10/9/6

I've been dreaming but I can't remember what it was. At one point I kind of woke up and was trying to remember what I was dreaming but it wouldn't come to me.

I've noticed that I'm starting to wake up between 6 am and 6:15 am every morning. When I do I just kind of lay there and let my mind drift between reality and sleep. Kind of a twilight of sorts. I've heard that this is an incredibly creative time for your mind. Bono does that and gets all sorts of melodies and lyrics for their music.

That's usually what I do. I start to remember little bits and pieces and then it all starts coming back and then I think about it and commit it to memory. Then I blog on here about it w/in and hour or two. If I don't then i will usually forget all or part of it.

This morning I was trying to remember my dream but I couldn't, it just wouldn't come. But then I got to thinking about the whole love of God thing and I laid there in that semi-dream state for an hour and a half as I preached sermon off the cuff about the love of God and the kingdom of God. I remembered scripture I didn't realize I even knew. It was all coming together in my head and it was beautiful. I was actually moved by the message. It flowed very well and just kind of synthsized all that I've been thinking about into a cogent, flowing, organized, thoughtful presentation. I don't remember it all now that I'm awake but I know it 's there and eventually it'll come out they way I dreamed it. When it does it will be my message that I'll preach for the rest of my life.