Pretend – to act as if something were true
You can learn a lot from
children. For one thing, children have the freedom to pretend. We’ve all known
or seen kids who wear tutus and tights day and night… tiaras to the grocery
store. They dream and imagine and create a whole days worth of ballerina /
princess / astronaut / fireman living. They don’t just wish it. They don’t wait
for some future date. They love the idea and start living it now.
How about you? Are there
certain habits or a lifestyle you wish you were living? Maybe it’s to be a
non-smoker or more health conscious. A more creative cook. Image. Whether it’s
to be a photographer or gardener or a craftsman of some sort (I’ll bet you
already know who you’d like to pretend to be), imagine it. Kinder? Gentler?
More at ease? More hospitable? More balanced in work and play? Able to say “no”?
How does a person like that live out their morning, noon and night? Don’t wait
for some future date. Start pretending to be the kind of person you wish you
were - now - and before long it will become your new way of life.
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… you have taken off your old self with its practices
and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image
of its Creator. – Col. 3:12
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“The man (Paul) who formerly persecuted us is now
preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
- Gal. 1:23
Put on a hat, sit up confident and straight,
throw a boa around your neck and start your wishful, ideal lifestyle now!
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