Dreams and God

We all have dreams! Be it a wannabe singer, dancer, songwriter, model, racecar driver, writer or moviemaker. Some people dream of being various things those are the Big Dreamers like Vuyo.....if you haven't seen that add click here. Whatever it is or they are, those dreams are in us for a reason. I believe God plants these desires in our hearts but we have the choice of following them or not.

But what stops us from dreaming.... fear, money, past hurts? This past weekend at Youth Camp we had small group discussions about our dreams. It took me back to the time when I was a teenager and the dreams I had. What stopped me from dreaming....did I ever stop? I mean if God said to you, you could have anything in this world anything or you could be anything....what would it be? What are our God given talents and why are we not using them if we know we have them? Or why aren't we bringing our dreams to the Lord? He is our provider.

After reading the book the Alchemist a couple of years ago, I really began to reflect on what might my destiny be, where was God calling me and for what. The book talks about people who stop dreaming and it ignited a fear in me. Was I one of those people? The ones that stop dreaming and thus the universe and God stops providing. If we asked anyone who has made it big in whatever field....they probably would tell you that it started with a small dream or passion which they followed. They didn't just dance in on it.

Some of the sayings that have made an impact on my perspective of life is

* Never make a principal out of an experience let God be as original as you as He is for everyone! (Crazy Love Audio book).
* "I was made for this moment" Be it bad or good..... you were made for it.
* God is a creator not a duplicator
* What are you doing with what God has given you? We don't have to have a lot of money or big friends to
* How do your God given talents Glorify God? Once we figure that out.... our dreams will be so much more rewarding.

These are just some of the things that have been on my heart.