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Beware of Dream Killers

Have you ever had a dream that kept you up at night? Have you ever been so excited about a vision that God had shown you and wanted to tell someone yet the people or person you told was feeling some type of way about what God had shown you? Has anyone tried to sabotage your dreams from becoming reality?That was the case with our friend Joseph in the text. However for many of us our dreams are not just sabotaged by the people closest to us but, they are sabotaged by the silent things of which we deal with daily.

7 types of dream killers

Family ()

Friends ()

Sometimes, your close friends and acquaintances could be potential dream killers if you do not show proper discernment and manage them right. Sometimes, you may have to take a stand and ignore your friends when you have a clear vision for your vision and dreams The kind of friends and company you keep are very important in realizing your dreams. Psychologists have for long maintained that we tend to perform at about the same level of people who are around or close to us. says ‘He who walks with the wise is wise’ and that ‘bad company corrupts good character.’ A ‘friend’ in this context of dream-killers is anybody you spend time with- whether they are considered a friend or not.

Current Boss (Saul and David)

Many visions of Christian brethren have been prevented from seeing the light of day because of the jealousy and evil machinations of the people in authority over the dreamer. Most humans by nature feel threatened when those under them can see something they are not seeing. The worst in humans come to the surface once somebody with the potential to take over their crown shows up. King Saul tried all he could to destroy David, the upstart who would be king. Herod did not mind killing all the babies in Jerusalem in an attempt to destroy baby Jesus, the star who was billed to become the king of the Jews. Most employers feel threatened when an employee starts showing signs of setting up for himself. Those in positions of dominance often try all they can to suppress and destroy the upstart. This is a fact that you can neglect to your eternal regret.

Your Fears ()

The Israelites allowed their dream of a promise land to die in the desert because they gave in to fear. After surveying the Promised Land in Numbers chapter 13, they all agreed that the land was exactly as God promised them and that the land did indeed flow with milk and honey, but they chose to give in to fear of the inhabitants. As the fear took root in their psyche they rebelled against God and his messenger, Moses. They were ready to go back to Egypt where they had just been freed from over 400 years of slavery. Fear caused them to prefer to go back to the status quo of servitude in a foreign land rather than risking going forward to possess their possession. This attitude provoked God to the point where He had to destroy the whole generation, save for two people, in the desert.

Fear is a very real dream killer and it rears its ugly head in many forms. It could be fear of failure, fear of the effort required for success, fear of your competitors or fear of leaving the comfortable for the unknown. Fear will always rear its head when you try to do something new and unique. The trick is never to give in to it. Your trust in the Lord and His provisions must be allowed to bury that fear. Truly wise people are untroubled by fear. They Know that God is in control, and wisdom guides them in dealing with every situation.

5. Your Failures

Your experience with failure is also another potential personal dream killer. There are no spectacular winners who have not lost been spectacular losers at some point in their careers. The difference between the ones whose dream died and the ones who made it big in the business world is their approach to failure. When you allow yourself to be overwhelmed by failure in your quest to be a successful, your dream may get killed without any help from satan. Failure is never final until you choose to accept it as final. Joshua is known as a great warrior who conquered the Promised Land for Israel but he had his share of failure. He just did not allow the fear to keep him from his kingdom assignment permanently. Abraham was a great man but he also had his share of failures along the way but he never allowed the failures to keep him from his destiny. So did Moses, David, Gideon and all the other great achievers mentioned in the hall of faith of the bible in Hebrew 11. It is inevitable that you will experience some failure and some disappointments as you make your transition into the ranks of those whose dreams materialised. You must be careful not to allow your little failures to kill the big dream.

6. Your Frustrations

a. As you pursue your dreams, some things may not move at the pace you expect it to. The sources of finance and marketing prospects you were promised before you stepped out may be slow in coming in. The profits or breakthroughs may not follow your carefully prepared and tested business plan. Frustration will rear its ugly head at some point. Frustration is part of the Life. Do not allow it to kill your dream. You must be optimistic that God will come through for you and make a way where there is no way.

Even when things look bleak, do not allow the spirit of frustration to win. When it looks like it will take forever for the breakthrough to come, hang in there and keep hope alive. Our ability to hope for the best when things look bleak is what separates us as a believer. As long as we are doing things in the will of God we must continue to believe that help is on the way.

Even when things look bleak, do not allow the spirit of frustration to win. When it looks like it will take forever for the breakthrough to come, hang in there and keep hope alive. Our ability to hope for the best when things look bleak is what separates us as a believer. As long as we are doing things in the will of God we must continue to believe that help is on the way.

7. Your Fatigue

a. Fatigue has played its fair share in destroying dreams of many Christians. Sometimes we just get too tired to sustain our desire or be creative. As humans, we sometimes just get tired and give up on the dream. Satan our adversary is aware of the destructive power of fatigue and he generally makes his appearance at such times to give us dream-killing suggestions. You must be vigilant. You are at your weakest mental and spiritual point when you are physically tired. Do not let fatigue kill your dream at a low point in your life or business. Be sure to watch against burn-out. Do not overlook or neglect the benefits of exercise and relaxation. Sometimes we get too caught up in working so hard to make things happen that we allow ourselves to get fatigued to the point where the devil can get an in-road into our minds to kill the dream. Elijah basically resigned from his ministry because he was tired and fatigued. He had spent the whole day on Mount Carmel battling with the prophets of Baal. He had single-handedly killed hundreds of prophets of Baal after he won the contest. It must have been a physically and spiritually draining exercise. Next morning, Jezebel threatened to put him to death by sundown. Elijah was so physically drained, emotionally exhausted and spiritually fagged out that this empty threat caused him to run into a cave. He was so tired he believed he could not go on anymore with the mission of revival he just started. He even asked God to kill him because he now believed he was alone and could no longer press on. You must be careful not to make a major decision when you are tired or fatigued. Do not resign or pack it in during a moment of burn-out. Never decide to quit when you are tired. Anytime you are tempted to bury the dream, learn to Step away from it all for a while and consider your options and the implications of your decisions before you commit to them. Sometimes it is amazing how much better things can look after a good night’s rest. Watch out for the dream killer named fatigue!

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