Don't miss it, people!!!

I was that girl that had imaginary friends after it was socially acceptable... like until I was 7. Judge me. 

I was also that girl that named them things like Oin and then killed them off with a bat... trust me, you and me both wish I was joking. 

That to say, I have spent a good part of my life in a fantasy world that doesn't exist. While I don't have imaginary friends anymore (you're welcome) I still find myself letting my thoughts enter into this whole new world that in a lot of ways seems real but yet isn't. 

You know, the world where I am really 5'5 and not 5'0. The world where not only do I look like I have it all together but that I actually do. The one where I don't have to work out to be in shape but I still do just because I enjoy it. The world where I am so in love with Jesus that nothing anybody says or thinks about me will affect me but yet everyone see's this and acknowledges how great I am because of it. 

Yup. How's that for vulnerability?

Now days, instead of having conversations with fake people like I did when I was 7, I find myself imagining what my life would look like if I was exactly who I want to be and if I had everything that I think I want-- when and how I want it. To put it more simply, I let myself enter into a world where I "get" to play the role of god. 

The other morning while meeting for accountability with two of my best friends they asked me hard questions that made me start to think a lot about this fake reality that I let myself enter into. I realized for the first time that in this fake world, my Savior doesn't reign--Satan does. Which is disgusting. 

Romans 8:6 says this: "For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 

When I enter into fake fantasy life that I think will satisfy, I miss it. I miss life found in Christ and everything that that has to offer. 

While I am spending time and energy focusing on the things that I wish Christ would grant to me, I am forsaking the gifts that He HAS given me and the fullness of life that they give. 

If I am not careful I will soon be letting this fake world take over. And if I do, I'll miss the opportunities I have to pour into girls lives here at Baylor. I'll miss the sunrise that I get to see driving to work because im too concerned that im up early enough to see a sunrise. I'll miss the little girl who I love dearly growing up before my eyes-- the new words she learns and the questions she asks. I'll miss the dinners I could have, the adventures I could go on, the hard questions that need to be asked--and answered. 

If I am not careful, I will miss it. 

If you set your minds on this world and on your fleshly desires, you too will miss it. 

So here's to choosing our Spirit over our flesh. To choosing the reality where God reigns sovereign. To choosing the life that Christ has called us to-- the one that promises to be full and abundant. 

Im not saying you can't dream, because you can. Just know that if those dreams become idols or fake realities you obsess over that it's more than ok to lay them down at the feet of Jesus because you can count on the fact that God is a way better dreamer than we could ever be. 

He loves you and He doesn't want you or me to miss it.