A lot of us are afraid to face up to our dreams. It's surprising that we dream but are afraid of it coming true! No.am not talking about bad dreams. Am talking about the fluffy, high dreams.
Perhaps this is so because of the roads that entail our dreams. They are not usually very pleasant and they involve asking some tough questions, facing up to our own weaknesses and working on things and issues we'd rather not disturb. No wonder there is no dearth of people especially young people who dream idly! Turning dreams into reality involves stepping into reality and reality is not always kind.
I was shaken up from my slumber when I came across a write-up which equated lack of ambition with sin! On further reflection I couldn't agree more with the writer. Imagine a generation of complacent, aimless, comfortable, demotivated people. They would certainly be a "lost generation"! What this world needs today and what duty calls us to do is to make the best use of what we have been bestowed with. As Christians, what concern us should be the optimum utilization of our gifts and talents and that requires having an ambition,planning for it and working towards it. Most importantly we should remember that it is God Himself who put those dreams in our hearts. Am assuming here that you have a sanctified desire about your dreams and aims, and that you have begun your walk with the Lord.
Yea, "sanctified desire". Do we have it? Are the words of our mouth and the meditations of our hearts acceptable to the Lord? Do we pray for God to search our hearts and know all our desires? Do we keep our hearts with all diligence knowing that from it springs the issues of life and that it is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked?
I look back on my life and thank God for those people who were tough on me and made me ask all the tough and uncomfortable questions. Believe me, I even used to pray that God would take such people out of my life! They unsettled me, they made me feel inferior! I didn't like them . They hurt my pride. But today I can say with a sincere heart that I am grateful for them and to them . Bless their hearts!
I believe that not all of us are not called to be firsts or toppers or high achievers- that would be an impossibility. God looks at the heart, He requires sincerity not winning performances. Winning and losing are not for us to decide. They are sometimes superficial. The lazy servant in the parable of the talents was called "wicked" not because he earned less but because he did nothing with the one talent he had been given. One talent. Oh so many of us complain that we are inadequately blessed! Whether we say it out loud or not we allow ourselves to dwell on thoughts such as, "if only I had more", "if only I were born in a different family, a different place...", "if only I didn't have to do this", "if only..." the list goes on. These are fatal!
Life is not a joke.If you aren't serious about your life who will? We are called to be responsible and responsibility requires taking stock of your life. I have realized that surrender to God is not a passive act where you absolve yourself of your responsibilities. It entails that we take stock of our life and work through it with God's guidance-facing the tough questions and situations with Him! God is not intrusive; is is very respectful of our free will. I can't emphasize enough this truth!
So go out! Face your dream. Embrace those people who make you face it-you know them! Take risks. Dare. Plan. Try.If you fail, try again. Learn from it, plan again. Try again. Let go of monotony and complacency. Go!
Personally, at the end of my days I would like to be able to say to God that though I might have" failed", I tried, with all my might, with all my being, to the best of my abilities. Let it be so for you and for me!
