Dream the Impossible Dream

Actually, that probably would be better understood as God being able to do the impossible. Dream the impossible dream only if it lines up with God. Then the sky is the limit. I believe that many Christians are afraid to believe that God is not limited. Let’s look at some of the things He has done throughout the Bible. Created a world without sin, which man managed to contaminate. Created man from the dust of the earth and breathed His own breath into him. Sent a flood to destroy a wicked world, saving Noah and his family and a pair of every living species to re-propagate the earth. He caused the sun to stand still for a few hours. He protected Daniel from the hungry lions in the den and saved his three friends from a fiery furnace. He caused a drought and brought the rain back again. He raised the dead and healed many sick. He calmed the storm by His command. He parted the Red Sea for His people to cross on dry ground. The list goes on. There is nothing that you can conceive (assuming it doesn’t go against God’s will) that He cannot accomplish. We shouldn’t wait until we are in dire straits to be seeking Him, for if we had been faithfully praying, we might not be in the state we are or we would have more strength and vision to know what God is calling us to do. When we think that we have hit a wall and that there is no hope, think of the lobster in the live tank on the titanic. Then realize that God can do so much more than we can imagine. When you pray, do you expect miracles? If not, why not. You are not going to overburden God. James sums it up nicely in chapter 4, “You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.” How do we know when our motives are right? The more intimate our relationship with God, usually the clearer His will is. If we are walking close to God, we will know because there will be no agenda or thought of our benefit, but only the deep desire to bring that request before God. Relationships can take time. Don’t give up. Keep growing in Christ. Father, too often we want to do Your will and accomplish the impossible, but don’t want to change. Renew us each day. Amen