Dare to Dream!

We are studying Mike Slaughter's book, "Dare to Dream" and he encourages us to look deeper into our lives to discover the mission statement for one's life.  Many of us are chasing money but this book is about fulfilling our mission.

This mission begins with a relationship with God.  How well do you know your God?  Some of us we know God is here with us, but never had a relationship with God.  Think about it.  If you are in a relationship like with a boyfriend or husband, you want to know that person so well and always want to communicate with that person.  You put all your energy into this relationship.  Ask yourself, do I have that relationship with God?

We then try to find our "burning bush"; "There the angel of The Lord appeared to [Moses] in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed.  Then Moses said, "I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up." Exodus 3:2-3

Slaughter believes that sometimes the moments of crisis are the points at which we are most receptive to a burning bush. Some might have persistent embers through God that may be speaking with a quieter yet still pervasive message.

We hear God's call but we have a lot of excuses! Moses complained when he heard God's call, "Who am I to go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?  What am I suppose to say to them"  God is always persistent!

The Lord said to him [Moses], "What's that in your hand?' Moses replied, "A shepherd's rod" The Lord said, "Throw it down on the ground." So Moses threw it on the ground, and it turned into a snake.  Moses jumped back from it.  Then The Lord said to Moses, "Reach out and grab the snake by the tail." So Moses reached out and grabbed it, and it runed back into a rod in his hand. "Do this so that they will believe that The Lord, the God of their ancestors, Abraham's God, Isaac's God and Jacob's God has in fact appeared to you." Exodus 4:2-5

Many of us are like Moses who claimed he didn't have the gifts to go, excuses, excuses!  Who would have thought that a simple shepherd's rod will become the tool of discovering God in our lives.  

What are your excuses?  You have the God given gifts, may be it's time to use them.