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 your 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
paths 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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