Dreaming with God

I HAVE A DREAM! As Americans, anytime we hear those words, our mind automatically turns to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr & his famous speech. As I lay in bed last night, I began to think about dreams. Not the dreams we have when we are sleeping that carry us off to magical lands of fantasy. No I'm referring to the dreams we have for our lives. Goals, aspirations, plans, desires, etc...To the dreamers of these dreams, I dedicate this post.

Everyone has dreams of where they want their life to go.  I've had my share along the way, & if I'm honest with myself, I'm not sure I can say I've reached many that I've had.  Now this happens for many reasons.  Sometimes the dreams are unrealistic, unattainable.  Other times, interests simply change & the dream no longer exists. Sometimes, I find myself thinking I just don't have what it takes to make these dreams come true.  This statement is false though, for if I (or anyone) sets my mind to doing something, stays determined to complete it, then I (you) can accomplish it!

This all sounds great until I stop and go deeper in my thinking until the problem becomes clear...Could it be that these dreams (goals) I set for myself often aren't achieved because they weren't birthed from the correct source?  What do I mean?  Glad you asked (:

The moment I surrendered my life to Christ, I gave up the right to make my own choices & plans.  I am no longer in charge of my destiny.  Since my life belongs to Him, He gets to make all the decisions of the direction my life is to take; I just do what He tells me to do!  Now don't get me wrong, God is not sitting up in Heaven making out some drastic plan for me that He knows I'm going to hate, just because He can...No, He knows each and everyone of His children completely, & He wants us to be happy & productive while on earth.  He knows what I enjoy, He knows my personality, & He has the perfect plan laid out for my life.  He has dreams for me that are beyond my comprehension!

So should I stop dreaming & just sit around & wait for stuff to happen because God is in control?  Absolutely not!  As I said earlier, everyone has dreams, it is only natural.  What I must do is to be sure to ask God's opinion on my dreams.  To occasionally take a step back & look to see where the dream is coming from.  Is this something I've concocted out of my own head, or is this really something that God is pushing me to pursue?  I told a friend earlier today that if God plants the dream, He will water & nurture it until it becomes the beautiful plan He had in mind to start with.  Not my will, but His be done!  When we are able to wholeheartedly declare that statement, then God has full control of our destiny & we will not be disappointed (:

So yes, I do have a dream! Was it planted by God?  I believe so, but time will tell for sure.  He is the one who is going to have to make it happen, because if I rely on my own power & ability, it will never take off!  What is your dream?  Is God the creator of it?  If so, sit back & enjoy the ride to its completion; it's going to be beautiful <3