“The reason you survived all hell
breaking loose in your life is because
the greatest days are ahead of you.”
– Christine Caine
We all have a story. Our stories come with hopes and dreams God engraved in our hearts from the time we were little girls. If we have lived for any length of time on this earth, it is likely that our story has had unexpected twists and turns which have brought us to the chapter we are living in. Those dreams and desires that we have set our hearts on may not even feel obtainable when we have responsibilities or tragic events that have thickened the plot of our story. We are desperate to skip the chapters that are uncertain and require faith and trust, to get to the good part when the suspense is over and our dreams are realized.
God will often stir our hearts with the dreams He has for our lives. But like Abraham and Sara, Joseph, and many who have gone before us, we have to contend for those dreams against all odds and trust God to fulfill the promises he hid in us when He formed us in our mother’s womb. In John 10:10, Jesus said, “The thief comes only to kill and steal and destroy. “ But Jesus didn’t finish there because He knew His destiny and trusted God to finish what He sent His son to do for us…
“I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”
Satan and his fleece will plot against the dreams God has for our lives, but we have a God who has already written all the days of our life in His book before they ever took form (Psalm 139:15-17). His plans are for good and not to harm us (Jeremiah 29:11), and He will never leave us or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5)! He is doing a new thing in us, making a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert (Isaiah 43:18-19)!
Don’t give up on your dreams… God has called you to keep pressing forward to finish the work He has started in you (Philippians 3:13-14)!!!
“We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It’s an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all experiences right to the very presence of God where Jesus. Running on ahead of us has taken up His permanent post as High priest for us… (Hebrews 6:18-20 MSG)”