I’m a dreamer. I have aspirations of being a mother, changing the world, funding adoptions, going on wild adventures, traveling the earth, and more. When I get a new idea, I can transport myself to the end goal and imagine what it will be like when I’m holding my first baby in my arms, when I see the smiles of families who have finally been able to afford adoption, when I glimpse the hope of the world having been changed, when I feel the excitement of adventure, and when I experience the thrill of learning about new cultures and people. I can see it all. And in my vision, I believe that it is possible…in fact more than possible…it’s a reality.
While all of these hopes are good, I have made my heart sick. How is that even possible? I have been deferring my passions. I’ve squelched my creative potential, and I’ve backed down from the dreams. I’ve allowed disappointments, the lack of instant gratification, words from my past, and lies from the present interfere with the opportunity for me to actually see my hopes come alive. And, I had no idea what I was doing until recently. I made an assumption that all of those disappointments and heartbreaking lies were the reality of truth, but they are NOT.
Of course, there are always things that are out of our control which can lead to shattered hopes and dreams, but why have I been adding to the pot? Why have I allowed myself to make my heart sick? When I think about it in this perspective, it makes me realize that I have acted like a fool by turning lies into truths and past disappointments into my future. Since when do they get to control my life?
This is a new season. It’s time to speak life and hope into our hearts, to watch our dreams become fulfilled, and to sit back and grin with the joy of perseverance. It’s time to stop putting off our hopes and dreams. Comparison is not an option as it will only continue to steal from the beauty of your dream becoming reality. I challenge you to pursue your passions with perseverance and devotion, to allow yourself to dream, to close the door on your past disappointments, and to water the seeds of hope in your heart. Let them flourish into a tree of life that will produce fruit. It’s time to come alive.
Growing in Wisdom,
– The Lily
Proverbs 13: 12
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.”
I AM THE LILY 