As a kid I dreamed big dreams. If I was shooting baskets on our neighbor’s goal it was always the last second shot, a game winning buzzer beater. That is what we do. No one typically dreams small dreams. WE dream them large. Everyone thinks they will be discovered and end up on a cereal box don’t they? Don’t we dream of making an impact, a difference?
What happens to that dream? Do we still deep down believe we could be discovered? Somewhere inside do we still think we have what it takes?
Why did God gives us this dream? Does the dream still exist inside of you but it has taken on new meaning and direction in Christ?
I think the church needs dreamers, those with big dreams who want to make a difference. Those who want to be counted on for the final bucket. I wonder if we try to hard to make kids be realistic, son not that many people make it as a rock star, only a very few ever play in the NBA and oh by the way if you have your father’s genes you will most likely ride the bench at the JV level.
Instead shouldn’t we be encouraging these dreams but instead help our kids to shift their focus? We can all make a big difference in small ways. Maybe we just need to shift the measure. Jesus said His kingdom was like a mustard seed, something small when it begins but something that ends up rather big.
Maybe we need to nurture those mustard seed dreams and instead of dousing them with reality maybe we should marshal them and redirect them and give them a God centered focus. Those are dreams worth having aren’t’ they?
The stage may start rather small but who is to say what the outcome may bring.
