IAMDRIVENFORSUCCESS: Desires & Dreams

Good Morning,

Holy Spirit really began to open my eyes when he ministered this message to me. It was such a blessing to just hear him teach and give me visuals with the teaching. Lord I give you praise for your wisdom and guidance. We all have had dreams we wanted to obtain as adults and children. Holy Spirit began to take me deeper into the difference between dreams and desires of the heart. The dictionary meaning of dream is an aspiration, goal, or aim. A dream usually consists of something you saw or want to be/obtain. The thing about a dream is it’s usually coupled with the words such as I, I want, or something of a personal gain for self. Sometimes our dreams change as we get older depending on what we may see ourselves doing or wanting to do at a particular time in our life. Holy Spirit is really leading me right now and just spoke to saying “Look at the word want it keeps appearing in reference to dreams.” We often hear people say go chase your dreams but we must be mindful that our words frame our world. A dream can be viewed as something that would speak more to our wants or personal agendas. Many have lost all they had chasing after their dreams. Others have moved across the country or even to America in hopes to capture a dream in which they are chasing. God has never desired to see us lose anything but to live life abundantly. There is a difference when he strips us of certain things but it is only to bless us with something better. One must understand you can only flourish where God has assigned you to flourish within the will he has set for you. The word of God speaks to desires of the heart instead of dreams. Desire in the dictionary means to express a wish to obtain, ask for, request. This would be in concordance with the word of God according to Mark 11:24 which reads, “Therefore I say unto you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.” Now depending on which version of the Bible your reading it may use the word ask/desire. No matter which version you’re reading there is a distinct difference in a dream and desire. The word of God doesn’t tell you to chase your dreams but instead seek ye first the Kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33). As you find him you begin to marvel at the experience of Christ. Your desires become to please him and advance his kingdom. Through this you now find purpose and as you find purpose the true desires of our heart emerge. The desires of our heart now have nothing to do with yourself or what you want to be. It deals with who God says you are and what you were created to do. Dreams are sought to accomplish self- related things but desires are designed to accomplish God ordained things in which you were created to do. Once you have established something with God based off his principles then those things are set in motion. God has blessed you with the gifts to do whatever it is you need to in compliance with his will for your life. Your gifts will put you before those you need to meet according to Proverbs 18:16. Desires of the heart are put within you to include others. Dreams are self- generated while desires of the heart are produced to include others (see Philippians 2:4). Focus in on your God-given and God –related desires because God always desires to bless you to be a blessing to others through you.

Quote: Go seek the will of God for your life and discover the true desires of your heart.

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