Beautifully Unique : Not My Dream, But His?

Friday, May 30, 2014

Not My Dream, But His?

Blogging Friends.... I am halfway finished reading "Kisses From Katie" by Katie Davis, an incredible true story about this young woman who flew to Uganda, became captivated by this impoverished place, then swiftly adopted thirteen--or more!!--motherless girls!! I am loving it!! I'm underlining parts like the crazy person that I am, and taking notes!! However. I could not even get past Katie Davis' introduction before reading this!!

For as long as I can remember, one of my favorite Bible verses has been Psalm 37:4: "Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart." I used to believe it meant that if I did what the Lord asked of me, followed His commandments, and was a "good girl", He would grant all my desires and make my dreams come true. Today, this is still one of my favorite passages of Scripture, but I have learned to interpret it in a totally different way. It is not about God making my dreams come true but about God changing my dreams into His dreams for my life.

Wow. Just wow. About my lifelong dream of being an author and seeing every single fictional book I write sold at stores such as Barnes & Noble? Perhaps. Perhaps writing fictional books and "publishing" them on Minuscule is good!--meanwhile hopefully touching Readers' lives--is not my dream, but His? Hmmm....

Today, this is still one of my favorite passages of Scripture, but I have learned to interpret it in a totally different way. It is not about God making my dreams come true but about God changing my dreams into His dreams for my life.

Underlined. With a bright red pen. And dog-eared.

I nearly forgot!! Curse my premature short-term memory loss!! Just curse it!! Look for my June fictional story to be posted on Minuscule is good! {Lord willing!!} on June 2nd!!

6 comments:

Unknown said...: Glad you are enjoying it as it sounds like an inspiring book. She must be an amazing person. Have a fabulous Friday.
Best wishes Molly; May 30, 2014 at 9:06 AM
Sketching with Dogs said...: What a fantastic thing for Katie to do, she must have saved those girls from goodness knows what fate.
Looking forward to your story.
Lynne x; May 30, 2014 at 10:51 AM
Mary Lou said...: Molly....
Thank-you for the comment, Friend!!
"Glad you are enjoying it as it sounds like an inspiring book. She must be an amazing person." Oh. She is an amazing person!! ;op; May 30, 2014 at 3:13 PM
Mary Lou said...: Lynne....
Thank-you for the comment, Friend!!
"What a fantastic thing for Katie to do, she must have saved those girls from goodness knows what fate." Exactly!! Auntie Katie also loves on, serves and cares for hundreds more than her own daughters!! She is an inspiration!! ;op; May 30, 2014 at 3:18 PM
Ruby said...: Yay!!! This post made my day! He loves you and only has what is good for you. It can sometimes be hard to live with unmet desires, but the more we remember who He is in and how good He is, the easier it is to be at peace with what is going on in our lives. He has met our biggest need by forgiving our sins through Jesus. If He was willing to do that for us, we should know that He will always, always meet our needs. He doesn't take pleasure from with holding things from us. He does, however, know us well, since He created us. He knows our needs better than we know them. What we think is best, is not always best. Right now, we have exactly what we are meant to have, and exactly what we don't need. His provision is, was, and always will be perfect. Love you!!!!; June 8, 2014 at 3:50 PM
Mary Lou said...: Ruby....
Thank-you for the comment, Friend!!
Wow. Just wow!! Thanks for writing this comment, Friend!! Unbeknownst to you, I have/am currently dealing with a certain self-acceptance issue--that is not related to my unobtainable lifelong dream--so I know I needed these words!! ;op; June 8, 2014 at 9:37 PM

"It's A... Terrible Privilege"

{Taken from "The Avengers"}
Tony Stark: You know, I've got a cluster of shrapnel, trying every second to crawl its way into my heart.
[Stark points at the mini-arc reactor in his chest]
Tony Stark: This stops it. This little circle of light. It's part of me now, not just armor. It's a... terrible privilege.
Bruce Banner: But you can control it.
Tony Stark: Because I learned how.
Bruce Banner: It's different.
[Banner tries to read the computer screen, but Stark slides the data aside with his finger so the two can see face-to-face]
Tony Stark: Hey, I've read all about your accident. That much gamma exposure should have killed you.
Bruce Banner: So you're saying that the Hulk... the other guy... saved my life? That's nice. It's a nice sentiment. Save it for... what?
Tony Stark: I guess we'll find out.
[Banner and Stark get back to work at their respective computers]
Bruce Banner: You might not enjoy that.
Tony Stark: You just might.

Raelyn:

I am a 31-year old American woman. I was born with multiple birth defects. Craniosynostosis. {I did not have any soft spots.} Congenital diaphragmatic hernia. {I had a hole in my diaphragm.} And Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. {I had an irregular, rapid heartbeat.} All three birth defects have been surgically repaired!! I live with "developmental delays". Learning disabilities, if you will. Such as--unfortunately--premature short-term memory loss. Oh, and I have attention deficit disorder, as well!! I do not like to evade such an issue as my learning disabilities. No. It hurts sometimes to be different. I was also diagnosed with a condition called folliculitis decalvans. {I am more than likely going to lose my hair, go bald, and unveil twain Frankenstein-like surgically-created craniosynostosis scars. Permanently.} But God is gradually teaching me that we are all, as my phrase goes, Beautifully Unique!!