Wednesday, May 17, 2006

I have heard so many sermons and devotions on dreams, and how we are supposed to have one.
To be honest I find them difficult sometimes...especially if you still waiting on yours to be fulfilled!

Personally I have many dreams.
Today I wanted to share with you a dream and a dream fulfilled.
To at least show that they do come true, that God will fulfill the dream he places on your heart.

22 months a go I started work on something that I had dreamed of and we had dreamed of as a church.
Our very own Cafe!
We came up with ideas, worked the ideas, presented the ideas and I prayed a lot!
After all that happened in early 2005 I began to think it might never happen. I found myself questioning whether I had the dream right in the first place. But I continued to pray...even if it was a little 'shaky'.

Last sunday morning the dream came to pass. We opened our Cafe for the very first time.

Now you may be thinking that it was a little dream. Or maybe even not that spiritual. That doesn't matter.
What it did tell me is that God will fulfill a God Given dream! That is what he does!!!

We quote the life of Joseph so much on this subject...
He had dreams, and he also had times of hardship before the dream came to pass.
Don't panic if you are in the hardship phase. It just means your dream is that little step closer.

I am reminded of a little story in the Book of Daniel (Chapter 10), where Daniel is visited by a someone like an angel.
This person explains to Daniel that he had been trying to get him the answer to what he was asking for 21 days. But it was delayed because something evil was stopping him. But as Daniel continued to pray, the prayer was eventually answered.
Sometimes when we have a dream we have to pray and fight spiritually. Just because it might be taking a while doesn't mean God is not answering. It could mean that the enemy is trying to stop it. So keep praying. God will send the help he knows is needed to fulfill his purpose.

Here is a good scripture to finish on...

2 Chronicles 15:7
But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded

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