Isn’t it funny how when you are in the middle of a dream, it seems real?
There are weird, vague events.
Sudden scenery changes.
Mergers of different people that we know.
And we just go along with it!
But then we wake up.
And suddenly, it is clear that THIS is reality.
It seems strange to have even believed that our abstract dreams were reality.
There are times in my life when I have felt like I was dreaming when it came to my spiritual connection to God.
I didn’t fully realize that I was dreaming at the time, though.
It seemed like it was just reality.
God just seemed like a tricky person to actually connect with. Not much I could do about it.
And then something wakes me up.
Sometimes it’s a big trial that humbles me. Sometimes it’s a powerful talk or lesson. Sometimes it’s a spiritual awakening in a haphazard personal study.
But all of a sudden, I REALIZE how “asleep” I had been in my worship.
And the contrast is stark to feeling AWAKE.
I become an active participant in my spiritual progression. I feel the connection to God. I reach out to people around me and share my light.
Sometimes, we just need a reminder to AWAKEN our souls.
But this can be tricky when we don’t even recognize how spiritually asleep we are.
Nephi’s passionate plea, “Awake my soul!” (2 Nephi 4:28) can remind us that we have the power to wake ourselves up from our dreamlike state.
We can wake up and take the reigns of our relationship with God. We can wake up and choose to act. We can wake up and share our testimony with others.
Awake, my soul!
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
