We have been having a little of a hard time, lately! So I started reading, Just Enough Light For the Step I'm On by Stormie OMartian. ( Thank you Robin S. for lending it to me.)
Chapter 11 of Stormie's book is titled "Surrendering Your Dreams", you know this has never really ever occurred to me, to do, surrender your dreams. I have always thought, I know God desires you to have your dreams and to pursue those dreams but I just did not think to Surrender those completely to him.
Stormie says, " We can end up in a stagnant wilderness of frustration and confusion if we have made idols out of our dreams". This is could not be a more accurate description of where I have been lately.
I have certainly felt God telling me that we have been making a idol out of all our dreams and pursuits. She goes on to say, " God wants us to dream. He puts dreams in our hearts for his purposes. But in our dreaming, He doesn't want us to exclude Him. God's Word says we will perish if we don't have a vision, but the vision we have must be His. If we don't have a vision from Him, then we don't have a vision that will ever be realized". Wow!! How powerful is that?
So I wanted to share her prayer with all of you tonight:
Lord, I release all my hopes and dreams to You this day. If there is anything that I am longing for that is not to be a part of my life, I ask You to take away the desire for it so that what should be in my life will be released to me. I realize how dangerous it is to make idols of my dreams-to try and force my life to be what I have envisioned for myself. I lift up to you all that I desire, and I declare this day that I desire You more. I want the desires of my heart to line up with the desires of Your heart. As hard as it is for me to let go of the hopes and dreams I have for my life, I lay them all at Your feet. I know that as I die to them, You will either bury them forever or resurrect them to life. I accept Your decision and fully submit to it. Lead me in Your path, Lord. I don't want to speak a vision of my own heart (Jeremiah 23:16). You never said life would be easy. You said You would be with me. I now take each step with the light of Your presence as my guide. Jesus name Amen.
Chapter 11 of Stormie's book is titled "Surrendering Your Dreams", you know this has never really ever occurred to me, to do, surrender your dreams. I have always thought, I know God desires you to have your dreams and to pursue those dreams but I just did not think to Surrender those completely to him.
Stormie says, " We can end up in a stagnant wilderness of frustration and confusion if we have made idols out of our dreams". This is could not be a more accurate description of where I have been lately.
I have certainly felt God telling me that we have been making a idol out of all our dreams and pursuits. She goes on to say, " God wants us to dream. He puts dreams in our hearts for his purposes. But in our dreaming, He doesn't want us to exclude Him. God's Word says we will perish if we don't have a vision, but the vision we have must be His. If we don't have a vision from Him, then we don't have a vision that will ever be realized". Wow!! How powerful is that?
So I wanted to share her prayer with all of you tonight:
Lord, I release all my hopes and dreams to You this day. If there is anything that I am longing for that is not to be a part of my life, I ask You to take away the desire for it so that what should be in my life will be released to me. I realize how dangerous it is to make idols of my dreams-to try and force my life to be what I have envisioned for myself. I lift up to you all that I desire, and I declare this day that I desire You more. I want the desires of my heart to line up with the desires of Your heart. As hard as it is for me to let go of the hopes and dreams I have for my life, I lay them all at Your feet. I know that as I die to them, You will either bury them forever or resurrect them to life. I accept Your decision and fully submit to it. Lead me in Your path, Lord. I don't want to speak a vision of my own heart (Jeremiah 23:16). You never said life would be easy. You said You would be with me. I now take each step with the light of Your presence as my guide. Jesus name Amen.
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