Okay, I want to ask a question of a spiritual nature...I've done a lot of thinking, praying, reading and exploring the idea of pursuing the dreams God gives us. I could go on and on with this topic, but here's a few foundational thoughts:
1) We're created to know God, love God, walk with God and enjoy Him.
2) God's uniquely wired each one of us with spiritual gifts, talents and abilities. He also puts dreams and desires in our hearts that are consistent with the way He made us, which give Him glory and bring us joy in Him.
3) Some dreams are simple (i.e. loving God & loving others...complicated part there is implementation) and other dream require great commitment and dedication.
4) We have a spiritual enemy who loves to steal, kill and destory our walk with God, others, and dreams. Underestimating this reality diminishes the necessity of prayer and our dependence on God.
5) I needn't be concerned if the dream sounds too impractical, outlandish or ego-serving because if I'm committed to God's perfect will, my aim will not be to please men, but God alone. Think Noah. Think Abraham. Think Jesus.
6) If my true desire is to follow God's will in my life, however my dream/desire works out (or not) will be okay because my sufficiency is found in Christ alone. If the dream does work out, it will bring glory to God and joy to others. If not, what's so bad about working at Taco Bell?
Okay, so what's your dream? What truly makes your heart come alive?
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Monday, October 20, 2008
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An faith-based arts center focused on getting Xian artists involved in missions. See here: http://theaestheticelevator.com/2007/02/27/art-faith-missions-and-a-retreat/
The dream which makes my heart come alive is very, very similar to yours! (It's also very similar to the dream expressed in the previous comment, provided that the term "missions" includes the idea of "home missions," since our culture here in America is in serious need of Christian outreach these days.)
I'm going to be sending you a letter very soon with regard to that dream, Joey. I also intend to enclose a CD-R disc containing supplemental materials which will enable you to better assess the extent to which your dreams match my own. Meanwhile, please feel free to visit my website at ArtisticChristians.com. I also have a blog which you might want to visit.
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