When a dream is from GOD, and it settles in our heart as a soul’s sincere desire, we hand it to the Keeper of Dreams for Him to fulfil at the right time and in the right way.
Then, we do two things which almost seem contradictory.
1. We wait, as though He will do all the answering of our prayers
2. We do what WE need to do to accomplish the dreams of our heart. Glenn Clark says “the answering of our prayers is a partnership affair. With each request is a corollary: we must be willing to meet God halfway”. eg.
If we want to be forgiven by someone, we must forgive all who have treated US unfairly
If we want to learn new skills, we must be prepared to study/practice/make mistakes/try again/persevere
If we want certain property, we must handle our finances with discipline and restraint.
If we want to be loved, we must be loving, to everyone.
One of our dreams as young parents was that our 3 children would follow in our faith, before the end of their High School years (well, you have to be specific!!). We could have wanted this with all our heart but if we didn’t consistently model an authentic, vibrant Christian life in front of our kids during those years we had no right to expect God to do His part. I’m not talking about sinless perfection day after day, as THAT sure didn’t happen, but if we believed the Bible holds the keys to “life that is truly life“ (!Tim 6:19), then there was to be no compromising it. When we did fail, (which was often!) we admitted it, sought forgiveness and tried to learn from our mistakes.
If you “delight yourselves in the Lord HE WILL GIVE YOU THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART. Commit you way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will do this” Psalm 37:4,5
Be patient. Don’t give up. Keep on ‘delighting.’ Keep on ‘committing‘. Keep on ‘praying‘. He means it.
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