Dream It - Do It.

I just returned from a huge conference in Atlanta called Passion.

It was a conference of 60,000 college students all there to praise Jesus Christ.

Pretty incredible- but the most incredible part was that all of those 60,000 college students left with the PASSION to do something great in the name of Jesus Christ.

I would say that for many who follow Christ, myself included, there are times when you feel the fire, dream the dream, and cast the vision. But so many times somewhere along the way we fall short of the goal. We lose sight of the vision. And we leave the dream to be just a dream and never a reality.

Why?

Because we take our eyes off of eternal things.

We go back to school or work and consume ourselves in our grades, our friends, OUR lives- forgetting that we gave our lives to Jesus and they aren't about us any longer.

A lesson that I’m learning, as elementary as it may sound, is that my purpose in this life is to glorify Jesus Christ.

 My purpose in life is not to pursue happiness but to pursue holiness because my pursuit of holiness glorifies Jesus but my pursuit of happiness only glorifies myself.

You cannot live in your comfort zone if you want to experience Jesus and see Him do incredible things in and through you.

The pursuit of happiness never carries you out of your comfort zone, but pursuing Christ never allows you to remain in it.

When you dream with an eternal perspective, it’s impossible to remain in your comfort zone because when you dream with Jesus He always calls you to a life of faith. 

A quote I heard somewhere that has been written on my heart is this:

“I want to do something with my life that if Jesus doesn’t come through I will completely fail.”

That’s a pretty bold statement. And it’s not comfortable. In fact, it's a little scary. But how else do we glorify God if not by walking in faith?

So when you realize that you are comfortable and that you have lost sight of your dream, it’s okay. In fact, praise God that when you try it without Him you lose your passion because if you could do it on your own then it wouldn’t be worth it.

But don’t give up. Because when the God of the universe is on your side, it’s never to late to keep trying. We are human and we fail. But thank the Lord He picks us back up again and calls us to something greater. 

Only with Jesus can our God sized dreams ever come true.

So fix your eyes on eternal things. And keep the faith. Because if all 60,000 of those college students dream the dreams of their Father then our world is in for some immeasurably more incredible things.

"Look at the nations. Watch and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe even if you were told." Habakkuk 1:5 

God has big plans for us. Plans we wouldn't believe even if we were told. Plans we cannot dream and we cannot do without God. 

"I have seen the burden that God has placed on men. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end." Ecclesiastes 3:10-11

Pray for a dream. Then pursue it.