Day Dream Believer

I clearly remember the day I went from being a day dreamer to a ‘day dream believer’. I found a sheet of writing paper in my Bible on which I had written my dreams, many years before, and had forgotten all about. There were nine items on the paper. All but 2 had come true, and those came about later on.

How had this happened?

It had all begun10 years previously. Barry and I had read an old book on prayer called “I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes” by Glenn Clark (1953). Some books can change you life…this one did for us.

There is a chapter in the book called “Dreams That Come True” and it challenged us to write down our dreams on paper. This is not as easy as it sounds.

As long as our dreams remain “out there” somewhere, they are relatively obscure, and safe. But the minute we take up a pen to write them down,  we make them real, and feel some sort of commitment to them. Worse still, they can taunt us with their seeming impossibility.

Another hindrance to this step for many people (us), is the belief that dreams are usually selfish or worldy, and therefore not to be entertained by serious Christ followers. Are we not called to die to all selfish desires??

The chapter begins :

“Two gates there are for dreams”, said Penelope to Odysseus after his 10 years’ of wandering had ended. “One made of horn and one of ivory. The dreams that pass through the carved ivory delude and bring us tales that turn to naught: those that come through polished horn accomplish real things whenever seen”.

Whenever a dream comes forth from the ivory gate that is carved and made by man, shaped and twisted by his wish-thinking, his prejudices and half-formed opinions, it always falls to the ground as worthless: but whenever it comes forth from the gate that God has made – that dream always comes true. I know because I have tried it”’

So have we.

There is a way of testing our dreams, whether they be of horn or ivory, and we made that journey over a period of several days.

But more of that next week. In the meantime, I challenge you to get a piece of paper and pen (pencil if you’re still feeling dubious!) and write out your dreams.

Whatever comes to mind, write it: things you’d like to do or become, things you’d like to have, places to go, events to happen

Write it.