Dreaming Impossible Dreams

DREAMING IMPOSSIBLE DREAMS

By:  Julie Souza Bradley Lilly

What are you afraid of?  What is preventing you from pursuing the dreams that God has planted in your heart?

It’s tempting to look at ourselves in the mirror and see how inadequate we are for our assignments.  The task appears beyond our sphere of influence, beyond our understanding, our strength and even our faith.  We see the gap between what we have and truly what is required to succeed, and the disparity prevents the dream from ever becoming a reality.

Therein lies the miracle—the mystery of partnering with God.  He links His ability to our disability.  He confounds the wise with His display of strength in our weakness.  He takes the lid off the box of our imagination to illuminate the way where there seems to be no way.

Beloved, if you are waiting to obey God until you are fully prepared, you will never begin.  Every assignment is designed to be done in partnership with Him.  You don’t have everything it takes, because He holds the missing part.  Why settle for a small life playing it safe, when you have an invitation from the Lord to partner in miracles?

Someone once said, “If you fall off of a cliff while walking with God, He will either catch you, or you will fly.”  You were created to fly, beloved.  You were created to mount up with wings as an eagle (Is 40:31).

“The LORD of heavenly forces has created a plan; who can stop it? God’s hand is extended; who will stop it?” — Isaiah‬ ‭14:27‬ ‭CEB‬‬

Why not dust off those God-breathed dreams, and together with Him start to build upon His plan?

Father, we bring to You our dreams, failures and fears.  Hold our hand and give us courage.  Breathe life on the embers of our faith.  Fill our emptiness with vision and passion. And resurrect the dreams that we have allowed to die. May we dream what man says are impossible dreams, and find proof that with You, truly all things are possible.  In Jesus’ Name ❤️

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