Buried Dreams
Do you have buried dreams? Are they so deep that it seems impossible they could ever happen?
Many, many years ago, God put a desire into my heart to write words to glorify Him so that others could experience His goodness. I knew the dream was from Him; it was to glorify God. The Holy Spirit had filled my heart with it. It was as John 16:13 says,
“Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”
I guess now, when I look back on it now, it reminds me of the story of Joseph in the bible. He had a dream.
Genesis 37:5-8“And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.”
Those many years ago, like Joseph, I made a mistake and started sharing my dream with others. Of course, everyone had an opinion, which usually boiled down to stay at your job and forget about the writing. I suppose I expected people to be happy for me, and they would help me attain my dream, but this was not the case. The things in my mind overshadowed everything I believed in my heart; I moved on, away from writing.
Joseph moved on also, not seeing God's will come to pass. One day, however, as God promised him, he ended up the second in charge to the pharaoh of Egypt. His brothers did bow at his feet. This happened because Joseph God reminded him of the dreams that He had put in his heart
In my case, as well, the Holy Spirit brought back to my remembrance to write to glorify His name. Words that will impact those whom God has chosen to receive them. God had given me time, but He never took back the call on my life.
Like Joseph, It took me many years to put words on paper, but one day a spiritually metamorphous took place within my life, and now I write to let all know that He is a God of love.
Do do you have a buried dream? I can tell you that if you ask God, He will help you dig it back out, and soon your hope will no longer be a dark shadow in the back of your mind. It will grow again to a full bright picture in your spirit. God wants you happy; He wants you doing what you love deep within your heart.
If we can be satisfied, then we can help others, and in turn, maybe they will be happy and help others. The infectious spirit of love will spread so that we might no longer need to live in fear and pain.
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