Dream: Missing God's work for us because we are distracted by many things

Dream: I dreamt I was at a staff retreat with KICS an old school where I taught. Former students were there as well. It was the last day of the retreat and photographers were taking pictures.  One student said she remembered every teacher including me. When I asked who else did, they all raised their hands. I then went snorkeling in the ocean while those making wood sculptures finished their projects. While in the lake, I heard someone yell, “We’re leaving!” I failed to leave time on that last day to get ready to leave. I wanted to see and experience everything the retreat had to offer. I wasn’t ready.

 

Quickly I started back to shore where my things were. The tide had now come in and walking in water against the tide was very difficult. I finally made it to shore, grabbed my swimming gear and towel, and ran to my room. I still needed to pack. Hastily, I packed my bag and ran to the bus but it had left. The retreat manager called the bus which came back for me but everyone was unhappy with me.

 

God has called each one of us to a mission. It is easy to get distracted. We fill our time on the phone, computer, social media with friends, having fun with them, talking, hanging out, doing things with them.  We can also spend out time seeking out new projects, going to school, taking up hobbies, going places, traveling. We also spend our time in fun activities like TV, music, hobbies, etc. Busy, necessary things like work, cooking, cleaning, caring for kids, etc. also consume our lives. These things aren’t wrong, but it can be a distraction when they take too much of our time and energy. The mission God gave us to do gets unintentionally squeezed out of our lives. Yes, we mean to do it, but there is just not enough time. Before we realize it, our lives are over. Looking back we realize that we missed the most important thing in life, fulfilling God’s mission and plan for our lives.