Scientists say that everyone has dreams. Some people remember their dreams occasionally and others do not remember theirs at all. I, on the other hand, remember most of my dreams. I mean, out of 7 nights of sleep I will remember dreams from 5 or 6 of those nights.
Sometimes my dreams can be pretty normal and relate to something I am experiencing in real life. Sometimes my dreams are about things that are totally random. For instance, the other night I dreamed I was back in college. In my dream I was the owner of a black Ford F-150. My friend owned a Jeep. He liked my truck and I liked his Jeep so we just decided to trade. Simple transaction. But after we traded, I put the Jeep in neutral and left it on the side of a hill. Not the smartest move. Well, my Jeep rolled down the hill into a river where it sank. Then I became vehicle-less. If my subconscious is trying to tell me something through that dream, I have no idea what it is supposed to be.
I have a lot of dreams, or goals if you will, that I want to achieve in my life. I think goals are a good thing; they can inspire you to rise above circumstances and accomplish something you want to do. I think that some dreams are given to us by God. Some things He has specifically given to us to accomplish.
Some things I want to do in life include write a few books, finish my graduate degree, become a counselor, have a wife and children, maybe do some relief work in another country. These are just some of the more prominent ones.
Lately, I have been thinking about these dreams of mine and wrestling with their importance in my life. Are the goals my number one priority or is the Giver of those goals? Am I placing my dreams above my relationship with Him?
Yes, I would love it if each of my dreams happened. And I totally think that God deserves the glory and honor in each of these dreams. I just know how sometimes I get consumed and forget that it's about Him and not my own goals.
I know that Psalms says to delight in God and He will give you the desires of your heart.
God is supposed to be my delight, not the chasing of my dreams. Yes, these dreams can be good. Having a wife and children is great, but it dishonors God if I put my desire for a family above my desire for Him.
I want to understand more what it means to fully delight in Him. I want to lay whatever goals and dreams I have down before Him and say they are His. I want to be open to whatever plan He has for my life.
I believe that if my number one desire is Him, He will take care of the rest. Now I just gotta work on patience.
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