A friend of mine told me a while back that God not only wants my heart, but that He gives me the freedom to dream with Him. I asked “like what?” and with a chuckle my friend said there is no limit. The reason for this is that when He gave us a new heart and made us a new creation in Him, He enacted freedom within us. Part of freedom is that we are able to release everyday masks that we wear, released to pursue pleasure (not in the perverted sense, but pleasure and freedom to live new in Him). We are free indeed to live life more abundantly! In dreaming with God, we have the opportunity to see ourselves as God sees us! God’s desire for our heart is to live overwhelmed everyday, and our heart is where our flame is and also where our dreams are!
So… what do I dream about? I dream a lot about my husband and kids knowing in their heart that they are treasures to God…. and to have that be their first thought when they wake up, and the last thought on their mind before they fall asleep. I dream about living more actively for Christ, walking more boldly and telling others about His awesome love for them and how they are more than treasures to Him!!! I dream of going to massage therapy school and having a career to sooth the aches and pains of others, while I also see myself in my heart praying for that person in tandem to massage. I dream of hearing and recognizing His voice and heart speaking to me, and being able to distribute that as living water like He first intended. I dream… I dream… I dream…… so many things that I don’t even have the words to describe the feelings that catapult to life.
My friend’s words echo in my heart, “when you dream with God, things around you take their rightful place, at the feet of God and you change your focus on God’s Kingdom with pillars of overwhelming love.”
Dare yourself to dream WITH God. What does it do to you?
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October 17, 2004 at 3:48 am
TheBloke...IntheOuter
Agreed! I resonate with your desire to dream with God. I think the part of the purpose of the new creation is to restore in us His glory and part of that is to inspire us to dream big dreams about becoming more like Him in our lives and in our communities.
October 17, 2004 at 10:09 pm
Trish
What a beautiful post! Something to come back to read when I need to be reminded to continue to dream in my life. Just the impetus I need to start writing out a dream journal, something to refer to during those times when I let life weigh me down just a little too much!
His,
Trish
October 20, 2004 at 1:24 pm
monica
it’s funny that sometimes I have to remind myself of this, and when I start to dream with God, I almost get scared b/c the possiblities are so big and I don’t know how to live that large in my head.
October 20, 2004 at 3:06 pm
Mark
I love this post. How does one accomplish such dreams. While my life is a good one, my dreams are often disturbing…I often wonder what is missing in my life.
October 20, 2004 at 3:41 pm
monica
Hi Mark, thanks for your visit! As far as accomplishing such dreams, I think it starts by seeing our life as God sees it. He sees things not only in the minute details that we miss, but He also sees things in an expanse that I think we have to train ourselves to glimpse. I think He wants us to dream with Him in every moment of our waking days, as well as to look to Him for illumination of what He may be speaking to us in our asleep dreams.
As far as the distribing dreams, if I was having them I’d definetly ask for His perspective on them, what He wanted me to understand from them, for peace over them, and for Him to remove them if they weren’t from Him to begin with.
Wondering what’s missing in your life is a great place to be, especially if you’re open to the possiblities and opportunities to find out.
October 21, 2004 at 3:19 pm
Douglas
This is so great! I often wonder,
“How can I help?” because it seems
that sometimes I say things that
don’t help. But this thing about
dreaming with God is what Paul talked
about when he said, “As co-laborers
with God, we urge you not to accept
the grace of God in vain.”
October 22, 2004 at 1:12 pm
monica
Douglas! I love that angle, it helps me to understand that verse more!