"I believe God wants us to dream, and to dream big because He’s a big God who wants to do big things and He wants to do them through us. The real difference between a dream and wishful thinking is what you do day today." John Maxwell, Put Your Dream to the Test.
Here are his questions below.
1. The Ownership Question: Is my dream really my dream?
2. The Clarity Question: Do I clearly see my dream? "
3. The Reality Question: Am I depending on factors in my control to achieve my dream?
4. The Passion Question: Does my dream compel me to follow it?
5. The Pathway Question: Do I have a strategy to reach my dream?
6. The People Question: Have I included the people I need to realize my dream?
7. The Cost Question: Am I willing to pay the price for my dream?
8. The Tenacity Question: Am I moving closer to my dream?
9. The Fulfillment Question: Does working toward my dream bring satisfaction?
10. The Significance Question: Does my dream benefit others?
These questions were taken from John Maxwell’s book Put Your Dream to the Test.
Pray about your dreams. Pray about the next step. It shifts things between Heaven and Earth. Maybe it is hard to pray because you feel like prayers are not answered. That they hit the floor of heaven and bounce back down to you or that you are talking into the Grand Canyon.
It is important to partner with God when you dream big because he is the author of your dreams. It's also vital to have a small tribe to support you and to encourage you when you want to walk away from your dream when the manifestation process gets hard & frustrating, as well as celebrate the successes & small forward steps and finally to pray for you for wisdom & clarity. Dream big & then dream even bigger!I like what Annie F Downs has to say in her devotional 100 Days to Be Brave. She writes: I think that's where courage comes in. Are you brave enough to pray & to believe that God hears you and changes things? Are you brave enough to believe with your whole heart that God will do something miraculous? Are you brave enough to say the first words to him after you've been silent for a while? Prayer isn't about us, really. Prayer is this amazing opportunity to connect directly with the greatest BEING who has always been. And it takes courage to know that for yourself.
So friend, to dream big, soak each step in prayer.
Mark 9:23 "What do you mean, 'If I can'?" Jesus asked. "Anything is possible if a person believes."
Psalm 18:29 In your (God's) strength I can crush an army; with my God, I can scale any wall.
Thank you, Lord, for the dreams you have placed in our hearts. Lord, help us to have faith enough to have God-sized dreams. Help us to not give up in the middle before the dreams are manifested. Help us to soak all our dreams in prayer. Thank you that you are the author and creator of our dreams. Help us to align our dreams for our lives with your dreams for our lives.
