Dreams or aspirations


What is it about these strong desires to be or to achieve certain things? this "I cant live without" feeling. I think that there is a thin between dreams and aspirations.


So the dictionary definitions are:


Aspirations
  

1. A hope or ambition of achieving something
2. The object of such an ambition; a goal

Dreams

1.  A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep

So I think that the difference between the two is that with aspiration you are just hoping for something while with dreams you are hoping for something you've actually seen. By seen I mean, mentally experienced as though it were real. Things that are dreams, no one who knows you would be shocked that you have such a desire to be that thing or to go to that place or to do that thing because they've seen it in you, the passion existed before you were ever aware. Dreams are like a part of you and they never leave until you get there (I'll confirm this soon) 

so you need to see it...

I was at an art gallery today as part of a production rehearsal and we saw and experienced some really awesome art pieces. There were a couple of pieces that were tagged "unknown". It seemed like they probably went to some flee market and bought those sculptures and didn't bother with the artist's name. I was moved by that. I felt it wasn't fair, they did all that work and should be acknowledged, especially in an art gallery.


While chatting about our experience of the gallery I was stuck at the ones tagged "unknown", I was almost distracted. Then I thought about how God has this thing He does, He'll like give me material and even give me a design, sometimes even sculpt for me, then He references the piece as mine, then I get all the credit.


Got me thinking, the art that I do should be complete and validated before it is presented to people, it should be whole and lacking nothing, not a comment or compliment. I think this is why God is able to allow us to take the credit for His work, His work is lacking nothing, its whole, its complete in itself.

So this notion that there can never be anymore original thoughts bothers me. I dont believe it. It doesn't make sense to me, like I feel like God doesn't run out, He is infinite.

Then I was led to think about how God would tell me a new thing, as in since everything is supposedly influenced by something else, so if God were to give me a new word for example, he use something that I know so that it makes sense to me.

But I feel like God isn't bound by that little technicality, I have no idea how, and I have no idea how I would understand what it is that He is saying, but I believe that I would...I really sincerely believe that it's still possible, to come up with new stuff, stuff never heard yet, stuff never seen, stuff that's not as a result of an influence...

I just thought about my brother. When my family and I found out he was autistic it literally felt like we had been betrayed. It's insane how God has used that for the good of my family over the years.


My family has gotten closer because we were all so involved in knowing more about this condition and what it is. We've gotten closer with God because we all got to a point of desperation in seeking God and praying for his healing. We moved into a bigger house because the research we did suggested that it would help. We've gotten to mingle with hectic people because of the school he's had to attend. and all these are just a tip of the iceberg...


This thing that seemed like a curse is actually working out for us. I can't really have a conversation with my brother but I am so convinced that he loves God so much and that God speaks to him. He has had times where he's prophesied and the stuff came to pass, its crazy right? the guy barely speaks!! I'm at a place where all I'm seeking for is for God's Kingdom to be advanced, even if it takes me having an autistic brother who will remain autistic. 


God really means it when He says in Romans 8:28 that He makes all things work together for our good.

Ofentse

"Creator of all the earth, the universe in Your hands, still You have time to whisper sweet everythings to me" -Vongani Mhangwane

Take a moment and let that sink in...