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do you have dreams? // Wednesday E-Devotion

"Going through life without a dream is like going shopping without a list." - Rick Warren
 
Just a simple thought for today.  Do you have dreams?  Have your dreams ever come true?  Mine have, and they have been in big and awesome ways.
 
I recently went to our post office box only to find that my thoughtful father got something for our church that was way cool.  On my arrival at home and opening the box, I found a wood cut out of this word: DREAM.  You see, my dad knows my dreams.  We need to share our dreams.
 
Often times dreamers dreams are shot down because their dreams are outragious or seen as out of touch or maybe even impossible, yet God will fill our dreams.  If we let Him, He will fill them.  We need to teach our children, let our churches and live in such a way that dreams come to life.  To live for, serve and see awesome God things means that we have to dream.
 
Recently I taught on Joseph from the Old Testament.  That boy had dreams and could tell others what their dreams meant.  It was eye opening for me.  Be encouraged today to let your dreams flow, and best yet, let God fill your dreams with His stuff and His best.
 
Ephesians 3:20 (TLB) --- God, by his mighty power at work within us, is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of – infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes.
 
Remember what God says about these dreams and His work?  Read on:
 
Acts 2:17 (nlt) --- 'In the last days,' God says, 'I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy.  Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
 
This week we have talked about how we think and about our minds.  We have talked about how we talk and the stuff we let come out of our hearts.  Today's e-devotion demonstrates what happens when we let God fill our hearts and our minds.  We dream His dreams and see God-size stuff happen.  That is what I want!

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