A Dream That Drives You (Part 3)

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1

When you have a dream, it will always challenge the status quo. Oral and Wilbur Wright were sons of a Methodist preacher. During one of their dad’s sermons, he said, “If God wanted men to fly, He would have made them with wings.” But those two boys felt a challenge in their hearts despite their father’s limiting beliefs. Eventually, they went to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and debunked the “fact” that man could not fly. The Wright Brothers changed the world with a dream. 

When you have a God-given dream, you must combat prevailing attitudes. There will always be dream-shattering attitudes that say, “It can’t be done; it’s never been done before…” When you have a dream, you become a target. Your success will be a threat to somebody’s insecurity.  When you have a dream, not everybody will be excited about it. Just look at Joseph in the Bible. Dreams always stir up criticism and attacks.

At Yale University, there was a professor who had a student named Fred Smith from Memphis, Tennessee. Fred was writing his master’s thesis on creating a new business. He wrote a business plan, and the professor gave him a C on his project. He told him it was not a good idea. The man later went out and used the exact business plan to start a company called Federal Express. This new business exploded and eventually surpassed the American postal system.

In 1859, a man named Edwin Drake said, “I believe that if I drill, I can connect with oil in the earth that will bring energy.” Everybody said he was crazy and made fun of him. He found oil, and we are the recipients of that dream today. Edwin changed the world. 

People will judge you. People will talk about you. When you have a dream, this just goes with the territory. There will always be small-minded people who want to hold you back.  

Ray Kroc was 54 years old when he left his sales job in Chicago and started a hamburger chain called McDonald's. Moses was 80 years old when he started pursuing his dream. Colonel Sanders was 65 years old when he started Kentucky Fried Chicken.  

Don’t allow anyone to snuff out the flame of your dream. Stay encouraged, and keep moving forward! 

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