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Building a Dream
by Gail Rodgers
Rob was silent as the question hung in the air. The young man was persistent. “What were your dreams and where are they now?”
“Good question”, Rob said as a variety of thoughts paraded across his mind. “Life happens”, he said slowly. ”Sometimes I think I’ve forgotten how to dream. Disappointment can do that. Just paying the bills and getting through has put some of my dreams on the back burner. “ He paused with a far away look before turning back to the job at hand.
Dreams can get lost. From time to time most of us need a refresher course on building a dream.. The dust of day-to-day living can bury them. New dreams are often birthed in the midst of trial. When faced with a dead-end in finances, career, business or even in relationship, asking God for wisdom and a way through may seem foreign. Yet that request is often the beginning of a seed to a new dream.
Dreams take time to build. When building a dream you must be prepared to persevere. Building a dream is not for the faint-hearted! It takes faith, faith in yourself and in God who plants the seed of dreams in the first place.
Most of us have a dream buried beneath the rubble of life. Take it out and dust it off. If you have no dreams left, ask God to put a new dream in your heart.
Share your dream with one person who will walk beside you in building a dream. We all have times when the daily dust piles up again and it’s easy to let a dream slip away. A soul-mate will paint the colors of your dream for you when you have lost sight of the picture.
Right now, today, put a name to your dream. Write it down. Dreams that come from the very seed God places in your heart will be dreams that go beyond the acquiring of bigger, better, more. His dreams, the ones that will fulfill who are in the depth of your being, will be dreams that make you a better person and the world a better place.
Building a dream can start today…
D – Define your dream. What is it you want to make happen?
- If its more education be specific about a particular course.
- If its starting your own business pinpoint exactly what you would do.
- If it’s helping the needy then decide what need and in where.
Identify where you’re going.
R- Resource yourself. In other words, do your homework.
- Find out what it takes to make happen what you want to happen.
- Where is your course offered? How much does it cost?
- Is there a market niche for the business you want to start?
- Can you practically get to the need you wish to help meet?
- Evaluate the risk.
The greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing!
E - Equip yourself. Dreams go by the wayside if you never take the first step
- Start a savings account for your dream and put in pennies if that’s all you have today.
- Register for one course.
- Write up a business plan.
- Volunteer in the area of the need you have identified.
Make a choice today.
A– Apply yourself.
- Dreams take hard work and often sacrifice.
- You will have to say “no” to some things in order to pursue your dream.
Persevere.
M– Manage yourself.
- Know your priorities and stick to them.
- Many things will try to call you away from your dream.
Don’t let regret of yesterday or fear of tomorrow rob you of pursuing your dream today!
God can re-kindle a dream in your heart today.
Even in the midst of any trial or difficulty you are facing, He promises to give wisdom!
- Look for it.
- Expect it.
- Believe God will come through with the insight and knowledge you need to move forward.
- Be single-minded in trusting Him to guide you.
He made you just as you are. He will work in you and through you as you ask Him to help you fulfill the dreams He has planted in your heart.
Begin building a dream today.
The God who created you put your deepest desires within your being. He calls you to persevere. He calls you to ask for wisdom from Him and to walk in faith.
He reminds us that when we are double minded we are unstable in every way.
Put your hope in God today. Know He has your very best interest at heart. Accept His love and His forgiveness. Choose to be single-minded in allowing God to share your journey of life with you. You will not be disappointed in having Him guide you through the maze of life.
Invite Him now…
God in Heaven,
I know I have gone my own way and not given You any place in my journey. I thank you for sending Your son, Jesus to die for me. Forgive me for all the times and places I have messed up in my life. I open my heart to You today and ask You to walk beside me. Stir in me the dreams you have put in my heart and mind. Help me to rely on You to guide me. Help me to grow my faith as I ask for wisdom on my journey. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.
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~Gail Rodgers is a freelance writer who has worked in the aviation industry for the past 25 years in the capacity of owner/operator and Operations Manager of several small and medium size FBO’s.