Dream Killers – Part 5

He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward. Hebrews 11:26

Moses discovered that when you’re not fulfilling your God-given dream, a king’s palace won’t make you happy. ‘By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God…because he was looking ahead to his reward…he persevered because he saw him who is invisible’ (vv. 24-27). When God gives you a dream, you’ll be able to see things that are ‘invisible’ to others. This brings us to the next dream killer: lack of imagination. Humorist Robert Orben said, ‘Always remember that there are only two kinds of people in this world – the realists and the dreamers. The realists know where they’re going. The dreamers have already been there.’ God gave you the gift of memory to replay the past, and the gift of imagination to pre-play the future. Moses ‘saw’ the Promised Land long before he got there. It’s what sustained him through forty long years in the wilderness. God didn’t make a mistake when He gave you imagination. Because of it you can stand in the middle of your dream and envision it before it comes to pass, even when others doubt it. So if you’re a dreamer who has already been there in your imagination, trust God and put your dream to the test. If you come from a discouraging background, or don’t think of yourself as an especially imaginative person, don’t lose hope. You can still discover and develop a dream. God has put that ability within you!

Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me to see things that are to come and not focus on what has been. In Jesus’ Name, Amen