Sometimes I just sit and wish. I wish about things that someday will come true, and other things that are just that...wishful thinking. Here are some things I have come up with:
I wish I never had to do the dishes.
I wish I could live at the beach.
I wish I was a bird.
I wish the stars were closer to Earth.
I wish I never got cold.
I wish I never said anything I would one day regret.
I wish I could get through school in a week and still have learned everything I needed to learn.
I wish I could pause time in the moments I can now only reminisce about.
I wish life unfolded before me, ready to be tackled and caged.
I wish I knew the unknown.
I wish summer lasted forever.
I wish time well spent with family was all the time.
I wish I could always smile.
I wish away headaches...forever.
These were on the top of the list. But they are really just trivial streams of consciousness. There are other wishes that I must fulfill...wishes that can mean life or death:
I wish Adam had never sinned.
I wish I always did what God has willed me to do.
I wish I could take back all the times I have ever turned my back on Christ.
I wish I could love always.
I wish my faith was always a part of who I am, not just a second thought.
I wish I was spiritually fearless.
I wish I could win all of my battles.
I wish my vices would disappear forever.
I wish I had never crucified Christ with my sins.
After I thought through each of these weighty wishes, I realized something. Most of these can be fulfilled...through Christ. He takes away all of our screw-ups. He puts peace and love back into our lives. He brings his Spirit to live within us so that others can see our faith and his glory. Through Christ we can win all of our battles, and our sins and vices no longer hold us. With Christ, these things aren't just wishful thinking...they can become reality.
