PURSUE
YOUR UNIQUE DREAM
FAITH
is a profoundly personal and powerful commodity. As such, it should always be grounded in God’s
Word, i.e. it must be based upon what THE CREATOR has purposefully spoken and
seeded within, not on the outside limiting opinions of others. After all, only THE MANUFACTURER is in
position to reveal the ultimate purpose of what He has created. So throughout our lives, despite adverse
circumstances or setbacks, we must have inner knowledge and supreme confidence
that whatever GOD has spoken over us will ultimately come to pass. To assure that a heavenly vision would be reflected
on and remembered, God instructed the prophet Habakkuk to “write the vision,
and make it plain…that he may run that reads it.” (Habakkuk 2:2) To wit, it is of strategic importance to
record your dream and to share it (only) with faith-filled dreamers.
Kingdom
Principle Number One: YOUR LIFE-VISION IS FOR AN APPOINTED TIME. The
fulfillment of your dream will manifest at the intersection of CHRONOS (man’s
time) and KAIROS (God’s time). According
to David, a blessed wo/man “brings forth fruit in HIS/HER SEASON.” (Psalm 1:3) Please do not allow impatience or frustration
to abort either the vision or the actualization of Heaven’s earthly prospects
for you.
Kingdom
Principle Number Two: YOUR LIFE-VISION MUST BE AN ACCURATE REFLECTION OF GOD’S
WORD. Whatever the Holy Spirit has
communicated during your private time of prayer and devotions must be carefully
confirmed and authenticated in the Word. If there are any contradictions at all, you
must revisit and reconfigure your dream. If it is of GOD, it will surely stand the
tests of time and trouble. If not…well
you already know.
Kingdom
Principle Number Three: YOUR LIFE-VISION WILL SURELY COME TO PASS. Although it is somewhat cliché, it is
unquestionable truth: ‘DELAYED DOES NOT MEAN DENIED.’ Jesus Christ advised, “In your patience,
possess ye your souls.” (Luke 21:19) God’s
admonition to Habakkuk is confirmation of the same: “For the vision is yet for
an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry,
wait for it, because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” (Habakkuk 2:3)
So never
be afraid or hesitant to become DREAMERS…DOERS…PIONEERS…and TRAILBLAZERS. Why? Since God is the epitome of creativity, He
forges and fosters distinctive plans and pathways for all His children. Therefore, nothing in the Kingdom of God should
ever become a ‘cookie-cutter approach.’ In fact, winner-believers are as unique as
snowflakes; no two of us carry exactly the same marks or mission. Although we all must submit to ONE LORD,
subscribe to ONE FAITH, and drink of ONE BAPTISM (Ephesians 4:5), GOD has sown
an endless array of variety into His world – and into us. Bottom-line: THE LORD OF LIFE wants to use you
and me in imaginative and particular ways. So we are obliged to keep on dreaming – to
keep on reaching – even when others cannot perceive or receive the magnitude of
our life-visions.
The
infinite diversity of our dreams reminds me of THE MOTH WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH A
STAR. All his friends and relatives
mocked him. Every day, they told him he
was being totally unrealistic, and urged him to focus his efforts on some
local, possible, attainable goal: a street lamp, a porch light, a candle, a
lantern, or even a chandelier. But this
moth was truly in love with his star, and he steadfastly refused to give up. Unfortunately, his pals, parents and siblings
soon burned themselves out swarming around local and readily accessible lights,
ending their days as charred bits of ash on sidewalks, porches, tables and
floors. But our moth enjoyed a lengthy,
happy and healthy life in endless pursuit of his distant star. Perhaps he never achieved his objective, but in
some sense, the journey is just as important as the destination. Truth is, those small goals can be more
detrimental and risky than more expansive ones. SO GO FOR IT! Never listen to the negative voices (either without
or within) that affirm any doubt, delay or denial of whatever GOD HAS EVER
SPOKEN.
Sisters and
brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE
READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING.
Maranatha!
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