Power Of The Pits

Key scripture:  “Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers and they hated him even more!”  Genesis 37:5

Power Point:

     The pits can really be the pits can’t they?  I don’t know if you’ve ever fallen into one but they can be the very devil to get out of.

     This morning I was thinking about Joseph in prison. His journey began with a dream.  He was so awestruck by the dream he began to share it.  It was not well received. The next thing he knew he was looking up from the bottom of a pit. The dreams in his heart, the vision he had seen, looked totally hopeless. The truth is, Joseph didn’t dream up those dreams. God put them in his heart. Just as He has put every dream or prophetic word over your life in your heart. But that is the way of dreams.

They come alive in us.  They are tested. They are fulfilled.

    A teacher once told me that: First you will have the Birth of a Vision. Secondly you will see the Death of that Vision. And Thirdly, there will be Divine Intervention.  Beloved, dreams almost always need Divine Intervention. And that’s a GOOD thing!

     If you are walking closely with God, you can be sure that the dream in your heart was put there by Him. That means that the more you contemplate them and dream about your dreams, the more likelihood they have of coming to pass, because God is partnering with you.  In fact, that dream was His idea in the first place!  He will take you right to the end of your dream, and then He will meet you where you are with one of His glorious surprises.  You will wake up one morning and find yourself smack dab in the fulfillment of your dream.

     He gives us dreams so that we will walk with Him into a bright future full of promise and hope.  It seems that people often accuse God of stealing our

dreams so that He can make Himself bigger in our lives.  Nope.  That’s the “other” guy.  God’s revelation about Himself is that He loves to give us the desires of our hearts.  He loves to fulfill our dreams.  He loves to watch us grow into them.

      Do you find yourself in a pit today, clutching your frayed dream closely to your heart?  Remember that Your heavenly Father is the One Who delivers you out of the pits!

    Do you find yourself in the middle of your dream, with some miles still ahead of you?  Remember that Your heavenly Father has a brilliant road map shining with the light of His Spirit to get you to your destination.

    Do you find yourself (finally) in the fulfillment of your dreams? Well, share the joy gently and honor Him greatly.

     Never forget Beloved, that the dreams in your heart are part of Your heavenly Father’s plan for your life.  Why wouldn’t He want to see them come alive? Remember Joseph began by being thrown in a pit.  He ended up as CEO of Egypt.

Power Thought:

Let your life become living proof that what matters to you, matters to Him.

Sweet Dreams!