Have you ever had a dream in life that you yearned for so deeply that every time you think about it you want to cry?
There’s a dream that the Lord keeps stirring up in my heart while I’m venturing around the world. A dream that is rooted deep down in my soul. A dream that came from a job that awakened new life in me.
This dream is to own an assisted living community that is also a daycare. A business that partners with colleges and churches and the community to bring back the value of human life. A business that is centered on loving God first, self second, and others third. While this may seem strange, the Lord is teaching me that loving yourself is more important than we realize. When we can understand how loved we are and who we are, we love others so much better.
I have allowed my heart and mind to daydream and ponder and wonder and press in to this dream. When I tore my ACL the first time and could no longer care give, I felt as though I lost a part of myself. And looking back, I believe the Lord was using that year of struggle to awaken this desire inside of me. I have so many ideas and thoughts.
For so long I have searched for my purpose in life and I am boldly stating that I believe that through Gods infinite grace, I have finally found my calling. It may take years, more school, lots of helping hands and encouragement, but I am resting in the fact that when the Lord delights in a woman’s path He will make her steps firm and through she may stumble, she will not fall for the Lord upholds her with His righteous right hand.
Will you dream with me? Will you pray that over the next nine months the Lord would bring clarity as to how to achieve His dream for my life? Would you pray that I would remain present on the Race and press into what He has for me in this season and only dream when He deems it appropriate?
I cry tears of joy, excitement, and gratitude for a Savior who gives us the desires of our hearts and doesn’t ask us to walk through them alone.
