Scripture
Jesus looked at them and said,
"With man, this is impossible, but not with God;
all things are possible with God.Mark 10:27
We loved to dream when we were children. Whether it was watching a soccer match and then wishing to be the next soccer star or being the first to do something extra-ordinarily special, we had no limits to our dreams as little children.
Sadly, though, somewhere along the road of life, we've stopped dreaming. We have traded the imaginations of our childhood for the fears of adulthood. We're afraid that if our dreams are too big or too grand that they won't come true. We become afraid of the pain of disappointment. But that is because we rely on ourselves to accomplish those dreams.
Application
If we take a closer look at today's Scripture, we see that Jesus encourages us to leave the shallow waters of fear and enter into the deep waters of faith-the deep waters of big dreams. We cannot rely on any human, including ourselves, to accomplish our dreams.
The last three days, the staff have been spending about seven hours a day in pre-planning for 2008 and beyond. While we are all awed at what the Lord has been doing in Agape, when we dreamt together about God's possible future for our church, our youths, our children, our seekers, our new believers, our community, our leaders, and those who are yet to be a part of the Agape family, we were so stirred with faith and excitement. Our God takes what is not and makes them a reality. There is no impossibility when it comes to the will of God.
While other people and situations may be vehicles through which our dreams come true, it is ultimately up to God to do the impossible. God is bigger than anything you can ever dream. Step out on faith and allow God to show you what he can accomplish in your life!
Prayer
Lord, thank you for making the impossible possible in my life. Help me to step out on faith and trust that you are bigger than my dreams. I don't want to settle for the repetition of daily life; I want to live in the adventure that you have planned for my life. Help me to dream those big dreams. In Jesus' name, Amen.
"With man, this is impossible, but not with God;
all things are possible with God.Mark 10:27
Observation
We loved to dream when we were children. Whether it was watching a soccer match and then wishing to be the next soccer star or being the first to do something extra-ordinarily special, we had no limits to our dreams as little children.
Sadly, though, somewhere along the road of life, we've stopped dreaming. We have traded the imaginations of our childhood for the fears of adulthood. We're afraid that if our dreams are too big or too grand that they won't come true. We become afraid of the pain of disappointment. But that is because we rely on ourselves to accomplish those dreams.
Application
If we take a closer look at today's Scripture, we see that Jesus encourages us to leave the shallow waters of fear and enter into the deep waters of faith-the deep waters of big dreams. We cannot rely on any human, including ourselves, to accomplish our dreams.
The last three days, the staff have been spending about seven hours a day in pre-planning for 2008 and beyond. While we are all awed at what the Lord has been doing in Agape, when we dreamt together about God's possible future for our church, our youths, our children, our seekers, our new believers, our community, our leaders, and those who are yet to be a part of the Agape family, we were so stirred with faith and excitement. Our God takes what is not and makes them a reality. There is no impossibility when it comes to the will of God.
While other people and situations may be vehicles through which our dreams come true, it is ultimately up to God to do the impossible. God is bigger than anything you can ever dream. Step out on faith and allow God to show you what he can accomplish in your life!
Prayer
Lord, thank you for making the impossible possible in my life. Help me to step out on faith and trust that you are bigger than my dreams. I don't want to settle for the repetition of daily life; I want to live in the adventure that you have planned for my life. Help me to dream those big dreams. In Jesus' name, Amen.
