Big Dreams
How suffocating it can be to live within the boundaries of human ability. when we confine our thinking to the limitations of what is known, what we have experienced or what we are able to imagine, the mental playing field is relatively small.
When you have captured God's vision for your ministry, one of your first reactions will be, But that's ridiculous; we could never do that. If you persist, though, and conclude that this is what He is calling you to do, often you will recognize that His dreams are bigger tan yours and that they call for you to expand the size of your mental playing field to accommodate His vision.
Great power can result from dreaming big. Such vision implies a long-term approach to ministry. Many leaders suffer from having constantly to rethink their vision because it is so small that they accomplished it quickly, or because it was so insignificant that it barely seemed worth the effort. God's vision for your life, though, is grand. His vision is not one you are likely to accomplish in a year or two. A few Christian visionaries have learned that once you catch His vision, it will outlive you. Your role is to grasp it, to articulate it and to ensure that it is acted upon. Your responsibility is not to see it come to a conclusion. Work toward that end, but do not feel incomplete if it s not fully accomplished in your lifetime. Simply being part of making that vision become a reality will seem like a sufficient reward.
Dream big, through God's enablement, is also one means of allowing the church to see and to reflect God's power and majesty. His desire are so much better and more meaningful than our own that when we envision them and fully support them, the spiritual and emotional empowerment is incredible. people become genuinely excited over the grand possibilities. The magnitude of the task is dwarfed by the realization that He wants to do it, and He intends to make it happen through you.
(taken from "The Power of Vision" by George Barna. pg. 96&97)
These statement are very true and should be followed in order not to limit God to what we know or imagine...
GOD BLESS
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Anyone who comes to God must believe that he is real and that he rewards those who truly want to find him. ~Hebrews 11:6
One translation renders Hebrews 11:6 “God…rewards those who earnestly seek him” (NIV). I like the King James translation: “He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (italics mine).
Diligently – what a great word. Be diligent in your search. Be hungry in your quest, relentless in your pilgrimage. Let this book be but one of dozens you read about Jesus…Step away from the puny pursuits of possessions and positions, and seek your king.
Don’t be satisfied with angels. Don’t be content with stars in the sky. Seek him out as the shepherds did. Long for him as Simeon did. Worship him as the wise men did. Do as John and Andrew did: ask for his address. Do as Matthew: invite Jesus into your house. Imitate Zacchaeus. Risk whatever it takes to see Christ.
~Taken from
Just Like Jesus by Max Lucado
Quite profound as well, more quotes and references such as theses and possibly we will not put God in such a small box...
yes- a few more words on God and suddenly the insufficiency of man is solved. You might want to stop thinking about the box you are putting God in and start thinking about the box you are in.
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