Dear Friends,
I want to talk to you about your dreams.
Not the kind you have when you are asleep, but the ones that are in your heart for your purpose, call and destiny!
Many of you have probably seen the video of Susan Boyle...it has been viewed over 51 million times. What an amazing message and lesson to the world! Don't judge a book by its cover! God truly has amazing treasures in unlikely looking earthen vessels. It is truly precious! (To view Susan Boyle's video click here.)
I felt like the Lord told me that there is a true message in all of this for us. The title to the song here is, "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables. In this song the person's dreams were killed "by life." In this particular time and season, many have felt much like what these lyrics talk about. However, do not pay attention to how things look!
God Wants To Restore And Fulfill Dreams
I believe the message of what happened with this woman, Susan Boyle,
is much greater. God wants to restore and fulfill dreams, even now,
when it may look the most unlikely or even "dead." Why? Because then He
will truly get all the glory!
And so...
• Even if it looks as though your dreams have died, don't give up! They are about to come to life!
• Don't let how others judge or treat you determine your outcome!
• No matter how long it takes, trust God and that His Word is TRUE and He has GOOD plans for you to give you a FUTURE and a HOPE! (see Jeremiah 29:11)
• Don't let anything stop you, for it will always try to stop you!
No matter what is going on in your life, be encouraged! Know that
it doesn't matter how things look. God is greater! He wants to sing
over you and be the "glory" and "lifter of your head" in this time and
season! And He wants you to know-Dreams really DO come true! Do NOT
give up on YOURS!
"But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head." Psalm 3:3
"Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."Romans 15:13
"He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it." 1 Thessalonians 5:24
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful." Hebrews 10:23
"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."Ephesians 3:20
There was a time, when men were kind,
And their voices were soft,
And their words were inviting.
There was a time, when love was blind,
And the world was a song,
And the song was exciting.
There was a time it all went wrong.
I dreamed a dream in time gone by,
When hope was high and life, worth living.
I dreamed that love would never die,
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
Then I was young and unafraid,
And dreams were made and used and wasted.
There was no ransom to be paid,
No song unsung, no wine untested.
But the tigers come at night,
With their voices soft as thunder,
As they tear your hope apart,
As they turn your dream to shame.
He slept a summer by my side,
He filled my days with endless wonder.
He took my childhood in his stride,
But he was gone when autumn came!
And still I dream he'll come to me,
That we will live the years together,
But there are dreams that cannot be,
And there are storms we cannot weather!
I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living,
So different now from what it seemed.
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.
God's plans for you are GOOD!
Love and Blessings,
Joni Ames
A.C.T.S. Ministries
Email: joniames@aol.com
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