The greatest people in the world have always had the ability to see more with their eyes closed then with their eyes open. Visualization is an important part of life. I truly believe that it is possible to engage invisible things. In fact, scripture teaches us that men and women through faith captured the future. However, there is one profound difference between the way that we dream and the way God dreams.
1. Our dream is about us. God’s dream is about others. How many times have you heard someone talk about how they can see themselves doing this or that? I believe that is a singular dream. But God’s dreams are always plural. Whenever God gave a dream to a great figure in scripture, that dream spoke to generations. Remember that the dream of your life is always bigger than the dreamer.
2. Our dream is in the far distance. God’s dream is in the now. It may be true that we do not become everything God has called us to be over night. However, God’s plan for our dream is to get involved in it now. Hard work plays a vital role to any dream and we should never delay for tomorrow what can be done today. Your daily choices will manifest in your future, so choose wisely, dreamer. Never despise the small things in life. When we are faithful in the little, God will put us over much!
3. Our dream is an event. God’s dream is a journey. There may be a particular moment(s) when we realize that we are living the dream, but God’s dream is all about the journey. God is so awesome, that right when you have hit the pinnacle of all that God has for your life, He says, “Let’s go a little bit higher.” There are always new and exciting layers unfolding before us. And all along the journey, God is building up our character and preparing us for something better.
Elevate, dreamer, elevate.
June 11, 2010 at 4:42 am
Wow! I want to dream Gods way not mine. His dreams are promises that I want to reach. Thanks Pastor for speaking into our lives.
July 7, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Great stuff! Time to dream!
September 8, 2010 at 10:42 am
“Our dream is an event. God’s dream is a journey.” This is so true… “Right when you have hit the pinnacle of all that God has for your life, He says, “Let’s go a little bit higher.” Great Blog!
September 27, 2010 at 3:27 pm
After so many years of goinig up
and down wondering if id ever come to my
senses,it is people like you that God puts
before usto understand
that we as people can still make a differnece and i have to say
am dreaming big again to do the things
God wants me to do