Dreaming

Cinderella once said,
"A dream is a wish your heart makes
When you're fast asleep
In dreams you lose your heartaches
Whatever you wish for, you keep
Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will come smiling thru
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
the dream that you wish will come true"

What did you dream of becoming or doing as a child? We all have had dreams, some probably bigger than others. Mine was to either be an actress or a singer (Good thing I didn't strive to hard for this one, most of the time I sound like a sick duck...squawking instead of quacking.) But it was a dream, and maybe yours was to be a doctor, nurse, athlete, fireman, librarian, hair stylist, teacher, and the list could go on and on.
Did any of your dreams come true? When dreams are attained it is so fulfilling, so joyful, they give you purpose, and you are delighted. Sometimes, however, dreams are attainable, but you miss them because you went down the wrong path at the pivotal moment, you made a turn right before you grabbed the prize. You got mixed up in the wrong crowd or began partaking in your sinful desires, and these drew you away from the dream that was in sight. "It is pleasant to see dreams come true, but fools will not turn from evil to attain them." Proverbs 13:19. Maybe your dreams have changed over the years, maybe the dream you once had may be out of reach, but now a new dream is within view. You still have a chance to make your dreams come true. All you have to do is let go of any sin that is holding you back, grab a hold of the Savior that put the dream in your heart, and follow Him. "For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need." Philippians 4:13.
My own dream changed many times over the years, sometimes because God changed my route and sometimes because I was following the wrong path. I went from wanting to be an actress to wanting to be a doctor, but somewhere in the middle of it all God gave me a glimpse at the dream He had beset in my heart, to use my speaking ability to help others. (A good combo of performing and doctoring, right?) In the midst of my own sins He began leading my heart, and once He washed away my sins my hope came back, and He is leading me on the pathway to that dream being achieved. "Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when dreams come true, there is life and joy." Proverbs 13:12.
God has beset a dream in each of us, and when we allow sin to hold us back from our dreams we are not following in God's way. Allow God's Will to be worked out in your life, and keep dreaming.

     “If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream and a mouse.” - Walt Disney