Become Your Dream

It was on a cold, two-hour drive to Paducah, Kentucky when it happened to me. The kind of revelation that literally made me laugh out loud even though I was the only one in the car.

For a while, I had known that three big things I wanted to do in life were: 1. Build churches; 2. Support missionaries; and, 3. Support young entrepreneurs. Since I had been trading stocks for quite some time, my plan was to be able to pour more and more money into these things as my business expanded and I had more money to give away. I saw myself becoming a paymaster for the Kingdom.

So while on this drive to Paducah, (which was being made b/c I was leading worship at a new, “contemporary” service there) I was getting excited about an upcoming mission trip I was going on to Honduras. It was gonna be my first mission trip, and I had the privilege of being part of a worship team that would lead worship for around 30,000 people over the course of three nights in San Pedro Sula. Awesome, right?!

Well, there I was getting more and more excited and thankful and overwhelmed all at the same time. As I was reflecting on all that was happening, and on all that had happened already, and on my goals, and on where my passions lay, the Lord burst into that moment and revealed things to me that I hadn’t realized before. He showed me that I was gonna help build the churches, and that I was gonna be the missionary. Whoa!! I wasn’t to only be involved in monetarily supporting what my heart desired, but actually have my hands in it. I was gonna be a part of actually doing it.

You might be reading this and going, “DUH! Saw that coming!” Well I felt that way too after the revelation hit me! I was in the middle of driving to this new service that was designed to reach more people, thinking about my first mission trip, and I still didn't realize I was supposed to have a more direct role in my dreams until God showed me. Ha. I was like, “How could I have missed this??”

I’m telling you all this because I feel that maybe some of you are out there and need the same kind of veil to be lifted off your eyes. If you have a God-placed dream in your heart that is large then THAT IS AWESOME!!! You should dream big, for sure. I wanna encourage you to pray that God reveals things to you… about how to go about it… maybe show you how to get it off the ground... possibly how your role is different than what you first imagined… maybe to have your perspective changed. Just pray that He shows you things :)

There are dreams in you for a reason. Your passions aligned with Kingdom purpose can set nations on fire. You can change cultures, industries, and politics. With the power of God behind you, there are no heights that are too high to be scaled. I pray that the Holy Spirit ignites things in you that can’t be stopped, and I pray that He gives you the wisdom, perseverance, and character to see them out. Amen.