Then he shared about CHALLENGES: How we can reach our destiny because of challenges. How our challenges define promotions in our lives. Without challenges, without being challenged, we cannot be promoted in specific areas of our lives. May it be financially, emotionally, relationally, physically, and more.
Then he went on and talked about INSPIRATION… Yes, we need to be inspired. Why? So we can face our challenges well. No matter how INFORMED we are, how INSTRUCTED we are… without INSPIRATION, we cannot face trials.
I was talking with a friend the other day. We talked about dreams and desires, we talked our hearts out. But then we are faced with one problem… She's wondering why she's not happy despite of having everything she asked for. Then I told her… Maybe because you are not inspired.
Inspiration can take us into a higher level. We were able to do things greater than we can imagine. Hard things became easy, difficult and complicated things became bearable. All of a sudden… simply because you were inspired. :)
Have you ever felt inspired? Probably, yes. All of us have felt that intense and wonderful feeling of being happy and smiling and just willing to do everything with joy. It fills you up.. It overtakes your innermost emotion. You feel UNSTOPPABLE.
God longs for us to be inspired. That is why he gave us dreams and ambitions. He gave us the heart to desire for something… to dream for something GREAT. We are given the heart to dream for BIG things. And do not take this for granted. Don't you ever think that those dreams are IMPOSSIBLE. Don't let go of it, don't leave them behind… If there is one thing that kept on haunting you, something you can't stop thinking about. Try fixing your eyes on that one thing. Most likely, God is telling you something awesome.
"You know a dream is from God when you can let go of it, but it won't let go of you." - Darlene Zschech, A Kiss of Heaven
A dream from God keeps on coming back no matter how often you forget about it. It just find its way back to you. These are the dream that are worth fighting for… worth dreaming of.
Put your dreams in front of you. Let it be your inspiration. Do not put it aside, do not put it behind. No matter where you are right now, whether you are near or far from the things you really, really, really want to do.. Keep your dreams AHEAD of you. Keep them in sight.
"Without vision people perish" - Proverbs 29:18
Have a vision. Allow yourself to ALWAYS see the things you want to have, to become, to achieve. Make a dream board. Put them on your wall. Put them on your iPhone/iPad's wallpaper ;) Do everything to SEE your dreams. And with that, whatever you do will take you towards your destiny. You will find yourself making decisions towards that goal. It is better than trying everything out and trying to find that "satisfaction" and "happiness" wherever your feet take you.
You determine your destiny. Ask God for vision and walk to it.. Better yet RUN. :D
"I want you to get out there and walk—better yet, run!—on the road God called you to travel. I don’t want any of you sitting around on your hands. I don’t want anyone strolling off, down some path that goes nowhere. And mark that you do this with humility and discipline—not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love, alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences." - Ephesians 4:1-3
What is that dream? What is your ONE THING? :)
Fight for it. Run for it.
You can also listen to this podcast: MARKED BY VISION, MARKED FOR DESTINY
God bless you!
♥ Aimee
