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Luke 21:19 - Before the advent of TV, people really enjoyed reading books. Using their imaginations, they had to visualize the action. In their minds, they constructed the character's appearance, the setting, and the story line taking place. Through their habit of reading, they were forced to exercise their imaginations just to enjoy the book. Now instead of reading, people just drop on the couch, turn on the tube, and try to stay awake. Their imaginations have become lazy by a lack of use. They're just mindlessly viewing the program; however, it plays out. We have to be cautious not to approach life like we watch TV. We should be scriptwriters, and not just viewers watching life happen. Instead of focusing only on goal setting, which can be compared to your life's broad outline. Let's talk today about your life's script and the instrument that you'll need to author it. The pencil that we'll discuss is your imagination, which is your ability to erase what currently is and to author what will be. Use your imagination to film a mental VISUAL movie of you reaching your goals. Repetitively, watch that movie until it becomes more real to you than your current situation. An obstacle to us using our imaginations productively is a misunderstanding of the definitions of pride and humility. Most of us were taught as children not to behave arrogantly or pride fully. Because of this, we feel uncomfortable when we think well of our selves. I like a definition given in Rick Warren's book "The Purpose Driven Life". Rick states "humility is not thinking less of your self, but thinking of your self less". In other words, humility is not maintaining negative thoughts about our selves, but making room in our thoughts for the needs of others. For example, as one business owner told me, "What we're in business for is helping people & meeting their needs." What she's really saying is that her mind has made room for the needs