Never Stop Dreaming

Never Stop Dreaming

Don’t give up on the dream; the dream is for an appointed time. There is great complexity being a dreamer/visionary. The mystery of a visionary is God allowing the human to forecast and foretell future events. In the days of Noah, God instructed him to build an ark because He was going to cause a great flood. Noah began move(ments) to complete the instructions of God. People watching Noah, thought he was insane. They did not find him to be practical. (Genesis 7:1-17) As one begin to seize measures to construct their dream(s) into reality, one will encounter great and what appears to be insurmountable obstacles. The dreamer often has to stand alone because others can not take hold of the vision. However, the vision will be so imbedded in one’s spirit that it will continue to ignite movement towards one’s destiny. When God gives you a vision at some point you will tell others. Joseph had a dream and he shared it with the ones he loved and they placed him in a pit. (Genesis 37) Please, don’t be taken aback when sharing your dream(s), that some will stop liking you. When God gives you a vision, it goes against most humans’ comprehension. It doesn’t make sense to the human mind. This causes the one given the vision to step completely out on faith. In the instance of Noah, it had not rained in years and it took him many years to complete his assignment of building the ark. Yes, it takes time to manifest a dream and at times causes you to lose the ones you love.

This brings me to the recollection of Walt Disney’s vision. Disney Land and Disney world with all its colorful and magical characters started as a vision. Walt drove to a vacant land in Florida that was consumed with forest and trees as far as the eye could see. He took along a friend and shared his vision. Walt Disney was so excited and enthused about his dream. He described to his friend a land filled with games, carousels, and a huge park that family and friends would travel to enjoy. Walt wanted his friend to partner with him to make his vision a reality. His friend however thought Walt Disney was crazy. He did not want any part of Walt Disney’s “delusional fantasy”. Many have and will continue to enjoy the manifestation of Walt Disney’s dream. I’m so glad he did not give up, because his friend could not “see” his vision.

It is very important for the dreamer to understand, God has blessed you with an acute ability to “see” into the future, while most can only see in the now. Oh, but what a marvelous thing when the materialization of a dreamer comes to pass. We enjoy the fruit of their labor example: electricity, airplanes, telephones, computers, paper, eye glasses and the list goes on and on. But at some point the person behind each of those dreams had nay-sayers and unbelievers.

When the dreamer comes under attack it is indeed the dream that the enemy seeks to assassinate. The dreamer has the ability to affect a multitude of people and if the enemy can eliminate the dreamer then he has accomplished his goal to keep a people from greatness. The enemy will attack three main areas of a dreamer’s life to distract him/her from the course at hand: health, finances, and relationships. The enemy is strategic in his attack. He knows that the human is most concerned about those three areas and if he can get the dreamer to take his focus off of the dream and focus on any of those three, it will either lend way to delay or ultimate elimination. The dreamer has to fight! The dreamer has to remain focused. If you have been given a dream/vision from our Heavenly Father, then He will give you the strength and agility to survive and overcome any attack. This is not to say that the attack(s) will not come, but you will be equipped to handle them. When a dreamer fights, he/she is not only fighting for the dream, but for all those God has assigned to that dream. A dream is always to the fulfillment of others to experience.

Dreamers, dream big and in color! The vision is for an appointed time! Keep working it, ‘til it is manifested!

Excerpt: Change Your Life by Changing Your Mind
Chapter 4: Never Stop Dreaming
By: Latrina Johnson
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