Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace
“The death
of a dream is often a subtle form of idolatry. We lose faith in the God who
gave us the big dream and settle for a small dream that we can accomplish
without His help. We go after dreams that don't require divine intervention. We
go after dreams that don't require prayer.” Mark Batterson, Circle Maker
Two quotes for you today. One is taken from the
Anglican marriage service. The other is a somewhat piercing truth observed for
us all to note, ponder, and take on
board.
I often hear that God has given someone a vision
for something, but all too often, what we see as the outworking of that vision
falls some way short of the original. This causes me to question if the
original vision was from God or was it from the vision-holder’s imagination?
Did God really say that or did He give us something less and did we then set
our imagination to work on His plans?
When we have a dream or a vision and we believe
that it is from God, we also have to believe that God will help us achieve all
that He has placed in our hearts. However, it is also incumbent upon us to seek
His help in order to do so. Without that help we will surely fail and reduce
God’s envisioning of us to the limitations of our own abilities to succeed
rather than bringing Him the Glory by allowing Him to work through us in order
to bring that vision to full fruition.
The vision becomes our idol and we sacrifice it to
our own limitations of finance, capability, and willingness to persevere.
Truly, when God gives us a vision, we
need to wrestle with Him until He releases that vision through us. We need to
claim it and intercede for it. We need to pray it into existence – the way God
wants it rather than the way our limited capabilities will settle for.
That is what fulfilling visions is all about. So
if you are worried about your ability to achieve that which God has placed before
you, then please, forever hold your peace. However, if you are prepared to battle
through the opposition and apparent “forest of weeds” that are determined to
stop you succeeding, then now is the time to speak – speak to God and speak to
the mountains. Speak to the problems and tell them how big your God is rather
than telling God how big the problems are.
“The
fruitfulness that God looks for in us does not come from any natural ability
that we might have in ourselves, but from loving and intimate communion with
Christ Himself. The message is clear: Stop striving: get intimate with him and
start feeding from his word. The fruit will emerge…” Alan Hoare
Got a vision from God? Then speak now or forever
hold your peace!
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