As we were driving from Fayetteville to Rogers on old 71
highway I saw a huge sign, “Selling dreams since 1972”. That really caught my
eye and I couldn’t wait for us to get close enough for me to see what it was.
As we drove past I looked and saw it was a weed filled empty lot with a gate
and the sign. I realized it was an old mobile home sales lot.
Actually they marketed their wares as selling dreams but
there were no longer any dreams being sold there. Those dreams had not lasted.
All that was left was the shell of what once was.
Dreams are for sale everywhere you look. If you can pay the
price you can achieve your dream. But will it last? And is it worth it? Some
dreams exact incredible prices. And yet even when the price is paid, the dream
doesn’t last. It’s often a façade of what someone is really looking for – a
cheap imitation and illusion.
There are dreams that will last. They will stand the test of
time and give great and lasting pleasure.
There is the dream for purpose. That can be found at the
feet of Jesus. As we bow our heads and hearts to Him, He gives us so much in
return. Ever dream of having purpose? You do, when your heart belongs to Jesus.
You never function at greater heights than when you live in His light and fall
in line with His will.
There’s the dream for significance. Everyone wants to find
meaning to their life and feel they are part of something greater than
themselves. This is found at the throne
of grace. As you pledge your allegiance
to the King of Kings, He crowns you with His significance. You can live beyond
self as you find your worth in Him.
Maybe you dream of being more…. More beautiful, more important,
more loved, more joyful, more successful…when you put all your hope in the
Lord, you become all that you’ve ever dreamed of being. God says you are
fearfully and wonderfully made – you are beautiful in His sight. You are so
wonderful and so loved that the Lord gave His life for you. You have been
redeemed, ransomed, restored and renewed. You are a success simply by being
God’s beloved child. You are loved for God is Love and God is your Father.
You
never have to succumb to depression or discouragement, for the Lord has given
you a spirit of power and might and a sound mind.
The world will sell you a bill of goods. It will tell you it
can sell you dreams that will be fulfilling but when you pay that price and
take that dream home you find it oh so empty. You have to pay and perform and
keep paying and keep performing. But with Jesus, every dream you could ever
imagine and so much more is achieved! Every blessing is signed in the Blood of
the Lamb and it is signed sealed and delivered for you!
Oh beloved, run to the greatest message you’ll ever read:
The Word of God. Every single promise, every single hope, every single truth is
all about you and your relationship with Him! Jesus made the way for you to
find more fulfillment than you could ever imagine. He even promises that if you
will find your delight in Him He will give you the desires of your heart. Keep reading, keep taking it to heart, keep
soaking in God’s Truth and you will find everything you ever dreamed of.
God loves you and He’s for you and that’s where your dreams
all come true.
Psalm 105:19 Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the
Lord tested Joseph’s character.
Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a
dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
Matthew 6:21 Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of
your heart will also be.
Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you
your heart's desires.
Psalm 146:5 But joyful are those who have the God of Israel
as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
