We all have a story right? Well… I’d like to share just a little bit of
a story because it inspires me every day or at least I try to remember it when
times get bad. Periodically throughout
my life I seem to get dreams that are “real” messages to guide me and
strengthen me to move forward in this journey called life. In my dreams there are visions, symbols, and
sometimes a voice or “angel” you could say… and may I add that it is always in
my right ear or sitting to the right of me.
With these “message” dreams they are different. Sometimes I have regular dreams that don’t
make any sense and don’t seem to be of any significance, but possibly only to
process information that has happened the day before. This particular dream that I’d like to share happened
about 12 years ago. One day my Aunt
Carole (Carole is my middle name and who I’m named after) asked me if I dream
in color. I told her I wasn’t sure. It wasn’t too long after that I had this
dream. In my dream I was in a dark,
haunted house with many evil spirits around me.
This house and everything in it was gray and had no color. I felt alone but I felt the presence of evil
spirits, they were taunting me so bad to the point where I couldn’t stay in
there any longer. I decided to go for a
walk down the road. The road was simple…
only forests of trees on both sides, again still kind of gray. I see a path to the right and I walk towards
it only to find out the path was very short.
When I got to the other side I was standing in front of one of the most
beautiful scenes I had ever seen.
Everything in front of me was bright and colorful… the trees were bright
green, the sky bright blue, the water was crystal clear, and the sand was so
sparkly and perfectly soft. As I go
about I start digging a hole. I dig the
hole so deep I can fit my whole body in there to the point where I’m covered up
all the way up to my head. This sounds
odd right? It’s not odd because this is
what we do to ourselves sometimes isn’t it?
My point is or what I know my God was trying to tell me is that “you’ve
got this beautiful world right in front of you and you are digging a
hole!” I would imagine if you are
reading this you can figure out the message… it applies to us all at times. We have so much that God has given us that is
right in front of us and sometimes we choose to not use our gifts, we choose
not to be thankful, we choose to be afraid of who we are, we choose to forget
that we were created in His image; we choose not to take care of what He has
given us! The path is short or is as
simple as making a choice. Reading God’s
Word helps me choose what’s right and to choose to live life to the fullest,
not just for myself but for the sake of others.
I choose life!
Angela Carole Waters
John 10:10
10 The thief cometh not, but that he may steal,
and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it
abundantly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfWwtsWC44g
