Dream and Soar

Read Psalm 16:8

One day we took our son to the park to play on the swings. He loved everything about the park. He would climb all over the jumbo gym set with the ladders and the slides. It seemed that he really enjoyed everything. However, the trip would not have been complete if he had not been able to soar through the air upon the swing that Dad and Mom pushed.
Swing sets have come a long way since I was a kid. I remember the one that we had in our backyard. It was one of those hollow steel sets that when you got to a certain height in swinging the legs would come out of the ground and you thought your life was surely coming to an end every time you experienced the thump of the legs hitting the earth once again. Today, swing sets are riveted to the ground so that tiny human armies are unable to move them. The swings, for just a moment let you defy the laws of gravity, and for a brief second you are able to fly.
Dreams do much the same thing. As we dream, we press past the confines of what is and what has been. As our minds dare to see the unseen, our imagination fuels our faith and we begin to trust God for something more. Many people gave up dreaming years ago because the process became too dangerous. Just when they would let themselves get a little air under them, the legs of the dream would seem to come out of the ground and strike terror into their hearts. However, God is not like the old, hollow steel swing sets that move when you get too high. God is immovable and if we allow ourselves to get connected to Him, we are safe to dream and soar once again.
How long has it been since you dreamed? When was the last time you jumped into the swing set of life and allowed the soaring Spirit of God to push beyond your wildest imaginations?

“I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
- Henry David Thoreau