Dreams

I don't have dreams.  At least this is what I tell myself.  I don't look forward.  I just get through the day.  It's easier that way for me.  And there is a reason for this.

As I was driving into the airport last night to pick up a dear friend, I came to the city limits, saw the lights of the high rises and thought to myself, yup, another dream that I held that failed to come true.  So many unfulfilled dreams, seems all the major dreams have remained that way.  I wanted to live and work in Manhattan....here I am stuck in suburbia, wanted to be an artist, work with animals, make lots of money, do college, be a psychologist.....all unfulfilled.  And then God.....

On the radio came a wonderful song that helps me to give all these broken dreams, all these empty spaces in my life, or what feels like plans, disintegrated  and discarded, to the Lord.  And as I listened to this song, and started to just "open my empty hands", peace came upon me.  Contentment filled my heart.  I may not have had all these things come true in my life, but I have the Creator of the Universe, the King of kings and Lord of lords, God Almighty, unending, as my very own.  I am His and He is mine...and I could ask or dream of nothing better, ever ever ever !!!

And I am so grateful.  So blessed.  Thank You for holding me Lord, for making me Your very own.  I love You and nothing could compare to You.  And btw, I do get to work with animals so thank You...because that is a dream that is definitely from You.  I can't wait to see what You are going to continue to do in my life.  I may continue to live day by day, not really looking to the future, but I know that the future is ok, because You are already there and already have it all worked out.