The Truth Shall Set You Free - John 8:32, 36

[Esther]

Hello everyone... :) I found this website on Yahoo News while I was reading an article... I simply wanted to write from my own personal experience with daydreaming... Its so encouraging to read how you all are searching for truth in regards to this serious issue and being there for one another... supporting each other... how wonderful... keep doing what you are doing... I'm 31 years old... Growing up in a verbally abusive environment with constant conflicts every day... I created an escape for myself in my mind... where it was safe... or so I thought... I could be anywhere and do anything I wanted... It was so easy for me to just slip in my own world of daydreaming whether it was during the day or nighttime... I guess that kind of thing is more acceptable as a younger person... because as an adult... it may be looked at as childish behavior... something that someone should have grown out of a long time ago... It should have been a phase... expect it isn't for many people... many people don't grow out of it... I wish it was that easy... Because what happens is a pattern begins in a person's life... Whenever Real life gets uncomfortable or we go through something stressful or tough, it becomes all too tempting to want to escape into that pretend world... especially since we already created a pattern of doing so... It is easier to slip into another world... than to discipline our mind to live in the here and now... especially when real life can be stressful and uncomfortable... Well, to make a very long story short... I turned to God for help... And instead of me escaping in my own world in my mind... in a world that doesn't exist... God became my escape... So, I began to turn to Him instead... He set me free by the Scriptures...  Just me reading the Bible... And seeking Truth... And He taught me how to take every thought captive... in other words, instead of allow my thoughts to dominate me... and control me... I have a say in what I allow in my mind and heart... Whether it is through fantasizing which can take various forms, daydreaming, a mind that wanders, etc... As a Christian, I believe that God is able to help us to discipline our minds... It won't happen in a day... It's a process of relearning some things... relearning new thought patterns... and new ways to respond to things that happen to us on a daily basis... because the tempation to escape will always be there... but we can resist that temptation... and walk in freedom... for those that are truly seeking that freedom from their hearts, it is available... The good news is that as long as we live on this earth, there is always HOPE... I still daydream at times... and the temptation to escape is there... but I can overcome it... and I simply give it to God in Prayer... and He helps me every step of the way... Hope this helps someone... God bless you guys...

[Maya]

So true......I also feel myself in much more control after ardently seeking HIS help. The same thing which happened with you ,happened with me by reading Hindu Scriptures.

It seems like it is the only way to our FREEDOM.