A Dream That Drives You
“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory”…Ephesians 3:20-21
Joseph was 17 years old when God gave him a world-changing dream. God has a dream for every one of His children. Sometimes, we think that if we are not Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., then our dream doesn’t matter to God. But the dreams that you have to go to college, start a business, or raise a godly child who does great things in the future are just as important to God.
When you have a dream that drives you, it affects how you talk, think, and live. When the Disney team opened the Epcot Center in Orlando, Walt Disney died, and his wife was there. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the mayor of Orlando turned to Mrs. Disney, and he said, “It’s too bad that Walt didn’t live to see this.” She turned back to him with a smile and said, “He saw it before you ever saw it.” That’s the power of a dream.
George Bernard Shaw once said, “Dream of things that never were, and ask why not?” Over 40 years ago, somebody looked at the telephone that had a cord and thought, “Why can’t we make one that is cordless?” Then another person came along and said, “Why can’t it be mobile so we can take it to the store or wherever we go?” And then came the big breakthrough. Some brilliant mind said, “Why not? Why can’t we have a smartphone where we can call people, check emails, and get on the internet anytime we want?”
Many people are held back by the mentality that believes it is too late to have a new dream or ambition. Some people even think these limiting thoughts are in their 40s, 30s, or 20s. But these facts may surprise you:
At age 23, Tina Fey was working at a YMCA. At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job. At age 24, Stephen King worked as a janitor and lived in a trailer. At age 27, Vincent Van Gogh failed as a missionary and decided to go to art school. At age 28, J.K. Rowling was a suicidal single parent living on welfare. At age 30, Harrison Ford was a carpenter. At age 30, Martha Stewart was a stockbroker. Julia Child released her first cookbook at age 49. Vera Wang failed to make the Olympic figure skating team, didn’t get the Editor-in-Chief position at Vogue, and designed her first dress at age 40. Stan Lee didn’t release his first big comic book until he was 38. Samuel L. Jackson didn’t get his first movie role until he was 41. Morgan Freeman landed his first major movie role at age 52. Grandma Moses didn’t begin her painting career until age 76.
It’s time for you to dream again.
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