Captured Imagination

Imagination is a gift from God; with it I am able to envision God, to “fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith” Hebrews 12:2. Without an imagination I would not be able to conceive and know God, or have hope in an eternity spent with God.

But imagination also opens an invitation for my mind to go places it should not go, and whose traveling companion is worry. Worry carries my mind and imagination away from trusting Jesus, who had a lot to say to his followers, to me, to us, about worry, Matthew 6:25-34.

Worry grips, controls, drags, seeps into, occupies, dominates, and sullies the sacred space of my heart, mind, and soul. Worry is not grounded on truth; worry is a product of an over-active imagination which takes my thoughts to unholy and untrue possibilities.

Come to Jesus “Personal contact with Jesus alters everything…the attitude of coming is that the will resolutely lets go of everything and deliberately commits all to Him.” Oswald Chambers

Abide in Me “What I will do, by the grace of God, is to repeat day by day the Master’s blessed command, "Abide in Me,” until it enters our hearts and finds a place there. In the light of Holy Scripture we should meditate on its meaning until the understanding, that gate to the heart, opens to grasp something of what it offers and expects…so we will feel its claims and be compelled to acknowledge that there can be no true allegiance to our King without simply and heartily accepting this important command.” Andrew Murray.

And I will give you rest “I will imbue you with the spirit of life, and you will be stayed by the perfection of vital activity.” Oswald Chambers

Imagine sitting at the Divine Community’s (Father-Son-Spirit) kitchen table. Speak your worries, lay them down on the table, and leave them there.

Then…

May your mind be open and your imagination be captured and fixed on Jesus;

May your hands be open to receive and give Grace and Mercy;

May your entire being be filled to overflowing with Hope and Joy;

May you see God at work each day so that you are confident of His loving Presence and tender care;

May your soul be occupied by the Spirit who is Truth;

And may your traveling companion be Peace.

Amen.