Today I learned about dragons. My supervisor read a book about dragons and how hard it is to live with them. They can be big or small, annoying, troublesome, loud, rude, and a pain in the butt. After the story, I was given the opportunity to visualize my dragon and then color sample pictures of dragons. At first it was hard to see my dragon. I have so many dragons. It is hard to choose which one to focus on. So, I focused on the one that has been giving me the biggest headache.
Like some of you, my dragon is a financial dragon. It haunts me and taunts me almost every day. It is a constant struggle to keep my dragon at bay. The more I thought about it, the clearer it became. My dragon is multicolored. It has a purple and green body, pink nails and teeth, a red tongue, an orange face and feet. My dragon is tall and wide and scary at times. The picture had a person with a sword trying to slay the dragon. When I saw the sword it dawned on me that as long as I have the blood of Jesus covering me, my dragon cannot harm me. I colored the sword and my war clothes red (with pink accents, of course).
I chose those colors because pink is my signature color, red is the blood, green is money, and purple is power. As powerful of a hold my dragon tries to have on me, it is no match for the blood of Jesus. Your dragon may not go away. It may not get smaller. It may seem like the biggest hassle and heartache you have ever had to deal with, but it is your dragon. Yes, I can silence my dragon and chain it to a fence so that it does not bother me all day. When I go home, it will be there. It will rear it's ugly head and the worst times, but it is mine. I have owned the fact that my financial situation is burdensome. It is stressful and makes me cry and makes me feel bad, but it is mine. It is mine to pray over, to praise God for, and to cope with. I cannot ignore my dragon, but I can work to make it less of a threat.
I encourage you to examine your life and figure out what your dragons are. They could be procrastination, financial, spiritual, sexuality, laziness, gluttony, lust, depression, repression, alcoholism, gambling, cursing, etc. You could have more than one dragon at a time. Whatever your dragon is, own it. Face it, pray for it, and plead the blood of Jesus over it. You may have to walk around with your dragon chained to your side until you are strong enough to release it. I pray your dragon will be tamed in the name of Jesus. I pray you will face your fears and conquer your dragons. I pray you never stop fighting your dragon.
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