In this fast paced, fast tracked, fast food world that we live in there is a common thread that seems to run through the fabric of the society that we now live in in the 21st century – and that is – we don’t like waiting.
And yet there is a tremendous positive side to waiting that is recorded in the ancient words of the Bible…
‘That is why waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. We are enlarged in the waiting. We, of course don’t see what is enlarging us. But the longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy.’ Romans 8:24,25
There are so many powerful truths found within those verses, but I would like to take a closer look at three parts of that statement as it relates to our daily life.
1. Waiting Does Not Diminish Us
Just because you have a vision for your life, and the years have ticked by with seemingly no evidence of that vision taking place in your life, does not in anyway diminish the vision, or diminish you. Small people are those who have no vision. Big people are visionaries who hang on to that vision, no matter what.
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When it comes to dreams, Joseph teaches us three important principles. For ‘…he dreamed still another dream…’ Genesis 37:9
1. Keep Your Dream Alive
When you are given a dream it is quite normal for the dream to be tested, and for the life of the dream to be challenged. That is the nature of having a dream. But when it seems that your dream is gasping its last breath, keep believing God. For at that very point you will be closer to giving birth to your dream than you’ve ever been before.
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What an amazing few days I have had away interstate.
Two highlights were seeing a performance of ‘Les Mis’, in which one of my family was starring, and getting the opportunity to meet many from the cast and crew personally, and then having lunch with a couple in another city – one of which is starring in a current production of Jersey Boys (one of her co-stars has just been picked to be the next Mary Poppins here in Australia), and the other an actor currently in the midst of writing an original script for his own film with a projected budget of $30 million.
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‘Genius is actually the eventual public recognition of dozens (or hundreds) of failed attempts at solving a problem. Sometimes we fail in public, often we fail in private, but people who are doing creative work are constantly failing.’ Seth Godin
So you’ve failed to reach a goal?
So what?
Push further.
Reach deeper.
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‘So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they become improbable, and then when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.’ Christopher Reeve
There are three stages in the development of a dream – as outlined by Christopher Reeve. As a dreamer, allow these three words to empower you. Let them fill you with excitement as you continue to take the step by step process towards the fulfillment of your dream. For to live with dreams, chasing dreams, expecting dreams – is to truly live.
1. Impossible – This is stage one when you have defined your dream. If it’s not impossible then I don’t believe you have dreamed BIG enough. So stretch a little more until your dream is – in your own capacity – truly impossible.
That’s a dream worth living for, or even dying for.
2. Improbable – It’s amazing who is targeted by a dream. For the dream often finds you long before you have ever found it. As you look around, you may stop for a moment and say, ‘That guy is so much more talented than me’, or ‘that girl has more money than I have to pull off such a huge dream’. ‘Look they have the connections, the experience. It’s so improbable that I could ever pull off such a dream.’
Improbable? Perfect for dream fulfillment.
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In this fast paced, fast tracked, fast food world that we live in there is a common thread that seems to run through the fabric of the society that we now live in in the 21st century – and that is – we don’t like waiting.
