MAKE IT WORK!

Make Your Dreams A Reality
By Dr. Sinclair N. Grey III 


Do you ever feel like kicking yourself because you let someone rob you of your dreams? In other words, you were so concerned about pleasing others and being liked that you allowed your dream to get deferred. As time passed, you may have asked yourself the question, 'what if I didn't allow someone or something deter my dream?' There are other questions one can ask, but I want to drop into your spirit on this day that it's time to stop asking and start fulfilling what you were called to do. If you have breath in your body, there's still time to live out your dream. Are you willing to take a leap of faith or sit back and keep on wondering?


Langston Hughes, in one of his powerful poems called Dream Deferred wrote, "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore and then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over - like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?" I like this because this lets you know whatever God placed in your heart, He's given you the ability and capability to achieve it. I don't care what others say, as long as God has told you it's possible, it can be done.


In this spiritual journey, we can learn a few lessons from the poem Dream Deferred. The first lesson learned is dreams must be cultivated with a solid foundation of growth and potential. Dreams that seek to better you in your walk with God and service to others must be placed in the proper hands. In a real sense, your fruitfulness comes from God who is your source and resource. The second lesson learned is dreams that are meaningful and beneficial will keep you going in the midst of all the hell around you. When you're able to see your dreams in the spiritual, you'll become motivated to work in the natural. Remember, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wasn't the only one to have a dream. Let me say it this way. If you're a child of God, you've got dreams also.


When the apostle Paul was facing death, destruction, and dismay, he received a vision from God which said, "Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you." Please don't miss this last lesson. Dreams are meant to come true. Whatever God has spoken to you, you must believe it in order to achieve it. Remember, dreams are never self-centered, but God-centered. That's my word for you. With God, all things are possible. Don't ever stop dreaming because dreams do come true. 8.22.14