Today is the 17th anniversary of the event which changed our world. There will be 9/11 remembrances all over our country today. I mean no disrespect but I’d like to use that event to “color” my thoughts today.

We all have dreams. Dream of ease. Dreams of joy and happiness. Dreams of wealth. Dreams of contentment. Dreams of travel. Dreams of peace and tranquility. There may be as many dreams as there are people because each one has their own dream. There is nothing wrong with a dream. Nothing at all. Except this one question becomes a qualifier: “What is on the other side of my ‘if only I had”?

The Twin Towers were symbolic of what many saw as their dream. There were the symbol of affluence; ease; success; the culmination of our earthly efforts and goals. The dreams of myriads of people were symbolized by those towers and when they came down, it was also a picture of life coming apart; of life being shattered; of dreams falling down, of being destroyed.

When a dream becomes a ruling thing, it wreaks havoc on my spiritual life. (Tripp)

Dreams have to be-must be-more than what I have here. I need a sovereign Savior King not a “god” who delivers the goods (Nieman Marcus Jesus).

“Father, I’m not alone in this battle. There are many others who fight the ‘Nieman Marcus Jesus’ syndrome. Control my heart with your desire/dream/goal for me, rather than I control it for me. As I remember 9/11 today, help me also to remember You and Your desire for my dreams to be what You want for me.”