Albert Einstein once said
Imagination is more important than knowledge
Sometimes he would just sit at a desk with a notepad and pencil and nothing else and just spend time imagining. That quote rocked my world, I love to study and research and always learn. But I got so excited when I heard that quote, there is a whole new world that research alone can’t touch. The world of imagination. So I decided to start practicing my imagination and dreaming skills. In my journal I asked myself questions and then imagined what things could be like. It was really fun and helped me think through things a lot. Also I found that in general conversation I became a little bit wittier and original in what I would say. Here are just a few of my questions and answers.
What would an amazing ideal wife be like?
Lost in wonder at who God is, always looks for the best in people and situations, loves to laugh and giggle and cuddle. Never met a stranger, enjoys each moment to the fullest. Finds her strength and joy in God. Courageous and bold, stands up for what is right. Intrinsically beautiful and noble, hospitable and warm-hearted.
What do I want to be like as a husband someday?
I want to have a deep trust in God, faithful to her in everything. Thoughtful and considerate, patient in everything. Secure and consistent as a leader, honour and value her opinion in everything but ultimately seek to obey God if the two opinions ever differ. Be her strong protector, physically, verbally, spiritually, and her reputation.
Serve her and empower her to blossom, be a safe place for her heart. Never use sarcasm with her, or point out her faults, rather point out who she really is in the fulness of Christ. If something matters to her then it matters to me. Never stop delighting to gently find out her heart as year by year we fall more and more in love with each other.
I definitely have a long way to go to become like that, but it’s helpful to me to see the direction I need to go in my development.
What would my life look like resting in God’s strength and not my own?
I would have pure confidence, childlikeness, and trust. Unbelievable peace and overflowing joy. Full access to the wisdom and revelation of heaven. Selfless love, generous with a heart to leave a legacy of faith. Fully transparent with every weakness I have because I’m so confident in God’s power to restore and renew.
Quick to listen, quick to forgive. Not ambitious for success but passionate to make God’s glory known. Patient and joyfully confident in God’s timing knowing that he will bring things about in the perfect time. A man of peace, instantly willing to step into any conflict to protect those with no protector. Patient with those trying to grow but slip up, but confronts the religious spirit every step of the way either directly or indirectly.
A heart so at peace and so familiar with God’s voice I can hear Him at any situation. Preaching and teaching from a deep well of revelation. Quick to laugh, to enjoy, to bless, encourage, celebrate, and honour.
