John 14:31
My son is an author, actor, and artist.
Many people dream about doing what he does, but that is where they stop, with
the dream. He, on the other hand, followed that dream; although for him it is a
calling. He truly believes this has always been God’s plan for his life. It is
not an easy journey for sure, but he has been blessed. If all he did was dream,
but put in no effort by devoting himself to the work or praying for guidance,
he would never make any headway. Dreams are wonderful things to have, but they
require action and a whole lot of faith.
I
have heard it said that God has bigger dreams for us than we have for ourselves.
I love that image, but doesn’t that take an amazing amount of belief on our
part? It also necessitates movement and a lot of prayer. Chambers says, “When
we are getting into contact with God in order to find out what He wants,
dreaming is right; but when we are inclined to spend our time dreaming over
what we have been told to do, it is a bad thing and God’s blessing is never on
it. God’s initiative is always in the nature of a stab against this kind of
dreaming, the stab bids us ‘neither sit nor stand but go’ “
Blooms of Faith was nothing but a dream for
several years. It seemed whenever God inspired me to act on it, I was too timid
and insecure, and so it stayed in the vision realm. I have treated many an
inspired dream with this kind of fear, and that thwarted any forward motion. I
was putting too much thought on what I may not be able to do in my own strength,
and not into what God can do through His awesome power. I needed to finally submit
to His will, trust Him, and act. Was
it scary? Absolutely. Do I wish, at this point, that I had never begun? No. Unequivocally
no. This journey has been such a HUGE blessing, and has brought me into a
deeper and more abiding relationship with my Savior. I am so humbled and
grateful that God spoke confirmation through my son so that I would finally
listen.
Do you have a dream that God has placed
inside of you? If so, trust Him and go!
A dream fulfilled.
2 comments:
I'm so glad you decided to act!
❤❤❤❤❤❤ I am so thankful God never gives up on me.
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