last night we continued in our study of the Life of David. we looked at what is probably the most well-known and recognizable story of david's life. david and goliath. our hope was to see fresh application of the core foundational truths of an age-old story.
we talked about that the story is less about a battle with a giant and more about the battle with the mind. about the fact that david won this battle because he had a God-dominated imagination.
there is no doubt in my mind that a God-dominated imagination changes everything. that if God dominated our imaginations, God's shalom would enter this world in ways it has never been seen before.
what would it look like for you to have a more God-dominated imagination? how might God bring His shalom into the world through your God-dominated imagination?
here's a great quote by eugene peterson that we used last night:
"The moment we permit evil to control our imaginations, dictate the way we think, and shape our responses, we at the same time become incapable of seeing the good and the true and the beautiful."
how does an evil-dominated imagination creep in to your life and keep you from seeing what is good and true and beautiful?
2 comments:
it's so easy to have a world-dominated imagination when we live in a world that encourages us to stuff every moment of our day with something to do...as students, workers, athletes, group-members, we are busy-bodies with fried brains and exhausted souls. we would benefit greatly from hearing the words of psalm 46:10 - "be still, and know that I am God" which implies that you are not! i have had friends and teachers describe this verse as a whisper in the wind, a calm reminder; however, i understand it in my life to be an abrupt reprimand or interruption. so often in my life i need God to just yell, "STOP! stop what you're doing, what you're thinking, what you're planning, what you're worrying about, and just be still. be still and know that I am God. trust me." i'd like to get to the place of a God-dominated imagination, where that verse will be more like a gentle whisper because i will "live in the shelter of the Most High" and "find rest in the shadow of the Almighty" - Psalm 91:1.
so true...busyness will certainly quickly skew our imaginations. it acts as a numbing agent until we lose sensitivity to what matters most.
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