You're Worth It!

by John Garfield

Say yes to your dream the Kingdom of God is built at a grass roots level one dream at a time. We often use terminology like “becoming entrepreneurial or starting a business,” but the real foundation is that each of us can choose to walk toward the desires of our heart or leave them on the shelf. Sometimes we even think it's somehow noble to lay down our desires for the Lord and disappear into the background (it's really cowardice not humility). Real maturity is realizing that I am God's treasure that was once hidden and has been purchased by Jesus work on the cross. It's my job to work with the Holy Spirit and release the treasure embedded in my dream and make the transition from Servant to King. We are chosen, appointed and invited to do great things and “ask whatever” and receive a miraculous multiplication when we work toward our dream. It all works because your dream is God's dream too. Think about it!

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Matt 13:44 NIV

I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each other. John 15:15-17 NIV

Getting Started

Most of us have jobs working for other people in what is largely someone else's dream. That's not a bad thing because we learn a lot about ourselves in the course of serving another man's vision. There are still ways to carve out a piece of that vision for your own and work on it. Employers love that characteristic it's called initiative and it spawns creativity. It separates you from the servant/slave mentality. A job may be your day of small beginnings, but that's where we learn to multiply our work and create wealth. Faithful in a few things makes you're a candidate to be in charge of many things. It's called promotion and it comes from God.

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own? Luke 16:10-12 NIV

"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Matt 25:21 NIV

Invest in yourself –

Coaches and mentors can help us move toward our dream. People with a poverty mentality don't believe they are worth the investment. They drift with little progress on their dream. God interrupts that thought process with something I believe the Holy Spirit is already saying to you:

"You are worth the price I paid to redeem you. Your dream is part of my plan to build the Kingdom. Reach for it! We can do this."

It's one thing to believe that "I'm important in God's eyes and have a role in the Kingdom." It's another level to take action on that belief. Your very first investment needs to be in getting help from someone who can pull you into your dream. Will it cost money? I hope so… I hope there is some level of sacrifice in time and money because you are important and your dream has a priority. Destiny has a price! Your personal goals need to include some expression of making progress on your dream. You don't have to quit your day job and trash your finances, just start taking some steps and see where they lead. It's fun.

John Garfield