Saturday, August 14, 2010

What's your dream?

Dream? Yes keep on dreaming....then wake up and do something about those dreams. If you keep "sleeping", you can be assured that those dreams will not come to pass through you.

I can imagine that some of us have what we'd refer to as "over sized" dreams and we cannot help but wonder like Mary did and ask: "But how can this happen?..."* Note that even in her uncertainity, Mary still had some level of expectation by using the phrase "how can". If this happened to some of us, our response may have been a sacarstic "Really? Can this happen? Tell me about it" - I can actually hear myself responding that way; actually, sometimes I respond to things that way - God is working on me.

As a result of personal experience, I believe that God-inspired dreams/visions need to be bigger than us - that is one indication that we need God to accomplish them e.g. this blog - it continues to be a "walking on water" experience for me. If your dreams are easily accomplished maybe they are not from God. God needs us to realise and appreciate that:

  • We cannot do anything without Him.**
  • We can do everything through Christ,who gives us strength.***
Walt Disney said: "All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them"; that's why I started by saying, dream on but get up and do something about your dreams. The only person who can stop your dreams from coming true is you - yes  - “you block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.”**** Remember, Fear is "False Evidence Appearing Real" while Faith is "Full Assurance In The Heart."***** Fear and Faith are in a constant tussle in our hearts - we decide which one wins.
“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.”****** 
"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."******* 

Let's keep dreaming and doing - great accomplishments await us. God bless

References:
*Luke 1:34a - NLT
**See John 15:5b - CEV
***See Phil 4:13 - NLT
****Mary Manin Morrissey
***** Heard from Nick Vujicic
******Gail Devers
*******Harriet Tubman

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