The Keeper of Dreams

The Keeper of Dreams

Putting our dreams into words is no easy task, but it is the first step in realizing ‘dreams that come true.’

The second step is to test them to see if they are selfish worldy dreams (from the horn of ivory) or dreams that come from God (carved from horn). more later.

The third step, and the most important of all, is to give the dream entirely into the hands of God. If we believe that what we have written down is truly a soul’s sincere desire, then we have the right to pray for them.

However, knowing our human tendency to try and take control of EVERYTHING, including God, Glenn Clark reminds us:

            “the final and most difficult law in the kindergarten of prayer is giving the whole thing   ….even the process of achieving that dream - completely into the hands of the Father. And by “process of achieving’ I mean giving God the right of using any avenue and any agency which He cares to use to bring your dreams into fulfillment, in His own way and in His own time”.

             This is the heart of the matter. In our own situation, it actually took many years for some of our dreams to come true, but the beautiful thing was, that when they came about, they were far better than we had dreamed. But, if we had not sincerely handed them over to God in the first place, we would never have grown up, never have learned to trust our Heavenly Father, never learned the real value of prayer.  We would have been like a child wanting flowers but with seeds kept tightly balled up in her fists and not willing to plant them in the earth.

Look at your list again. Have you included everything that is truly a desire of the heart? Remember, that after the dreams have been tested, the final step is to give them away, back to the ‘giver’ and the ‘keeper of dreams’, where He can amend, change or correct them in any way He wishes.

This principle can seem relatively easy when it involves material things, or character issues.

But what if it involves the very life of a loved one, the salvation of a family member, the desire for a life’s partner or a job to support a family? Giving away such a dream can equate to ripping your heart out, like we’re trusting God for our very breath.

But once the great surrender has been made, God starts to work, and miracles happen.

Welcome to the real adventure of faith.