REVIVE Your Dream: RENEW Your Faith

 

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I’ve had some very interesting conversations with God about this new year. Many of them have left me speechless and in awe of His goodness in my life. Many times He has brought up the desires of my heart even those I have placed in the back burner. My response was like “God how do YOU know that?” Dumb question, right? LOL! I was not freaked out to by some of those conversations. My response to God was more of Him knowing my deepest unspoken wishes.

To be honest with you, I had given up on some of those dreams. I think the older I got, the more I let go of some of them. Well, God brought them back. He reminded me of my biggest dream He fulfilled when I was a preteen. It wasn’t to remind me of His goodness, although it did. It wasn’t to remind me of where I was and where I am now, although it did. And it wasn’t to remind me of to keep dreaming, although it did. Instead, He reminded me of my faith in Him when I prayed that prayer. He reminded me of my child-like belief in His response to me and the fact that I never lost hope in Him. Just to fill you in, I prayed to have parents when I was in the orphanage in Haiti and God told me, “the next time two people come down, those are your parents.” It took 3 years, but I never lost my faith!

I was reminded that God is a God who keeps His promises. He is faithful and He is surely good! He hears you when you call out to him. He fulfills your deepest desires. The Psalmist David reminded us of this in Psalm 37: 3-5 (AMPC)

3 Trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) in the Lord and do good; so shall you dwell in the land and feed surely on His faithfulness, and truly you shall be fed. 4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord [roll and repose each care of your load on Him]; trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) also in Him and He will bring it to pass.

How would you REACT to God having a discussion with you about the desires of your heart, even some you have not spoken out loud? My challenge for you this year is to start reviving the dreams you placed in the back burner. Bring them to the forefront and allow God to bring them back to life. Search deep within your heart and grab a hold of your child-like faith and Trust God. Wait on Him. Delight in Him. And Watch Him do it!

 

Warm Wishes,

Carline

 


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