"If you think you can accomplish your dream on your own, you're not dreaming big enough!"
- Bill Johnson, Bethel Church Pastor
Well gosh darn, I thought to myself at that moment, sitting there in class. I have hardly dreamed big enough yet! I must pursue a dream so big that it scares me.
And so I did. This was the origin story of the biggest dream I've ever faced to conquer in my life--but for now, this is not about my dream but about yours. Stop for a moment and think about it! What are your dreams? What do you want to do before you die? Are they so unbelievable that they would need the grace of God to actually begin in the first place?
That is truly how big we should all dream. To need God involved in every step of the way, for the destination is so impossible to reach that only God can help you accomplish it. He wants to show you how possible he makes impossible things! And imagine that? If you had no fear of failure for anything,what would you do?
Bungee jump? Climb the Alps? Ride a freaking lion to Mount Doom? Heck yes I would.
God wants us to expand our horizons and give us things that we can't even imagine ourselves! If you aim for higher, He'll give you what's on top of that yet. Of course, I can sit here all day and type forever about dreams and inspirational quotes from the heavens. So here's three great steps to help you get to where you want to go, with the grace of God on your side (from as much life experience as an almost 22-year-old goober can afford to give anyway):
STEP ONE: ALWAYS BELIEVE IN GOD
"God can do anything, you know--far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us." (Ephesians 3:20 MSG)
...enough said.
STEP TWO: PICK THE BIGGEST DREAM
Pick the one that you would do if you would not fail! Pick the one that screams you've accomplished what you were born for. (Asking God is probably a good idea. Listen--and He will answer!)
STEP THREE: START WITH THE BIGGEST, GREATEST, GOSH-DARNEDEST MIGHTIEST POSITION
Otherwise known as: On your knees. Because let me tell you, to get to your biggest dreams requires you to start at your smallest step. Wash those dishes at work. Treat your customers with love, even the rude ones. Help your mom take out the trash.
Eventually you will find that you have enough money to go and do things that lead you to more things that touch the hearts of more people, that let you bungee jump 32 times instead of only once, that give you a whole zoo instead of just one foreign animal. With me, when I took care of my closest friends, he gave me international friends from all around the world that now welcome me to visit their countries any time! This was a huge desire of my heart, and He gave it to me because I took care of what I already had. Before you know it, God will expand your domain.
My dearest friends, the biggest step is indeed the one that makes you the smallest in all the highest regards in heaven. Please remember this: never despise small beginnings, because they will always get you to great destinations.
The Biggest Beginnings always come from the Littlest Launches!
And that makes for a fine life, oh yes! Up there in the stars, where God will make available to you!
