You’ve got to have a dream!
You have got to have a dream in life to be successful. Prov 29v18 says without vision the people perish. If we don’t have dreams and visions for our lives then we’re going nowhere… In fact God wants us to have dreams, Bill Johnson says that God didn’t like it when there was none of our dreams and desires around, thats why he created us. How would you feel if your kid told you they had no aspiration for their life, that they only wanted to do what you their parent wanted for them, that they didn’t know what they wanted for breakfast only whatever you their parent wanted for them… It would be absurd!!! The joy of parenting is watching and even coaching your kids to have their own desires and dreams and becoming the best at what they like and are good at. Its the same with God, he wants us to know what we want.
Of course there is a balance. It would be no good for our dreams to be evil or crazy. Our dreams must be good and righteous. How do we ensure this? Psalm 37 gives us the answer… God says he will give us the desires of our heart, (the dreams of our heart) if we will first delight ourselves in him. Thats the secret. Maintain a strong relationship with God and your desires will remain pure and He will fulfill them.
There’s a danger that dreams can be just that, dreams that go nowhere and become nothing. Thats why its paramount that in order to see your dream become a reality you are willing to pay the price for your dream. You can say that your dream is having a 4×4 Jeep, but if you’re not willing to pay the £10,000 price tag you’re not going to see your dream become a reality. You can say you want to become the best sportsman in the world, but if you’re not prepared to go out and play even when you’ve got a fever and feeling ill, you’ll be beaten by the guy that is willing to pay that price. Its one thing to have a dream but you’ve absolutely got to pay the price for your dream for it to happen.