Daily Huddle - Friday Jan 1, 2021 Dreams

Love you all, praying for you.
 
Have you ever noticed there are two kinds of dreams?  Dreams from you, and dreams not from you, whether external or internal.  A dream can be something that comes on you when you are sleeping, when your conscious will and mind is at rest.  And dreams can be what you create or conjure up in your mind.  Is dreaming a good thing or a bad thing?  First what you dream at night – is not up to you… but what you dream in the day is.  Is it a good thing or a bad thing?  It depends on what God has for you.  Sometimes its time to stop dreaming and start doing, stop imagining and start moving...  But there is a time to dream – God can use it to pull you into the future, Its just far better to ask Him what dreams He has for you!  Just like everything in life, there’s God’s way and man’s way.  His way is way better.  Like an imagination, your dreams – are what you dream for you.  God’s dreams are the dreams God gives you, what God has for you to dream and do.  Some people have forgotten how to dream, they are just content or resigned to things staying the way they are.  The dreams that come to you - God can speak to you through dreams.  The dreams He gives you in the night season, but He can also direct your dreams in the day, He can tell you how and what to dream and imagine in the day season.  He will - if you ask him - and don’t dream without Him!  Dreaming apart from Him, is futile, its a waste of time, a tangent or wild goose chase about to happen.  But dreams He gives you – are those things that He wants you to think about and imagine what it would be like… so He can go beyond them, so He can amaze you.  Ephesians 3:20 – Now to him who is able to do immeasureably more than all we can ask or imagine, (that indicates we should be asking and imagining, but…) according to his power that is at work in us, (that means He wants to power your dreams…) to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.  (God’s dreams always bring glory to him, and glory to you).  Be careful, dreams can also come from the other guy.  Bad dreams, intended to bring doubt or fear, or imagining things that are self-serving, or self-indulging – not what God wants or the best that God has for you.  First external dreams - God spoke to Joseph, Mary’s husband in a dream.  God spoke to Pharoah in a dream.  God gave Joseph son of Jacob the gift of interpreting dreams.  God said in the last days old men and young men will dream dreams and see visions. Joel 2:28 – it was the Holy Spirit poured out on all flesh that God used to inspire His dreams and visions.  God wants to give you His dreams, not only in the night season, but for the day as well.  Those internal dreams – are what you dream about, hope for, aspire to, but there is always a competition in the dream world.  Your enemy wants you to dream things of earth, your Heavenly Father wants you to dream  things that will impact eternity, that lift your eyes and expectations to His destiny for you.  They world says – “Dream big” – “What man can conceive, man can achieve.”  Part truth, is where discernment is most needed… Why dream outside of God’s will?  It will only crash and burn, or worse yet, succeed for a while, and keep you from the dreams, plans and actions that God has for you.  When men gathered to build a tower to reach heaven, the tower of Babel, God came down and confused their language so they couldn’t communicate.  He said that if they are in unity, nothing will be impossible for them.  What a strange statement – it means more than natural.  We know the Sun is ninety three millions miles from earth – that’s quite a tall building… That dream wasn’t from God, that dream was to compete with God – and nothing that raises itself against Him will stand… not dreams, nor actions.  Same with your and my dreams.  Just like someone observed, “If no one is following, you’re not leading, you’re just out for a walk…”  In the same way, if God isn’t leading your dreams – you’re just out for a mental walk, not exercise, distraction.  Praying that this year, you will dream, that this year you will see dreams will come true, that you will always ask God to give you dreams in the night and the day so you don’t waste any time with other dreams.  Two words are dream starters… What if!  There’s “What if God could?”  and “What if I would?”  If you ask God to direct these ‘what if’s’ it can be powerful…  Praying that you will review PiVAT What If – and always ask God to direct your dreams, to lead your what if’s – so it’s the What if – that God wants, rather than the what if that you want.  His ways are so much better, they are the only thing that will succeed and last, and that can fulfill what you really long for, what He has put inside you, created you for, what He has destined for you.  What if God could? Oh, He can!  That’s up to Him, and you can trust Him.  If you ask Him to give you His dreams for you to dream, He will, He will put in your spirit what He wants to do and what He wants to do through you!  Praying that you will dream this year, when He says dream, and dream His dreams!  That you won’t waste time on your dreams, but get His dreams.  So those dreams that come from Him, inspire the plans that He has for you, so you will get the harvest that comes from the seed of your dreams, your words, and your work.  Praying that you won’t just be a dreamer, but also doer.  This year – you will see what God can do, the dreams and plans He has for you!  His Word will inspire His dreams – praying that PRISM will be your priority this year, His Word is a dream grower!  And His plans for you are what make His dreams happen.  Praying that PiVAT before dinner will be that dream translation time, that you never miss.  His plans always fulfill His dreams. 
 
Love you all,
dad