Dare to Dream Again

I have to ask, are you much of a dreamer? 

I don't mean in your sleep, but rather, do you have dreams for your life?

I have to admit, I was recently confronted with this question myself and I realized that I have been in a bit of a "dream coma" for the past year or so. I used to make dream boards and write letters to my future self about where we'll be in that time and so on. But at some point I just simply...stopped.

I know...it sounds really silly when I spell it out in black and white, but it's true and I think there are a lot of us out there that have stopped dreaming for ourselves, or think our dreams don't matter. Perhaps we have reached a point in our lives where we believe that they are no longer possible. I truly believe in my heart that God, our Creator, placed a creative mind inside us so that we could dream with Him. 

I was sitting having lunch with a friend today and we were discussing a topic that God has been talking to me about recently in my quiet time. As I shared with her the epiphanies I was receiving through Him pointing out this area of my heart that I had blocked off, I was seeing how it directly effected other areas of my life that I never would have thought to be connected. Yet, the Bible tells us that "without vision the people perish", and that we are encouraged to write the visions/dreams we see and make them plain/specific/detailed. 

Through verbalizing what I was learning to my friend, I saw the direct manifestation of those words in my own life. I had allowed myself to stop dreaming/hoping for this one area in my life, and through that closed door, my passion and creativity were suffering (or dying as the Bible spoke about). You see, my choice to stop dreaming with God in this area displayed a lack of trust on my part in Who He is to me and His faithfulness towards me. He's NEVER once failed me, and to say no to this dream is to say no to my Heavenly Father who placed that dream inside me. I had allowed the circumstances of my past to dictate whether or not I would walk by faith in this area instead of God's character.

His promises are YES & AMEN to those who are His children. Jesus paid the price so we could declare this, so I had to ask myself...who am I to say otherwise?

So my friend, I hope you will take heed and learn from my mistakes and begin dreaming with God again for those areas you've been tempted or have given up hope for. Because the truth of the matter is, He is good and He is for you in every possible way. Honor His unfailing nature and His relentless love for you by dreaming crazy big dreams with Him. Allow Him to bring life back into those areas you've shut down by inviting Him back in. The spend time journaling those visions/dreams He gives you - making them as detailed and big as you can, because your Heavenly Father has never met a challenge He wasn't already the solution for. He is the Great I AM.

Have a great week my friend, and dream BIG!

You are loved.