What were your dreams as a kid?
Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it.” His brothers said to him, “Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said. —Genesis 37:5-8
Then he had another dream, and he told it to his brothers. “Listen,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” When he told his father as well as his brothers, his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?” His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.” —Genesis 37:8-11
God-given dreams are for God’s
in His
.
Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness. —Psalm 115:1
God-given dreams are many
steps away.
In their hearts, humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. —Proverbs 16:9
Some just see a
, but others can see a God-given
.
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” —Galatians 3:28
“When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” —Matthew 9:36