Keep The Dream

This month's devotional subject is about something very dear to me that takes a lot of faith...dreams. I have a lot of them, and the ones that I want to accomplish the most are huge.

We all have dreams. Sometimes it may seem like our dreams will never come true. But I have learned something from other people who've had their dreams come to pass, and what they've done is what the Bible tells us to do concerning our dreams and goals.

The Lord knows that we have desires for our dreams to become a reality. I believe that God places some of these desires in our hearts. Psalms 37:4-5 says, "Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass."

No matter how far-fetched our goals and dreams may seem, we must still try to accomplish them. We cannot let our hope of achieving them be stolen either. If we doubt that our dreams will come to pass, then they will never become a reality. "For as [a man] thinketh in his heart, so is he..." (Proverbs 23:7). We also must not allow ourselves or anyone else to say negative things concerning our dreams because death and life are in the power of the tongue. (See Proverbs 18:21.)

We have to remember that "with God, nothing shall be impossible" (Luke 1:37). We must keep the faith in Him. We have hope in these words spoken by Jesus in John 14:13-14: "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask anything in My name, I will do it." Jesus also said that when we pray, we should believe that we will receive the things that we desire. When we do this, He said that we will have what we desire (see Mark 11:24).

We want God's will to be done in our lives. Sometimes His plans for us are different than what we hope for. When we truly live for God to have His will done in our lives, then we know our dreams can't come to pass if He doesn't want them to. As the Bible says in Lamentations 3:37, "Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?" We can pray about our dreams, and by seeking God, we'll see how He wants our lives to be as we let Him lead us. We'll see if our dreams line up with His will. Always remember this, though: either way it goes, God's way is the best!

"The desires of the diligent are fully satisfied" (Proverbs 13:4, NIV). So as you work hard pursuing your dreams, remember and apply the words of Habakkuk 2:2-3 to your life. "And the Lord answered me and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon the tables, that he may run that readeth it. 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."

On a regular basis, envision your dreams coming to pass. Don't imagine or believe the opposite of that. Pray about your dreams. Always keep faith in God. Trust in His will for your life. Follow Him forever.

PRAYER: Dear God, thank You for the dreams that I have. Help me to never doubt that they will be a reality one day. When I think about my dreams, may I see myself accomplishing them with Your help. No matter what comes my way, help me to never give up. I put my dreams, my heart, and my life in Your hands. I put my trust in You. May Your will be done and may You be glorified in my life. In Jesus' Name I Pray, Amen.