Everyone should have a dream, a desire to be fulfilled. This is why the writer of Proverbs put these words in here. We need to have, in our hearts, a goal for our lives in Christ. I believe it is a part of our heritage in Christ to set goals even if they seem too lofty to achieve, for with Christ all things are possible to those who believe. Martin Luther King Jr. did not live to see his “I have a Dream” speech fulfilled, but it was so engrained in his heart that he gave his life for it. The founding fathers of the United States of America, many, gave their lives, their sustenance and even their families for the dream of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Many of us fail to dream because of seemingly good reasons and we walk around with a broken heart sick with failure. We begin looking at ourselves instead of looking at the possibilities Christ can present to His children. Our growth potential is not seen in a mirror it has to be seen in the Word of God. So if you are going to dream, dream big and believe God in it and through it. Just make sure that your dream matches up with Gods plan for your life. Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you your heart's desires. It may not happen over night but he says here He will give it to you.
Isn't it great to know we have hope living in us today. We have hope with big dreams and we can have hope even when we have no dreams at all. We have a God that loves everyone of us whether we are digging our way out of a hole or we are burying ourselves in it. He loves the foolish as much as He loves the wise. He is the greatest cheer leader you could ever have and wants all of His children to succeed, not just flounder aimlessly in this world without anything pushing them onward and upward. Our lives are covered by His precious blood and the love that Christ supplies to us daily should drive us on to success in and through Him. Proverbs 13:6 tells us Godliness guards the path of the blameless. We are guarded by the Army of the most High God. The Heavenly army that was there protecting Elijah and Elisha is the same army that is protecting you. The rest of Proverbs 13:6 says the evil are misled by sin. The sin that leads so many of us around is simple unbelief. We begin to doubt everything in Gods word that will help us succeed and start putting our trust back into determination, grit and ability. This will get you to the top, maybe, but not with Gods blessing on it. We can succeed on our own but when God is in the middle of it there is such a feeling of peace knowing we accomplished our dream through Gods way and not our own.
Also knowing He is always there to rescue us is the greatest feeling anyone can have. No matter what, His hand is always there to pull us out of the hole. He may let us hang on for dear life or He may loosen His Grip enough to let you fail sometimes. But He is always there. Joshua 1:9 This is My command, be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." These are the best words ever spoken to us. We may not win at everything we try, but fail or succeed He is there for us. All that is in our lives should revolve around the expectation of success through Jesus Christ our Lord. Hebrews 12:2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting Him, He endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now He is seated in the place of honor beside God's throne. Keep your eyes on Jesus. He is the champion, the one who endured the cross and the shame of it all did not even matter to Him. All He did was keep His eyes on His ultimate dream of saving us and He keeps His eye on us every day to keep us going in the right direction. If we fail it is probably because we take our eyes off Him. Do not be blinded by the glare of self will, stay determined in Jesus.
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