Creators are DREAMERS.

        The life of a Christian has to first be a life of unrestrained faith. –Meaning that we must not only believe, but put our full trust in something bigger than ourselves–God. We’re made in the image of God. So we’re creators too.

        Christians are to dream!–and DREAM BIG! That’s really what faith is. God wants us to be all, and do all that He has for us in our life!  He wants us to live a full life and to live courageously. He told Joshua, “Fear not, be bold” (Josh 1:9). 

        Fear of failure is the beginning of failing, but courage is moving forward in spite of fear. Others say it’s impossible, but “all things are possible to him that believes” (Mat 9:29). Jesus had a very different approach to impossibilities. He said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible” (Mk 10:27).

        There are laws that God established in our world, and they work all the time, for anyone and everyone, and they work everywhere, regardless of where you live in this world. They are oftentimes referred to as “universal laws”. The law of gravity is one of those, but there are many more. 

        The science of quantum physics is discovering many of those laws established by god since the beginning of time, and proving them to be true, and how we are all affected by those laws. Another important law is spelled out by king Solomon, “as a man thinks in his heart, so is he” (Pro 23:7). We become what we magnify in our hearts, and what we mostly focus on (see Rom 6:16).

        Many more of those laws are outlined in the book of Proverbs, and of course Jesus explained many of them in His teachings. The parable of the sower for instance explains how the whole world operates on the power of a seed and the fertility of our heart. And He compares the seed to the Word of God and how it can create an awesome harvest in our life.

        There are many parables where Jesus started by saying, “The Kingdom of God is as….” and He explains yet another law of the universe. That is why the Bible is so powerful; more so than any other book; because, therein are all those laws and principles of how our world operates and how we’re supposed to pattern our life, so that we live happy, productive and fulfilling lives. 

        Another one of those laws is that our own words are also seeds. And they carry either life or death. They carry BLESSINGS or curses. Therefore whatever we say affects us and consequently our path in life. People who always have something bad to say about their job, their personal situation, etc., end up reaping exactly what they sow through their words. 

        Again, it’s a law of the universe. It works for the just and the unjust; and it works for good and for bad. It works with our thoughts as well. People who constantly worry call down troubles into their lives. People who fear sickness end up causing sickness to take root in their body simply by focusing so much attention on it. 

        The power of faith works the same way. You can believe for great things to come into your life and your very expectations and imagination will call those blessings to you. 

        The world system will try to mold you ; in fact, tests and trials in life will mold you. Life in general will change you one way or the other. But we can actually choose the mold we’re forced into. We can choose to be molded by God’s loving hand, the potter’s hand, to mold the vessel of our life. That’s why Paul said, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God” (Ro 12:1). Let the promises of God take you as far as you can go in fulfilling the destiny that He has designed just for you.

        Perhaps it is true that we’re programmed for failure by the world, but we’re wired for success by God if only we’ll follow Him. Eph 3:20 says, “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us”. Dreaming is very much akin to faith; ever believing above the circumstances of life. 

        Dreaming big will provide a ladder to your goals and visions. We must never stop dreaming even when our dreams are shattered, because our dreams are a constant glimpse into our destiny. The Word says, “Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have the need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise” (Heb 10:35,36).

        Joseph of old was a dreamer and he was ridiculed and persecuted by his brothers because of it, but he was willing to endure controversy in order to remain faithful to his dream. All through his life, even though he went through so many tests, he kept an excellent spirit because he stayed faith-full to God.

        Jesus defines greatness in Mat 23:11. “Let the greatest among you be the servant of all. For whoever makes himself great shall be humbled and whoever humbles himself shall be made great”. One who is great, according to the Bible, is one who is humble in spirit and is a servant of all. That’s what makes you great; your willingness to serve others. That’s how Joseph was blessed by God. He was a servant with an excellent spirit in Potiphar’s house, in jail, and even as the right-hand man of the pharaoh.

        For God to bless our dreams, we must understand the need to love, share and give. The greatest fulfilment in life is to share and contribute towards helping others. We’re not to live for ourselves. The pursuit of “bigger barns” for our own benefit leads only to more stress, more fear, and more dissatisfaction. But God is eager to bless all those who share and give. “Every good and perfect gift comes from God” (Jam 1:17). It’s when we finally realize that all that we receive is from Him, that we’re free to share and to give abundantly. That’s how we can walk humbly and serve others; not to center our whole life around ourselves. That doesn’t work. It must be what Jesus meant when He said, “lose your life for My sake and you will find it” (Mat 10:39).

        The Bible says that we become the slave of our domineering thoughts (Rom 6:16).  We become the result of what we focus our thoughts on and commit to. Whatever we are most passionate about, is what we become. That basically means that we must guard our thoughts to stay committed to our faith and to our dream. Or else, if we don’t commit to anything we become nothing. 

        A dream without goals is just fantasizing and daydreaming. Great people of God are people, like you and me, who made an extraordinary commitment to a cause greater than themselves. The Apostle Paul said, “But one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Phil 3:13,14).

        Dream big. God will back you up.