Let’s begin this post by defining the word dream. Dreaming is defined as the ability to imagine and discover the plan that God has for our life. This is not easy. It is noted that only 3% of all Americans are actively involved in or pursuing their dream.
It is also noted that over 90% of Americans are working outside the field of their degree. Is it any wonder that we are a nation that is suffering from a lack of contentment, anxiety and loss of purpose?
The loss of a dream must rank as one of life’s greatest tragedy’s. The poorest person in the world is never one without wealth, but a person without a dream. - Tweet that!
Here are few things that will help dreamers.
1. Be sure your dream is your own.
Most people make a terrible mistake of allowing the wrong people to influence their choice of what dream to pursue. Living out your parents dream is just as miserable as not living your own. Your commitment must first be to God and then to yourself. This is the where we discover personal satisfaction and purpose. A life of purpose begins when we find our dream and give all we have to achieve it. If we do not discover the right dream, we will certainly find the wrong one.
2. Be sure and know that delay is not denial
Delay is the main dream buster of dreamers. Every dream has a season where the promise is delayed. It is during delay that God purifies the dream, builds character, and establishes trust. Every great dream must stand the test of time and delay. In delay we learn the trust of God and equally so, God reveals whether He can trust us.
I love to say; if you cannot wait, God cannot trust you. If you cannot wait on God, you do not trust Him. A message for you to listen to is "Embracing Your Place" by Christine Cane. It revolutionized my life 3 yrs ago.
This season I call delay can be the entrance to confusion and impatience. This is the place we begin to search for the fine print in the dream. But like someone great said; Rose colored glasses are not made in bifocals, nobody wants to read the fine print in their dream.
3. Be sure and not Change from the original dream.
The Bible is full of leaders who failed to stick with God’s original plan. And of course, the devil offers us alternate plans. He also is continually leading us off our mission into a sub-mission.
Abraham and Sarah are perfect examples of people who deviated from God’s original plan. You see this is where most of our dreams are forfeited. Many of us decide to take an easier path, sell out to comfort, or settle for the familiar.
The scripture reminds us to not grow weary while doing well, and to imitate those who through hope and patience inherit the promises of God. Like the dream of the children of Israel every dream is surrounded with giants. Every dream has both promise and challenge. Like I have often said; it’s not supposed to be easy. Everything great offers an equal and greater challenge.
Let’s not fail to realize that reaching our dreams requires hard work, discernment, resilience, and perseverance.
And let’s make no mistake about it; the world needs extraordinary dreamers.
Everything begins with a dream.
Extraordinary dreams inspire us all.
Extraordinary dreams release hope.
The actual witness of seeing dreams come true is extraordinary and the world certainly needs to experience that!
That’s why we must keep reaching for our dreams. If we persevere the dream will either find us or we will find the dream!
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