Has God given you a dream for your life that exceeds anything you could accomplish on your own? Is your dream something that, apart from a God-sized intervention, seems impossible?
If so, I have good news. It pleases the Father’s heart when we believe He can do great things through us. This is because He is glorified in our successes, which require radical dependence upon Him. This knowledge alone should fuel continual confidence and courage as we pursue our God-given dreams and desires.
Yet despite this truth, oftentimes the most significant obstacle standing between us and our dreams is, quite frankly, us. This results from believing that what we can accomplish depends on our ability rather than God’s superabounding ability working through us. This is faulty thinking and bad theology.
Countless times throughout Scripture, God empowers ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things. People like Moses, Joshua, David, Esther, Mary (the mother of Jesus), Peter, Paul, and more. In his letter to the Ephesians, the apostle Paul reminds the believers of this very thing (Ephesians 3:20).
What God can and desires to accomplish in and through us is infinitely greater than we could possibly imagine. He is glorified when we trust Him to do what we cannot do on our own.
Don’t put a cap on God’s dream for you. Don’t settle for less when God invites you to believe Him for more.
Carol M. Abbott holds a master’s degree in Vocal Performance and, following a twenty-five-year ministry career in churches and colleges, teaching, performing, and leading praise teams and choirs, has turned her attention to her newfound passion, writing. Now an empty nester, she dedicates her time studying, teaching, and sharing God’s Word through her devotional writings and in community with others. Carol is passionate about the reality and richness of Holy Scripture and has a desire to ignite this passion in others through her writings. An avid blogger, she posts weekly devotional writings at GraceNotesForYou.com. She is also a volunteer leader with COMPEL Writers Training Group, a private vocal instructor and, with her husband of forty years, has been leading small groups for over thirty years.
She is an active and serving member of Fellowship Greenville in Greenville, South Carolina, and attends theology class. When she’s not writing, she enjoys hiking, plant-based cooking, playing Rummikub with her husband, and working in her flower beds.