Today I was thinking about disappointment. Rather, disillusionment about dreams and things hoped for, things expected, and things necessary. For me, dreams fit in all three categories. We hope for them, we expect them to be, and they can be necessary for vision. But they become dangerous when they become one's ultimate reality.
A scripture that has fascinated me recently is Jeremiah 29:11-14a (I encourage you to read it yourself and listen to what the Spirit says to you).
If we let our dreams become our reality, we miss out on the plans our Father has for us.
Oswald Chambers wrote, "No Christian has a special work to do. A Christian is called to be Jesus Christ's own, 'a servant who is not greater than his master' (John 13:16), and someone who does not dictate to Jesus what he intends to do. Our Lord calls us to no special work - He calls us to Himself..."
"For I know the plans I have for you...plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come to pray to me, and I will answer you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all of your heart. I wil be found by you, declares the Lord..." Jeremiah 29:11-14a
If you want your dreams, you must let them go first, let them die, as you let your flesh die, and let Christ resurrect them in Himself. Let it go.
"He must become greater, and I must become less."
John 3:30
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