worldchanger: November 2007

This is just something that I wrote during my day of solitude.

Why does God give us dreams? Why does God give us passion? Is it to motivate us? Is it to make us aware of His heart? Is it so we can feel more of what He feels? I know there is reason that God wants us to dream and to have passion. But first I must understand what it means to have a dream and also what it means to have a passion. Dreams. I thkn ut means to look to the future and see yourself doing something. To dream. To think about things that you could do. To think about you DOING SOMETHING NEW. A dream is a vision. It takes thought, but it doesn't take action. You could have a dream, yet do nothing about it and keep dreaming about it. My dreams MUST turn into actions. Dreams are worth nothing unless you believe in them, and pursue them with all your heart. Passion. What does it mean to be passionate about something? Passion is such a strong word. Passion is something that comes from within. Passion begins with your heart and flows outward from there. Passion motivates. Passion motivates you to do something and also others to join you. Passion inspires. It drives you to give your all, no matter what it takes. Passion radiates through actions. But why does God give us passions and dreams? God gives us dreams so that we live life to its fullest. God gives us dreams so we are always seeking more. God gives us dreams so that we are never content where we are, but we recognize that the Lord has more in store for us. God gives us dreams because He has dreams, He has desires. Why does God give us passion? Because Jesus was passionate. Jesus had ambition, Jesus had drive. Passion motivates us to MOVE. Passion is the beginning of a transformation. And now I must ask myself what am I going to do with my dreams and with my passions? Am I going to allow them to be baried and lost while I live a relaxed life? Am I going to waste the passion that God has put inside of me? Or am I going to grasp hold of it and search until I find why God gave it to me? You see, right now my life feels scattered. I have given the Lord this year of my life. I know that I want to go to college. I have dreams. I have passions, but I don't know why they are there, or how they fit into my life. I don't even fully know myself. But I know that God has putthose talents there for a reason, and I must not lose sight of that. I must use the passion and the gifts that He has given me, and I must run after the dreams in my heart because they are there for a reason. Before I came to masters commission I felt bound. I felt constricted to the world. I felt like the world has already drawn out my life FOR ME. How crazy is that? To let the world lead me life? It wasn't until I unchained myself from the world, that I felt true freedom. Freedom to dream. My dreams don't have to be in line with what the world says, becuase I am not a part of the world, I am different. It's time that the Christians today step out. It is time that we NEVER ACCEPT ORDINARY, because God needs us in the unordinary places. I have learned that there are no limits with God. No matter how much you try to fight it, there will be no comfort zones with God. He is so much bigger than that. It is time that I start pursuing my dreams with passion in my heart. It is time for me to experience new things with NO FEAR. It is time for me to start believing in my dreams and claiming victory over them in Jesus name. It is time for me to be a passionate dreamer.

John 20:27 "Then he said to Thomas. Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. STOP DOUBTING AND BELIEVE."