Living On The Edge

Article written for Intercessory Prayer Network Southeast:

Every little girl and little boy has dreams in their hearts. God places those dreams there for a purpose. He knows that their dreams will someday be the fuel that pushes them into their destiny. When I was a child, my heart was filled with dreams. I was such a day-dreamer that my second grade teacher actually requested for me to have my hearing checked.

My imagination was limitless. I would spend hours pretending and dreaming elaborate plans for my life. The dream that is most prominent in my mind is my dream of dancing. I have vivid memories of myself dancing and choreographing routines that I hoped one day to perform. But somewhere along the way my dreams were stolen, snatched away from me and replaced with doubt. Through the disappointments of life, my heart became disillusioned and I stopped dreaming. Then I entered adulthood like a dead man walking, blindly feeling my way through life.

It wasn’t until I was 38 years old that I realized there were dreams hiding deep within my soul. It was during a church service when a dream from childhood was slightly awakened. A Bishop within my church laid hands on me and began speaking of what he saw. He spoke of how he saw my calling to dance and the vision of me teaching little girls to dance. His words ignited a spark that was so buried within me that I didn’t even know it was there. This message from God needed to incubate for a period in order for the dream to be fully awakened and released in my life. Several years later, the prophetic words proclaimed over my destiny to “Dance” came to fruition. After decades of lying dormant, my passion for dance was fully revived. God opened a door for me to live out my dream and I began teaching little girls to dance.

The day I started dreaming again was the day my heart came alive. My new ability to dream enabled me to wake up each day with extravagant expectation from God, fully living and hoping. Honestly, my dreams are what keep me going, pushing me forward, and believing that there’s more than the “Here and Now.” Since I’ve tasted a dream fulfilled, I can’t imagine life without hoping for more. Do you believe there are dreams buried within your heart that need to be awakened? Pray today that God will reveal your dreams to you. There are ways we can dig for the treasures God has placed in our hearts:

1. Set aside time to be quiet and search your heart for unfulfilled dreams.

2. Start a “Dream Journal” to record your deepest desires and passions.

3. Form a network of positive people who will listen, encourage, and support you in your dreams.

Renewing the ability to dream ignites passion in our hearts, allowing us to have clarity and purpose as intercessors. Where there are no dreams, there is no life. Proverbs 13:12 says, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” Let your heart come alive…ask God to uncover your Buried Dreams!      

Amy

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