Struggled this morning in prayer…

It’s time for a new routine, because the old one is becoming more memory than imagination. I find my greatest moments of happiness lie in imagining the future. My mind races to daydream fanatically. It’s probably why I like shows like “Lost” or “Heroes”. There is definitely a lot of imagination in creating worlds where the impossible becomes reality…where the supernatural is a common occurrence.

Reflecting back over this past Sunday school lesson has me thinking…isn’t that what the Bible is? Extraordinary events unfold in every chapter. The impossible is clearly redefined about as quickly as you can turn a page. Take for instance…Shamgar.

Judges 3:31
"After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel."

If you apply the same formula that Pastor Mark Batterson of NCC Church, does in his book, “In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day”, you basically get a scene straight out of the second Matrix movie! Can you imagine that? Shamgar took on 600 people with a big stick, (an oxgoad is a stick that is pointed on one end and like a flat-head screwdriver on the other). Crazy stuff huh? (See the picture below? Best one I could find to show you what I am talking about.)

Here is one of the most profound things a friend of mine said one time. When he said it, it didn’t really register…but today it’s starting to sink in. What he said was this, “If man can imagine it…it can be done.” Didn’t sink in yet did it? It will…give it time. When it does, you won’t be able to wrap your mind around what has been accomplished compared to what might be possible.
The human race dreamed about exploring the stars…today we are doing it. You see what I mean?

The challenge and question becomes, “What are you dreaming about these days?” Whatever it is…be careful…dreams are powerful and have a way of changing the future.