Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Dream Big!

This past Sunday, I had a discussion about having an expanded vision for your future. I found out that too many Christians have a limited view of where they believe God wants them to be. Unfortunately, this is a very debilitating problem within the Body of Christ, because God wants us to dream big!

All throughout Scripture we are told, "nothing is impossible with God, greater works you will do, and God can do exceedingly, abundantly, above all that you can ask or think." As a matter of fact, the only limitations that God has are the ones we place on Him. He will never go beyond where you allow Him to go in your life. That goes against your free will. But He does want us to move past the limitations we have placed in our own minds.

The problem we have with dreaming big is that we think we have to accomplish everything on our own. We forget that we have Power living within us that gives us access to all the creativity we need. That Power is the Holy Spirit. An example of this is detailed in the life of Joseph. Joseph had a big dream! And although he was placed in some desperate situations, he prospered because "the Lord gave him success in whatever he did."

So the next time you find yourself limiting what you believe can be accomplished in your life, stop, take a step back, tell the mountain to get out of your way, and take hold of your Big Dream!

So Pharaoh asked them, "Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?" Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you. You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you."
~Genesis 41:38-40 (NIV)