What was it that you dreamt of becoming when you were a little child?
Take a few minutes and have a think. Did your dreams come true? What is it that you are currently dreaming about becoming, doing or achieving? Are you living your dreams?
Yes I am still harping on about dreams because I have realised that so many people have simply given up on them. So many people have settled down to living out someone else's dream for them but I want to re-awaken that dream so that you will start to pursue it.
Do you ever get that feeling deep down inside of you that nags you when you are alone and wakes you while you ar
e asleep? The feeling that lets you know that you are better than this or that you are not burning on all cylinders you are simply cruising through life.
Deep down inside you know that there is greatness inside of you, you have not reached your full potential and at times this awareness can lead to negative feelings of sadness, anger and frustration. However knowing that we are made in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1: 26 ) and possess a fraction of Him within us, our spirit will not allow us to be comfortable being average or living mediocre lives. Something within is will always be desiring brilliance, that there is more that we can do or be.
However just like an onion, many of us are surrounded in layers, layers of negativity, lay
ers of people saying unkind words to us as a child or adult, layers of being told you can never do that, you are too fat, skinny, black, blond, too stupid etc etc. These layers have choked and suffocated our dreams and many of us have simply resided with the fact that this is how things are, nothing will change and merely exist instead of abundantly live.
If our childhood dreams were a city then right now they would resemble ancient ruins. A place that has been neglected and deserted long ago. But this is the year of 'New Beginnings' and it is time to dream again without restraint and rebuild those ancient ruin. Restore that city back to it's former glory and even better. Revisit those child
hood dreams, revisit the time in your life when you believed you could do and be anything you wanted to, when you didn't even consider others or what they might say or do to put you off.
Thank God for the dream of Martin Luther King and that he was bold and courageous enough to go for it and share it with the world. Dream again and do not rob this world of the brilliance that lies within you.
Take a few minutes and have a think. Did your dreams come true? What is it that you are currently dreaming about becoming, doing or achieving? Are you living your dreams?
Yes I am still harping on about dreams because I have realised that so many people have simply given up on them. So many people have settled down to living out someone else's dream for them but I want to re-awaken that dream so that you will start to pursue it.
Do you ever get that feeling deep down inside of you that nags you when you are alone and wakes you while you ar
e asleep? The feeling that lets you know that you are better than this or that you are not burning on all cylinders you are simply cruising through life.Deep down inside you know that there is greatness inside of you, you have not reached your full potential and at times this awareness can lead to negative feelings of sadness, anger and frustration. However knowing that we are made in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1: 26 ) and possess a fraction of Him within us, our spirit will not allow us to be comfortable being average or living mediocre lives. Something within is will always be desiring brilliance, that there is more that we can do or be.
However just like an onion, many of us are surrounded in layers, layers of negativity, lay
ers of people saying unkind words to us as a child or adult, layers of being told you can never do that, you are too fat, skinny, black, blond, too stupid etc etc. These layers have choked and suffocated our dreams and many of us have simply resided with the fact that this is how things are, nothing will change and merely exist instead of abundantly live.If our childhood dreams were a city then right now they would resemble ancient ruins. A place that has been neglected and deserted long ago. But this is the year of 'New Beginnings' and it is time to dream again without restraint and rebuild those ancient ruin. Restore that city back to it's former glory and even better. Revisit those child
hood dreams, revisit the time in your life when you believed you could do and be anything you wanted to, when you didn't even consider others or what they might say or do to put you off.Thank God for the dream of Martin Luther King and that he was bold and courageous enough to go for it and share it with the world. Dream again and do not rob this world of the brilliance that lies within you.
Beautifully written. It's never too late to do something a person would love to do if that's what God had willed for him/her. Because for sure, He will provide that opportunity. He will make a way.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking of the "ancient ruins" as our past. We are God's Temple now and when we come to Christ, we are new creations. So, you're right, let's rebuild those ruins. God bless.
I am just now realizing the dreams of my childhood. I longed to write and be used by GOD. Somehow, GOD is using the words HE gave me. He is restoring my heart, body, and soul a long the way.
ReplyDeletePraising GOD,
andrea
Quote I love: It you have tried to do something and failed, you are vastly better off than if you had tried to do nothing and succeeded. Keep on dreaming! :O)
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written. I have been working on making my dreams a reality in the past year and a half, and I have been trying to encourage others to do the same. I hope that, by following my dreams and not giving up, I can help my children learn to do the same.
ReplyDeleteGreat post sister......just this morning as I was awakening the Holy Spirt spoke the simple word 'NEW' within my heart. Oh, yes it's a time of allowing a fresh anointing of His Spirit blow across our hearts and lives and dream anew for His Glory!
ReplyDeleteSweet Blessings!
Jackie
Ah, the nudge for the new year. I've always dreamed to have a book published. I'm taking my WIP to a writer's conference in March. Still dreaming. :)
ReplyDeleteHasn't the Lord given us some wonderful people to model?
ReplyDeleteThank you for the "21 Day Butterfly' Programme, I am beginning to dream again. To DARE to dream. Bless you.
ReplyDeleteThat was so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt's true, we do so often give up on our dreams. Or, we become consumed by them when they never seem to happen. It is such a balancing act.
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