Dare to Dream

I might be the only one like this but I love to dream about what life might be. I remember when I was a kid I used to dream about playing 3rd base for the San Diego Padres and of course I was a stud in my dreams. I took this dream a little farther once baseball games came out for Playstation. I always created myself and put me on the Padres and of course if I created Scott Parks then he was going to have almost super human abilities. Hey why not if I am going to dream, why not dream bigJ.

Now I know I am having a little fun with this but dreaming is something that we all do, from having a bigger house, a nicer car, more money, etc… There is nothing wrong with dreaming big; here is my question though, why does it seem like big dreams are designated to material things? It seems like we spend more time dreaming about things then we do dreaming about what we could do for God. What would happen if we would actually dream about reaching our communities, and actually seeing a revival in this great country? What would happen if when we thought about being used by God we didn’t put the restraints of our own personal gifts?

Think about it, when I created Scott Parks in the Playstation game I didn’t put the restraints of my own physical abilities on him. When I dream about a house I don’t put the restraints of my current bank account on it. But when I dream about what I could do for God it seems like I always say well I am not that gifted in this area, or I could never do that. Why is that? Is it that I care more about money, or fame, then I do about lost souls? I hope not. I believe it is a view problem. Not how I view myself but how I view my God. If my own personal limitations stopped God from using me then nobody would ever get saved and nobody’s life would ever be changed. One thing we have to remember about God is this; God’s plan for our lives are bigger then us. Remember what His desire is, to have a relationship with us, and His plan for our lives will always bring us back to Him asking for His help.

I want to dare you to dream this year. Don’t put any limitations to the dream. Spend some time with God then set out some goals. Not goals for your house, or job, but goals for God to use you to change peoples lives. Remember our view of God will determine what we dream. I have told this story before but when I felt called to the ministry I told God no because I am not a good speaker. He didn’t take no for an answer though and eventually I said yes under one condition. I told God if He ever didn’t show up, if there was ever a time when I got up to speak and He doesn’t show up then I am done. I can honestly tell you today He has never not shown up. Now I get asked to speak all the time and I just laugh because it is not me it is God in me. I know my limitations but I also know there is no limitations to my God, and now He gets all the glory because I can do nothing apart from Him.
Matthew 9:37-38 37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”