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| #littlegirldreams |
When I was a little girl, I
dreamed of marrying a wealthy man and owning a mansion with a swimming pool, so
I could call my mean older brother and un-invite him over to swim. As a teenager,
I dreamed of singing opera in lavish costumes and writing books.
Most people think only one of my
dreams came true. But I would argue about the definition of the word “wealthy”
in relation to my husband. It’s true we don’t own a mansion with a swimming
pool. But he is a faithful, godly man who cares for me more than his own life,
and you can’t trade that for all the stuff in the world. So, I contend that two of my three biggest
dreams are now reality.
I let go of the other one after I
realized that I love writing and being a wife more than starving myself to fit
into opera costumes and practicing scales four hours a day. Also because I don’t like opera music! |
| Seven down;; 93 to go! |
But I have other dreams I’ve
picked up along the way—things like authoring or co-authoring 100 books,
travelling all over the world, and winning a million people into God’s family.
I know, I know. They’re enormous dreams that need an enormous God to make them
happen. That’s okay. My God is bigger than my—and everyone else’s—doubts. .
I read recently that people who
write down their dreams earn nine times as much over their lifetime as those
who don’t. Wow. That made me skedaddles to find a pad and pen! So far, I’ve
covered two full sheets of paper, and am still dreaming. Because I know where
dreams come from. Or I should say, Who they come from.
God is a dreamer. He dreamed of the universe before he spoke it
into being. He dreamed of a plan whereby his children who had lost their way in
the darkness of the world could become friends with him again. And he continues
to dream of the abundant life he wants to give all his kids ( Jesus’ words in
John 10: 10 and the Father’s promise in Jeremiah 29:11).
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| Jesus' dream for you |
Will you let him dream through
you? Will you dare to ask him to pour some of his outrageous hopes and plans
and goals into your heart? His dreams for you are high and wide and deep. He is
not a wimpy, wish-upon-a-star god. He has all the power in the universe at his
disposal, to make his dreams reality in your life. Will you dare to ask him to
fill your soul with desires that shock even you? Will you allow yourself to
dream big, bigger than you ever have before?
What would you like to do, to be,
to achieve, to create? What is so much bigger than you are that it must be a
God-thing when it comes true? Don’t settle for wishing on a star when you can
have the Milky Way. If you are a Child of Almighty God, dare to dream with him.
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| How big can you dream? God is bigger! |
Because the thing about dreams
is, they only come true if you dream them. And if you need a pen and paper, I
have extra to share.
What is the biggest dream you've ever had come true? What are you still dreaming?
I have to admit, I've never thought of dreams in this way before. I guess I have more dreams for others than I do for myself.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate you, Jeanette. May you have a wonderfully blessed New Year.
Thanks, Barb. You too!
DeleteOur son's birth-defect caused a lot of concern. He overcame most of the issues of not walking/walking. He found work that has been good for him almost three years ago. One of the ladies at church just recently moved back here from the west coast. She had been his 3rd grade teacher-actually a year-long substitute, She and I were talking this past Sunday. She told me that the next time our son gets back here, she'd like to see him. It doesn't get much better than that.
ReplyDeleteDear Quiet: It sounds like the Lord has made most of your important dreams come true. Don't quit dreaming!
DeleteI'm grabbing a pen and paper now!
ReplyDeleteMy biggest dream to come true was marrying a godly man, who thought I was the best thing since sliced bread. (I know, I know - cliche, but I actually prayed that!)
The second biggest dream: Seeing both my non-fiction and fiction published.
Moving forward in the New Year. :)
Blessings,
Susan
Susan: You are blessed indeed! I am so happy for you.
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