum-wage worker who spends her free time daydreaming about being a success
instead of actually working toward success is sacrificing her future on the
altar of fantasy. When we daydream in order to plan our next steps, daydreaming
can be productive. But when we indulge in daydreams instead of
taking action, daydreaming is destructive.
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