I would have never described myself as a dreamer. I’m the kind of person who focuses on the details of a situation and looks for the tasks that need to be accomplished. I am a realist and almost always have my feet firmly planted on the ground. I am a problem-solver not a dreamer. Well, maybe I should use was instead of am instead…
I was a problem-solver not a dreamer, but God has opened up my mind to the possibilities of His dreams. This process started years ago. Dreams, to me, were something that would never come true. Dreams didn’t happen for people like me, even if I worked hard. Yes, I still looked forward to things in the future and envisioned many things for my life, but I never believed they would happen. Basically, this came down to two things: I didn’t have hope and I didn’t believe in myself. Even the World Race was a dream to me when I first found out about it in 2011. I thought it sounded awesome and I imagined what life on the field would look like as I read blog after blog, but I NEVER thought I would actually go. Yet here I sit, three years later as a World Race alum and that feels awesome.
On my World Race, God planted a dream seed within my heart. It was simply one word: safe. That’s where I began; asking the Lord what He meant by safe. Through prayer and studying the word, I came to a dream for a safe house. The dream inspired me and encouraged me, but it didn’t stop there. Next, it was prophesied I would have safe houses all over the world, branching out like a tree. Whoa, my dream had just gotten so much bigger; it was overwhelming. One safe house? Sure, I could probably handle that, but more than one and in different countries? No way, that was ALL Jesus. Sitting here six months later, my dream has evolved and grown and it will continue to do so. It is something that will take a lot of hard work, but it was absolutely be worth it. I’m so excited about what God’s going to do with His dream He gave to me. And more than that, I’m excited about the dreams God has given everyone else in the world.
God designed you to change the world. He designed me to change the world. And, whether that is breaking generational chains from your family or giving food to the hungry or comforting the widow, we can all change the world in some way. We can all leave it a better place than we found it.
