Helium Head!

I got a mental picture last week of something,

that I want to attempt to share with Ya'll!

I was thinking of how important it is to have hope, to have dreams.

How we can't let that die.

And I got this clear picture of a man on a side walk, in an average suit,

with concrete boots

(I know, not realistic, but, work with me,

you won't be sorry!),

anyway, concrete boots and a HELIUM Balloon HEAD!

(the closet thing I know to concrete boots!

Isn't she adorable? Photobucket image, of course!)

I don't remember ever not having something,

even if it was ridiculous

(you know those ones of childhood and youth)

to dream about, and to hope for.

As I matured (really, I did Ya'll!)

I understood the need to work hard, to plan, to reassess

to make those things happen, or exchange them for an updated

or even completely different dream.

There is so much in the way of profundity on this topic,

that I am NOT equipped to attempt.

What I got was a simple picture of the fact, that dreams keep our head up!

That while we are to be anchored in Christ, anchored in reality,

living and working, laughing and loving here in this world,

we need our hope, we need our dreams,

they keep our head up.

Like a helium filled balloon!

The work, the surviving, the getting back up again,

the not giving up, and not quitting, THAT is our concrete boots.

Pardon Me a Little Paraphrasing:
We are to be "rooted and grounded in Christ",

We are to count the cost,

We are to count it all glory,

We are to press on,

We are to write the vision down and make it plain,

We are to think on whatever is noble, whatever is pure...

We are to keep our minds on Him

We are not to look back,

We are not to get weary or faint

We are to wait on the Lord

We are to be of good courage

The visual was so clear, and with it the realization,

WE COULDN'T LIFT OUR HEADS UP

to look and move forward

without dreams, without hope.

Dreams keep us going.

That's our Helium Head!

Dreams and hope;

hope in the unfailing love of our Father,

faith in the perfect love of Jesus,

these things keep our head up!

And remember, if the Bible IS our road map,

then nobody dreamed small in there.

It's ALL big, Ya'll! It's ALL big!

His mercies are NEW EVERY morning,

Great is His faithfullness,

How about yours?!

There's a Part Deux, hopefully tomorrow.

And feet on the ground!