my first post... (well that is since 2006!)
Let me preface by saying I am not a writer, expect to see typos though I will try my best to refrain from making such inexcusable mistakes ;), and half the stuff I post may not make sense. Ya know like how some dreams do not make sense.
Maybe I should start there... dreams! Like the one I had a few nights ago. I was walking up a staircase with my friend Lora and noticed some shelves on the landing between the staircases. On one shelf there was a huge glass vase corked and filled with Dr. Pepper. Seriously? Who would fill a huge glass vase with Dr. Pepper because there is no stinkin' way anyone can pick it up to pour any to drink. It made me think about why I dreamed that (most dreams make me think that). Maybe I dreamed about a Dr. Pepper filled vase because it makes no sense and sometimes LIFE just makes no sense!! In the dream there is no mention of the vase to Lora. It is almost as if it was normal. :/ I am having a conversation with her though about the seasons and how I love fall and how I don't like to be cold. She turns, sits on the steps and out of the blue she asks, "Do you believe in the power of God?" She asked it as if it was in relation to what I was talking about. I chuckled and said, "I believe in...long sleeves and pants," as if I was either trying to avoid her question or I was just being ornery, I don't know. I don't usually, actually very rarely give credence to dreams. However, I have been thinking about them more and more and wonder if there is a possibility to learning some night-time lessons or inquiry as to what is deeper in our souls. I pondered this dream conversation through out the day and even the next. "Why did she ask me that?" as if this happened in reality. If anything, the dream reminds me that sometimes we, and I mean "I", will cover up the main issue, skip over it, distract myself from facing something profound because I'm scared what I thought was true may not be true at all. Yes, of course wearing long sleeves and pants in fall is necessary (sometimes not always true in Arkansas). The main issue is belief. Belief? Yes, belief! Faith! Trust! I can cover of my skin in the fall's cool weather and have faith that that will do the trick but what about believing in God's power? Believing it is real? Having faith that He is using it? And trusting that it is for my good? Am I there? And I don't mean to sound cliche, but really.
I hear you now.... "Ok, Ariel, you think waaaay too deep about your dreams!" Well, why do we have them? I tend to think it's for some reason and this one just happened to point me to thinking about God. :)
OK. *big sigh* I didn't really mean to go there. My main purpose for this blog is to ask questions to get some discussion going. I will revisit this in my next post...
Oh, and the name of my blog...yeah I like it a lot! Don't you? We are all looking for purpose in this life but we are getting old while we are searching, so let's search diligently and truthfully and humbly.
