Dream Killer?, Part II

"Be very careful who you tell your dreams to." I remember those words as though I first hear them yesterday. But those words were told to me more than 25 years ago by a noted evangelist Lowell Lundstrom.

The reason he gave was that most folks just wouldn't understand; they would try to talk you out of it because it was something so different than what they had experienced.

I've learned a few other reasons over the years. Some folks are just jealous and don't want to see anyone do something that is larger than what they are doing. It doesn't have a thing to do with you, they treat everyone the same. If it doesn't fit into their realm of understanding and experience, they don't understand why you would want to do it.

Some will be jealous. They want to be the one to do your dream……but it's not their dream. It wasn't spoken to them to do, but their jealousy will rise up and try to kill your dream.

Some will try and strangle your dream. They will remind you that no one has ever done this before or that they had a dream like that when they were young but couldn't make it happen so who are you to think you could be the one God uses?

Some will create rules that will make it more difficult to bring your dream about. It's always been amazing how quickly Christians create "hoops" for other folks to jump through. Some will be supportive to your face but ridicule you behind your back. Some will simply ridicule you to your face…….

Be cautious about who you share your dream with. Ask God to bring people alongside who believe with you that if God spoke it, it's so. Join the ranks of Caleb and Joshua….not the ranks of the unknowns…..do you know the names of other ten spies? Didn't think so. But you knew exactly what I was talking about when you read the names Caleb and Joshua. Just as they were, we are more than able to go into the Promised (Dream) Land…..and conquer the giants. Why? Because God said so.

One of my favorite passages come from Paul's letter to the Ephesians, chapter 3. In verse 20 Paul wrote that God was able to do more than we could imagine "according to the power of God that is at work within us." (NIV)

No other reason is needed. God said so. Don't be childish…..be childlike.

One thing about dreams that I've learned……most of the time, its' been my experience that when we receive these dreams….visions……or words…….we are given the end of the dream and not the beginning or the middle. Often we get what the result of what our dream is to be and not how to get to that point from where we are.  I mentioned in my previous post that the process is often more important than the end. (If that's confusing to you, go back and read Dream Killer?, Part I)

That goes back to our willingness to pay the price…..no matter what it is. And as you know, I for one am grateful that God doesn't let us in on what the cost might be or most of us……would run. I'm at the head of that list.

By the way you can read the names of the ten spies who were "dream killers" in Numbers 13:4-15. After you read the list make sure you read this verse: Numbers 13:2 "Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I AM GIVING TO THE ISRAELITES." And make sure you read: Numbers 13:30 "Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, "We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it." 

By the way….I don't know what your dream is…..but I'm pulling for you! You can do it according to His power that is at work within you!  He promised!

Always in Pursuit!