Dreams........

Our dreams or God's vision?

When you think of where you "should" be or where you "want" to be in life what comes to mind? I was reading an article in hobby farm magazine and a saying struck me as interesting and got me thinking on more than one front. It said " Just as one cannot grow a garden without planting the seeds, dreams cannot come true until they are spoken out loud and carefully nurtured-through discussion, research and action."

I got thinking of my dreams and where I thought I would be in life or what I thought I should be doing in life and I am no where near where I want to be......why not? I realized how true this statement was.

For some the first part is hard, maybe they feel no one will support there dreams or think about how hard it will be do get it done so they keep it to themselves. Maybe its the act of articulating it and defining it. Generals of I want to be or do this or that dont count, be specific on what it is you want or where you want to be. For others this may be the easiest part....for me its the easy part.

Second, is your research and for me its easy, if it interests me I can read up on it and learn what I need to know. Some may find this daunting, sometimes it requires boring hours behind a desk or in front of a computer but its a neccesity.

Third, is the action. This is where a lot of people get stuck, and I have to say I am one of those people. Its the point of what if you fail (if you dont do it you wont succeed either!) Its the point of now we have to make the contacts and get the ball rolling. We have done all the research so we should be able to get things started but there are always a 101 excuses as to why they are not....work full time....kids....someone doesnt support what you are doing (there will always be those people even if you are mother teresea), why all the exuses if we want our dreams to come true so badly?

I feel like God is using me to start a minisrty using the gift he gave me, my love and ability to care for his creatures. It has become a dream of mine, however I feel its a vision he had for me in my life....why am I keeping God waiting. I look at all the excuses and think which one is so important I need to put God on hold?

What is your excuse?