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Dream BIG!
by Inspiration Ministries
Do
you have a dream?
Or
did you have a dream in the past, but now your circumstances have changed so
much that the dream seems like it was from another lifetime?
Maybe
life has been so hard or painful that you have given up on your dream … or
maybe you’ve never dared to dream at all.
But
do you know what? God still has a dream for you!
Today,
I invite you to STOP.
Get
quiet. Make time to rest in God’s presence.
Now
ask your Abba Father (your Papa) to help you remember - or perhaps help you to
see for the very first time - the dream or purpose for your life that He has
put in your heart.
Second Timothy 1:9 says God has “saved us and called us with a holy calling, not
according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ
Jesus from all eternity.”
God
is the author of your dream. He wants you to
accomplish your purpose for His glory.
God
is the Creator and Author of the earth and all it contains.
This
means He created and authored you and me. He is the author of our life story.
God
has more planned for us than we could ask or even imagine (Ephesians 3:20).
Think
of it: more than we can imagine.
I
have a pretty big imagination … how about you?
Whatever
your circumstances are today, God has more planned
for you!
As
He fulfills His dreams for your life, you will experience the MORE He
has purposed for you.
Discovering God’s Dream for
Your Life
Ever since I can remember, I’ve sensed that something
great was going to happen in my life.
I
met the Lord as a young girl and was taught that nothing is impossible with
God, so my heart has always been open to the possibilities.
Even
if you are a new Believer, God has a wonderful dream for you.
I
know it may not seem like it right now.
If
you are going through a very painful time, you might be thinking, “God has a
purpose for me?
I
can barely get through the day. How can I possibly take time to dream with
God?”
My
reply to you is, “How can you not?”
Please
know that I’m not trying to minimize your situation.
I’m
trying to help you see that dreaming with God and recognizing His unique
purpose for you is the start of a new beginning and the way out of your
circumstances into a new way of living.
How
many of us just settle for whatever life hands us?
We
go through our daily routine stuck in a rut.
Every
night, we reach for the TV remote and then sit there like a blob, wishing
something new or exciting would happen in our lives.
I’ve
heard that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over,
and expecting different results. Does this describe you?
I
would even go so far as to say that our attitude makes up 90% of whether we
will be all God wants us to be or fail to experience His great dream for us.
Don’t
allow your attitude to keep you from walking into your destiny with God!
Something
has to change … and it’s US! It certainly isn’t God.
Yet
we have to make a conscious decision to change. But how?
Begin by praying. Open your Bible to the Psalms.
Read them out loud.
Why?
Because reading
Scripture aloud builds our faith: “Faith comes
by hearing and hearing by the Word of God” (Romans 10:17).
There is life in the Word, and hearing it will truly lift our
spirits.
Then
have an open dialogue with God.
Yes,
He will speak back to you.
God’s
Word promises that you are His sheep and you know His voice (John 10:4).
You
may not hear His audible voice, but you will begin to hear the Lord speak to
you in your spirit.
At
first, you may not easily recognize His voice, but as you learn to rest in His
presence, wait on Him, and listen, He will share His thoughts, plans, and
purpose for your life.
Jesus Loves You
I encourage you to take a step of faith today.
God
is there with you, right now, patiently waiting for you to make up your mind to
stop, get quiet, and rest in His presence.
Please
let my life be an example to you, dear friend.
My
heart’s desire is to please my Heavenly Father.
And
as I’ve shared with you over the past few months, my new adventure of returning
to school at 61 years of age to get my degree in counseling is pleasing to Him …
and so exciting and wonderful to me!
When
all is said and done, like Abraham, I want my testimony to be that I believed
and obeyed God, and it was accounted to me as righteousness (Genesis 15:6).
Even
though life is hard sometimes, I wouldn’t change it.
Living
every day with God is a grand adventure. My prayer is that you will discover
this truth as well.
Jesus
loves you so much!
By
allowing Him to work His purpose in you, you’ll experience more peace and joy
than you have ever dreamed.
Lives
will be touched and changed forever because of your obedience to His call.
And
whatever He asks of you, He will provide what you need, when you need it, for
His glory.
Trust
Him and see what He will do through you!
Your
friend on the journey,
Barbara Cerullo is devoted to authentically sharing God’s
love with women. She authors From Barbara’s Heart, where her
spiritual insights, heartwarming family stories, and delightful anecdotes
encourage readers with God’s faithfulness. Her husband, David, is CEO of Inspiration Ministries.
Christ
does not grant us superhuman ability to accomplish whatever we want for
ourselves - His strength for His interests alone. God equips us to do what He
asks, nothing more. Our zeal to work for God may be full of good intentions,
but if it is not part of His purposes for us, we will soon feel tired and run
out of steam - as we do His work, His strength will be our strength 
Even those who are walking in His purposes
and doing just as He asks and no more, may at times grow weary.
