William Golding once said in his famous book Lord of the Flies, “The thing is, fear can’t hurt you any more than a dream.” Although a profound statement, I beg to differ because, for 16 months of my life, I was stuck in a painful nightmare. This is the story of my journey of my personal crucifixion and being reborn in Jesus Christ. 

Do you resent your need for sleep? Have you ever thought about how much more you could accomplish if you didn’t require it? If you didn’t get any sleep, you wouldn’t accomplish very much, and would not survive for long. Not everything that is necessary for your life can be captured on your ‘to-do’ list. Much takes place while you are asleep even if you are unaware of it, and these things are restorative. Sleep is essential for your body, mind, and spirit. Don’t you feel refreshed after a good night’s sleep? Medical science can describe the ways your body and mind are restored.

I said  that John the Baptist was a  prophet, and others said the same of me. Both of us operated outside of the structure and organization of the established faith practice. You see the same principle in effect through the Old Testament as well. Prophets were not priests or kings who had title and office. They were all voices crying in the wilderness, yet called and commissioned by God to bring necessary words of correction that they would not have been able to deliver from within the organization. The need for this ministry has not gone away. Who do you think of as a prophet today?

Have you ever changed your mind? This phrase is normally used to state that you have arrived at a new opinion on some issue, ranging from political policy to trivial preferences. It is not usually understood to mean that you have acquired an entirely new mind. Yet is this something you need? Your old way of thinking is more than a set of opinions. It flows out of your world view. I offer you an entirely new world view and corresponding way of thinking. This is referred to as being transformed by the renewing of your mind.