Mentergy

“Such a powerful ability, the imagination!

But without wisdom, imagination is a cruel taskmaster”

- William P. Young in “The Shack”

Growing up, I was always dreaming and scheming. I envisioned where my life was going and I imagined what my success was going to be. Thank the Lord, my vision and imagination were taken to heights that I did not even think possible! My move from my parents’ farm in Lusaka West to the Great State of Texas? Never thought that my imagination would take me this far. I truly could go on and on about how the “future” turned out to be greater than I thought it would be as I imagined back then…

 

The interesting thing about imagination, however, is that it can become like a child running with a pair of scissors – potentially fatal. Our mental energy – something I call “mentergy” – is an amazing tool that must be harnessed and used with wisdom. Use it wisely, and the world will bow at your feet; misuse or abuse it, and you’ll be bound and in the stocks forever. The things that we set our imagination to truly determine the quality and quantity of life. Mel Gibson’s William Wallace said, “Every man dies…but not every man really lives.” Living in a choice! And our imagination has a great role to play in whether we really live; as free and able men, women, and children

When we set our mentergy on negative things – fear, anger, sadness, confusion, doubt, etc – we are not only wasting a precious commodity, we are becoming that which we are pouring our energy into. It is then that our imagination becomes a cruel and unforgiving taskmaster. And, sadly, it is then that we become poor stewards of the amazing gift of imagination the Almighty has bestowed upon each of us. No other creature on earth has been given this great ability to imagine. Let us, therefore, cherish it…

What are you doing with your gift?

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