How to Resurrect Your Dreams Through Faith and Prayer

Sponsored Content by  Rev. Elouise Oliver

Discover how faith, prayer, and spiritual guidance can help you overcome fear and pursue the dreams God placed within you.

Let's be all that we can be! 

It seems that I read in a certain book that all things are possible with God. If that is true, then nothing can stop us but ourselves. So let's do it. Let's go there! Let's resurrect our dream. Let's dig up our dormant desire. It doesn't matter how long it has been since we let ourselves think about it. It is still our dream, and it's possible.

Revisiting the Desires of the Heart

Since it's been such a long time since we thought about it, could we have changed our minds? Is this still a viable desire, or did we let it go for something better? Then there is no regret. On the other hand, if we experience sadness at the thought of our old desire, then we need to revisit it. Some kind of resolution needs to take place. Pray about it. Ask for guidance. If you still want to do it, go for it. First, seek help. Get yourself a prayer partner. Talk to a practitioner. The Bible also has declared that wherever two people agree, anything that they shall ask, shall be done. So, you see, the practice of seeing a therapist, a minister, a coach, or any of the helping professionals is strictly biblical. See Matthew 18:19.

Trusting God with Big Dreams

Sometimes the dream is so big that it's frightening. We take it out, look at it, and start to tremble. But if God put it on your heart to do, then everything needed to bring this dream into reality is already right inside of you. As for me, if I had seen God's plan for my life 15 years ago, I might have declined, but God gave it to me in bite-sized pieces. I was able to digest 37 people, and then I was given 60. When I was able to deal with that, I was given more. Then approximately 100 people were added each year, until now I have a membership of 1,200 or more. I know this is God's plan because it's so much bigger than my understanding of me, the small me. In my humanness, I make errors of judgment. Many times, I say or do something that offends someone. I fall down, as the songwriter says, but I get up again, “A saint is just a sinner who fell down and then got up.” If I know what I need to do in order to correct an error, I do that. If I need to apologize to someone, I make haste to do that. Mostly, I have to keep my mind on Spirit and know that this is God's idea for me.

Replacing Fear with Faith

In spite of all that God has done for me and through me, I still get scared sometimes. I have to remind myself that, If God be for me, who can be against me? Someone sent me this article, which I often read. Let me share it with you now.

I know that God is the beginning, so why do I worry about the end? I know that God has forgiven me, so why can't I forgive myself? I know that God is my protection, so why do I ever fear? I know that God supplies my every need, so why can't I just wait? I know that God is my light, so why do I choose to walk in darkness? I know that when praises go up, blessings come down, so why don't I just praise God all the time? I know that God is the source of healing, so why am I concerned about illness? I know God is my strength, so why do I let myself feel weak at times? The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.”

So, let's do it. Let's pray. Let's resurrect our dreams. Let's be all that we can be. All things are possible–with God.

God Bless You and Keep You

Sponsored by People of African Descent New Thought Group

• by  Rev. Elouise Oliver