Dream a little dream...

Ever found yourself in a season where you have stopped dreaming? And I don't mean the type of dreaming that happens when you sleep. I'm referring to dreaming about ideas, your hopes, desires, your future and your aspirations. Last week, I had this "Holy check" in my spirit. Almost like the Holy Spirit took my face between his hands, looked me in the eyes and asked me "When was the last time you dreamt with me?"

I started asking God about my dreaming. This is what He showed me.

My dreaming is directly related to my prayer life. Funny thing was, I didn't stop praying. I was still praying lots. But here's the catch:

My dreaming was linked to the hope levels in my heart, which is linked to my understanding of God's character.

Somewhere, I started believing the lie that not all things are possible with God and that He isn't really interested in my desires or hopes for the future. I looked at what he did for others, but felt like I couldn't ask for the same.

I was a bit skeptical about this revelation, so I decided to put it to the test. I took my journal and I started dreaming wildly with God. I wrote down my most insane, most out-there, wildest ideas and hopes. I wrote down testimonies of what God had done for others and started declaring that He could do the same for me. I felt lighter immediately. This exercise helped me identify some of the lies that I had believed about God's character and His heart towards me. And then something amazing happened.

Joy, relief and peace overwhelmed me. It didn't really matter if any of those things on my list transpired. It just made me happy to be able to ask so boldly, like a child. Faith was awakened, lies were exposed and trust was restored in goodness of my Father.

Today, I want to challenge you to do the same exercise. Grab your journal or make a list or voice recording on your phone. Pay attention to what your heart does while you write down/say your boldest, craziest, most "out-there" requests. Which dreams made doubt set in? Why? Ask the deeper question. It is amazing how God reveals himself to us through the dreams that He has placed in our hearts.

Let's look at what the Bible says...

Luke 18:27

"But He said, “The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.”

Luke 1:37

"For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Jeremiah 32:27

“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?”

Hebrews 6:18

"So that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us."

Happy dreaming!

Love,

Dorette