Have any Dreams in Life?
Be sure to share with God your plans for your life & the dreams you have.
Ultimately God will decide where those plans & dreams take you, and it will be far more powerful & meaningful than what our limited minds can conjure up. Lay the Dreams and Plans at the foot of the Cross–Listen-Obey God– He knows.
*Proverbs 20:24 The very steps we take come from God; otherwise how would we know where we’re going?
*Proverbs 20:27 God is in charge of human life, watching and examining us inside and out. 28 Love and truth form a good leader; sound leadership is founded on loving integrity.
” But the Master, God, has something to say to this: “Watch closely. I’m laying a foundation in Zion, a solid granite foundation, squared and true. And this is the meaning of the stone: a trusting life won’t topple”. Isaiah 28:16
The right effect of faith in Christ is, to quiet and calm the soul, till events shall be timed by Him, who has all times in his own hand and power.
* Whatever men trust to for wisdom, strength, and holiness, except the influences of the Holy Spirit; or for happiness, except the favor of God; that protection in which they thought to shelter themselves, will prove NOT enough to answer the intention.
* Those who rest in a righteousness of their own, will have deceived themselves.
Whenever God calls us into a consecrated life, it is made up of four distinct stages. Christ often compared this process to building a house.
1. We must prepare to build by laying a foundation. That foundation is none other than Jesus Christ Himself. Any foundation other than Christ will not stand.
1 Corinthians 3:11 Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. 12 Take particular care in picking out your building materials.
2. As we enter a walk of faith with God, He allows each of us to experience trials, testings, miracles, and challenges in life that are designed to provide “faith experiences” that demonstrate tangible evidences of His work in our life:
*Moses’ burning-bush experience, *Peter’s walk on the water,
* Joshua’s parting of the Jordan River. These experiences built the faith of these people.
The depth and width of our calling is directly proportional to the faith experiences He allows in each of our lives.
3. Deals with motives. “All a man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the Lord” (Prov. 16:2).
What is the motive behind my actions? Is it only financial accumulation? Is it to gain control? Is it to create independence?
*All, our ways may seem right, but God knows whats in our heart better than we do. It is our responsibility to tame our heart, to search it and keep it from causing us to sin
* The primary motive must be God’s leading you to take such an action – it must be obedience. These other factors must be by-products of the decision.
*Hebrews 5:8 Though he was God’s Son, he learned trusting-obedience by what he suffered, just as we do.
4. We are prepared to take action. Here we must ask, “Do we have the skill, quality, and ability to enter into this activity?”
*So often we have not trained ourselves adequately to be successful in our endeavor.
You would never want someone working on your teeth who had not been trained and certified as a dentist.
Proverbs 22 :29 Observe people who are good at their work-skilled workers are always in demand and admired; they don’t take a back seat to anyone.
Before you begin your next project, ask yourself these four questions.
1. What is the foundation this project is based on?
2. What experiences has God demonstrated in my life that indicate His involvement?
3. What is my motive for entering this activity?
4 Do I have the skill, quality, and ability to accomplish the task?
Answering these questions will tell you whether God will bless your activity!
Proverbs 16:3 Put God in charge of your work, then what you’ve planned will take place. 4 God made everything with a place and purpose;
*The right decision is not what you choose but what GOD choose.
*He’ll bring you out of darkness into the marvelous life.
Make your plan, ask GOD to bless it,& don’t worry about the “haters” or doubters.
2 Tim. 2:15 Concentrate on doing your best for God, work you won’t be ashamed of, laying out the truth plain and simple. 16 Stay clear of pious talk that is only talk. Words are not mere words, you know. If they’re not backed by a godly life,
*The right decision is not what you choose but what GOD choose!
*Our relationship with God needs to be personal because there are so many things going around these days that just aren’t true.
* We need to get back to the place where we live in holiness. Not the outside but the inside! Your life will show and reflect your relationship with Christ. Who are we to pick and choose what we want to accept from Gods Word? We have to believe the Word inside and out. How else are we going to lead others to Christ?
*The world needs to see there is something real out there. We cannot use Christ’s blood as a crutch to do what we want.
*Don’t be fooled if you hear that we don’t have to repent or try not to sin because it died with Christ. We have to bring the real Gospel to people, we have to know the Word. They won’t just see Him in us, but they will know we are so close to Him that they flock to you. If you are spending time with Jesus, people are going to know!
Lord help me see the dreams You have laid on my heart. Help me put these into action by Your training and word through a deeper Relationship with You. Help me bring Glory to You for ALL I do in helping advance the gospel with ALL my brothers and sisters in Christ. Let All Your Giftings in the Body be used to lift the NAME of Jesus. Let us all speak Blessings and Peace over each and everyone as we search for our deeper intimate Relationship with YOU! Thank You Lord for the Body of Christ.
Amen