Beyond Your Wildest Dreams: Embracing the Extraordinary Plans God Has for You


From A Sermon by James W Greer

Time to Dream | Why Don’t You Dream?
 
(Romans 8:31, NKJV; Romans 8:37, NKJV; Jeremiah 1:7-8, TEV)

Your dreams may be troubled, but God’s dreams for you are paramount, and they are good (Jeremiah 29:11, NIV). God’s dreams for your life are far greater than your own. They are not just bigger; they are exceedingly, abundantly more than you can think, dream, or even imagine (Ephesians 3:20, NKJV). God is going before you, arranging all the necessary circumstances for your dreams to come to fruition (Isaiah 45:2-3, TEV). When God gives you a dream, He takes responsibility for opening the right doors and creating the right circumstances (Revelation 3:8, NKJV). All you need to do is your part and then allow God to do His (Hebrews 4:3, NKJV; Hebrews 6:17, NCV).


It’s essential to know God’s dream for your life (Matthew 25:21, NKJV). God has given us the ability to dream and desires that we use it (Genesis 1:26, NKJV; CEV). Without a dream, life stagnates; you merely survive instead of thriving (Proverbs 29:18, KJV; NCV; TEV). Spiritually and emotionally, your well-being greatly depends on your dreams. To truly live out those dreams, you need to include Jesus. Everything begins with a dream (Ephesians 1:18, TLB). God gives us dreams to reveal what He wants to accomplish through us.

Remember, Joseph received a promotion through his dreams (Genesis 41:39-40, NKJV).



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