God Has A Dream


2nd Cor 5:19

That God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

Really like this graphic from Google today. Since today is a day of celebrating the MLK dream of reconciliation, how do we find what we are searching for? 

The older I get the more I see that if a dream is not grounded in God, it just blows away like dust. Makes sense. Thou who is eternal trumps the temporal. So many of our dreams are some mutated form of selfishness and pride. Here are some thoughts about discerning our dreams to see if they are of Deity are not:

- When trouble in our dream hits, do we get overly mad, angry, and wrathful? Chance are it is your dream and not God's. Patience is God's winnower. If we can't wait, chances are we are not ready to win.  

- When others laugh at or dismiss our dream, do we get hurt and retaliatory? Probably our gig. The acid of criticism strips off that which is not strong and lasting. If what you hope for remains, it is on the road to success.  

- Dreams should be based on the greatest good, as defined by God, rather than just ourselves. It seems dreams sometimes become very self-oriented. Me rather than we. Bringing hope and healing to a hurting world.

- Does the dream put a greater emphasis on the material rather than the spiritual? If so, it is on the wrong foundation. It is a true good to provide sustenance for the body but better yet to provide hope to souls. The dream must place more importance on who were are becoming rather what we are obtaining. In our consumerist society, stuff is seen as the source of life. Our stuff is going to decay and burn.

I have wanted to be a professional writer for years, so I try to write daily. Not all of my work is great, but God have given me a passion to help young adults frame their lives properly, ask the right questions, and seek to become better, and not just richer people, financially. Sterling character rather than just raw cash. Combining this with writing, I hope to help change a generation.

Once last word, the greater the dream, the more it is going to hurt. Sacrifice is getting plowed deeply by life, preparing seeds of ideas to grow firmly planted. If you wish to avoid the blade, don't dream.






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