But, we all have dreams... of varying degrees... Some people dream of having full health, a new car, an ordinary life, millions of pounds, 10 cars and a mansion in LA, a wife and kids, being a genius, finding the cure to cancer etc... Dreams are very personal to us and reveal what our desires really are.
All too often peoples dreams are just left and the back of the mind to have a bit of fun thinking about every so often... The person has convinced themselves that their dream is too unrealistic to come true, its too much to ask for and work for, and worst of all, which is something I HATE... is when other people tell you that your dreams will never come true, just because theirs didn't. Its like... "S'cuse me, I don't want you speaking failure over me... now go away." Fortunately, my parents have always being very supportive of me when I told them my dreams. They are big... very big... here's a brief thing on my dreams...
I dream of being a professional drummer, influencing the music industry with the band I'm part of. The influence would be of good things... such as identity, who you are called to be, how to live in the light and reality of how you were made... stuff like that. This would be my income too aha.
Honestly, and don't judge me... I dream of having lots of money. lots. I dream of being able to provide for my family, never having the worry of running out of money, and the thing I'm most looking forward to is being able to bless people with money. I'm the kinda person to give what I have... If I have some cash, I'll give it to you if you need it. On my do-before-die list, I have these 2 points... "Make 1 million pounds... Give away over 2 million pounds." That is my dream. Give to people. GIVE. not lend. GIVE. I love just thinking about the little details of my dream life... like... what my kitchen would look like haha!
But yeah, that's the big picture of my dream... to drum, have a family, provide, make money and give it away.
I wanna encourage you to dream. Dream BIG. I mean, huge. Don't be embarrased or ashamed to say you dream of having millions of pounds and a mansion... If that's what you dream of having, that's absolutely FINE!!
The idea of this post is about talking to God about our dreams... Something which has been on my heart for years if I'm honest.
God is often seen as a resort to go to when life is going wrong and he fixes it all for us... When we need something we ask God to sort it, when we're broken we ask God to fix us up... He's the quick fix go-to man for our troubles... But, I don't think that's just what he's for... He LOVES LOVES LOVES it when his children come to him to talk!
My parents love it when I talk about my future, about being a touring, worldwide drummer, when I tell them about wanting children one day and making a home for them like they made for me and my brothers... They love to know that their child has ambitions and dreams and a passion to pursue them... Now, they're my biological, earthly parents who love me and care for me and show an interest in my dreams, surely, our heavenly Father who created us in his image cares about what we dream about... He's the one that put desires in our heart to start with! I'm convinced he loves to hear about how they've developed and grown inside of us! He's a God dedicated to making his children successful.
God wants to hear about what you want. Its like at Christmas or a birthday, you wanna get something the thing they want, the present they've been thinking about, you get a sense of satisfaction from providing them with the thing they've been after! Its exactly the same with our Father... He wants to know what you want so he can give it to you. Obviously God knows our dreams, well, they're HIS DREAMS PUT IN OUR HEARTS... (wow, thats huge.) but he wants to hear us tell him what they consist of, he wants to hear our passion for them and our eagerness to make them become a reality. Why keep your dreams secret from God? That's when they wither and die, they've been put in an air tight box and left to suffocate. The person then has nothing to go for, no drive, no ambition... and they then feel the need to take down other peoples dreams.
You're created to make a difference, be significant and thrive.
Don't compare your dreams to other peoples. Please don't feel intimidated by my dream and its size... a dream to save 3 people in your workplace is just as great as the dream to see 1,000,000 saved at a revival. A dream to have a family who all serve God is just as great as the dream to plant churches in Africa and save villages. You have the certain desire on your heart for a reason. It will blossom and become a weight you need to do something about... you'll feel the need to make it a reality.
Dreams are God given... So, get in the mindset of dreaming big, dreaming about what you want, what you wanna do and see, where you wanna go and share it with your Father... I can assure you he'll be delighted to hear what you have to say. And then, just like a Father with send you on your way with the tools and knowledge of how to make it!
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