To See With Our Hearts

It is God's highest desire to pour life into us and restore us to who we were always meant to be. All that He's doing and working for comes back to that: restoration and life.

But it's often very hard for us to see that. Not only is this world full of distraction the takes our focus off of God's focus but we have an enemy hell bent on blinding us to what God is up to. To get through the lies and push aside all distraction we need to approach what God is doing completely different from how we approach any other part of our lives. Our minds are not enough. We must see with our hearts.

To do this we must begin to look at our world mythically. The word myth has come to mean something very different than what it originally meant. We've come to see the word as synonymous with false. But it's not and that's not how I am using it. When I say myth what I mean is anything that stirs your heart to look towards Truth. Myth calls us into the Larger Story. It is that which focuses our hearts on God and His work.

To see mythically all you must do is pay attention to the movements of your heart. You're walking in nature and your heart is overwhelmed by the beauty of it all. That's myth pointing your heart to the beauty of God. You're listening to music and the sound of notes expresses something in your heart that could never be put into words. That's myth at it's deepest level. You're reading a book or watching a movie and a scene or character stirs you and makes you feel caught up and alive. That's God calling your heart to what He has for you.

There's no formula to living mythically but if this is something that's new to you I'd recommend starting with story. Think about the stories you love. Not the ones you find just entertaining but the ones that seem to awaken something in you when you revisit them. Start there and pay attention to why your heart is drawn there. Open up to God and let Him speak through the myth and draw your heart to Him.

And above all else, walk with God in this. The more you're open to His voice, the more He'll bring myth into your life in ways you didn't expect. Annie and I have spent the last year and a half intentionally living mythically and it has changed our lives. Give it chance and watch as God uses to myth to pour life into your life and bring you into who He's always meant for you to be.