Pure Childlike Trust

 

 

"I know not what He is about to do with me, but I have given myself entirely into His hands."

~ Catherine Booth

 

 

Impractically Dreaming

 

 

"God's dreamers are always impractical, but in the end their dreams come true."

~Amy Carmichael

 



I have a confession to make. Over the last couple of years I've turned into...a quote freak...of sorts. In fact, I have a specific journal (that my sister helped me to personalize) that is devoted to the collaboration of all my favorite quote finds!

The above quote was one of the first quotes that was carefully copied into that special journal! I was so excited!
You mean that He lets dreams come true? I thought that only happens in fairy tales? And if His dreamers are impractical, that means they dream unreasonably BIG...right? That's no problem!!!

I was always the little kid that would down play things cause my expectations could quickly get out of hand. I remember around the time I entered the double digits Dad walked in the door for lunch, to four kids clamoring for a hug. And announced that Mom and him have a surprise for us. I was thrilled, but it didn't take me too long before I started to drag myself out of the clouds. The younger three chattered about what we 'might' be doing, and they continued to try and out do each other coming up with bigger and better things that could be in store for us later. Being the oldest I felt it was my duty (not to mention in their best interest) to give them a nice splash of reality. Because there was nothing worse then setting your hopes too high, dreaming too big, and getting them dashed.

Dreaming impractically has never been a problem for me....probably never will be.
But it's not necessarily that all our wants and desire's will be fulfilled and 'come true'. But rather, that as we get closer and closer to Him...we will long for His will to take place more and more! Even if it means at the expense of our carnal, fleshly dreams.
Are you able to dream in accordance with His will? Are you able to dream big...but at the same time, willing to kill that dream if He says He has something better?
Trust in His faithfulness. And sit back and watch as He brings your dreams right in front of your eyes, and works everything out for good.
This is what I am...it's something I never want to grow out of! I'm an impractical dreamer. I have big ideas, big plans, big dreams! I don't want to get to the middle of my life, and feel like I've done my part. I want to live every day to the fullest, realizing that time can never be gained back!
And I don't want to ever stop dreaming!