0758 I Have a Dream

I Have a Dream

Then they said to one another, “Look, this dreamer is coming! Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ We shall see what will become of his dreams!” Genesis 37:19-20

What a compliment to be called by your dream - it’s a when dream has you!

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is broken-winged bird that cannot fly. Langston Hughes I’m a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star than I grab a handful of clouds. Mike Tyson All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. Walt Disney

1. Dreams come true

Joseph, chief butler, chief cup bearer, Pharaoh, Abraham, David, Martin Luther!

Dreams and visions are the language of the Holy Spirit.

Dream in stages. Out of debt. Married. Children. House. Home Group.

2. Not all dreams are good

Pharaoh dream was negative and positive. Butler’s dream was negative.

Faith and fear both demand that I believe in something I can’t see. Faith is to believe what you don’t see. Reward of that faith is that you see what you believe. Saint Augustine.

Uproot negative dreams out of your heart. Midianites had nightmares.

3. Non dreamers fight dreamers but end up working for them.

Joseph helped others, his brothers hurt others.

Negative person can’t make happy relationships. Negativity makes you selfish.

Faith works in concert with love.

4. Dreams crush daily on the rock of temptation

Power of decision before temptation.

“I deserve a relief” - I got hardships, I don’t want more. “I don’t intent on sleeping with her, just mess around” - Samson did not plan on telling Delilah his secret. (bind w bowstrings, new robes, wave 7 locks of my hair into loom)

Flirting leads to falling. Flee, don’t flirt. It’s not about how close the cliff you can get without falling but how far you can stay from the cliff

Drinking problem. Drugs issue. Porn. How far is too far for your wife to be with another man? WRONG QUESTION!

5. What does not kill your dream, makes it stronger.

Failure is the fertilizer for your faith/dream.

God used donkey, ravens, rejection, Judas

Pain on purpose: birthing or burying child. Jesus endured shame for joy that was set

“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28

Every problem, dry pit, dungeon is not wasted but serves him.

Fire that meant to kill him, sets him free.