Chase Your Dream

The great thing about leaders is that they are always pushing the status quo. A great leader is never satisfied with the way things are and push to make them better.  Many leaders have a dream.  Whether it was planted in their hearts at a young age or discovered later in life, leaders have a desire to go places and take others with them.

Unfortunately, our lives are not easy.  If we could accomplish our dreams as fast as we could pop a bag of popcorn then it wouldn't be a dream.  Dreams take time.  They take growth. They take persistence.  They take endurance.  Dreams bring about fear, joy, sadness, relief, frustration, and victory.  Ask someone who has achieved their dream, and they'll tell you the hardest parts and the most joy-filled.  They will tell you of seasons that brought pain, but ultimately made them better for it.

I imagine if we were able to sit down with Joseph at the end of his life, he would tell us of all the bad things, but also the good things.  What he learned, how he changed, and how he's thankful for what God brought him through.  Joseph is the shining example of never giving up on his dreams, of never giving up on God.

It's so easy to be discouraged when trials and difficulties come our way. Nevertheless the trial may be the difference between success and failure.

The Psalmist says in Psalm 139:8-10

"If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast."

The important thing to remember when you're going after your dreams is that God is always with us in good times and bad.

Chase after it with all you have.  Hebrews 12:1 says "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us."

What is your dream?  What breaks your heart? What do you want to see changed?