don’t let the embers of your dream die

Coming Alive
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Happy Monday friends–
Thanks for joining me here again.  Pull up your chair across from me here at Starbucks ( I am enjoying my you bought so many cups of coffee you get a free drink at Starbucks reward free drink right now, so why don’t you join me)

Can’t wait to study Chapter 3 of the most awesome book God Sized Dreams by Holley Gerth.  We are on Chapter 3 titled the Heart of a dreamer.  Full, full of amazing life changing truth.  Can’t wait to hear what God spoke to you.

But here is the main thing He reminded me.  It comes from page 56-67.

That doesn’t mean you believe life is all sunshine and roses.  You’ve seen your share of hard times
You bet there are more to come
But 
In the middle of it all you keep holding on to the God who will not let you go.
You trust that He will come through for you.
You don’t let the embers of your dreams die
but instead fan them into flame
again
and
again

I love to be outside.  In my heart I am a wilderness girl.  In my heart I could build a fire out of sticks and wood and flint, wouldn’t even need the matches because I would be survivor girl hear me roar.
The truth though…. I can’t build a good fire. .. unless there are fire starters and that cheat liquid stuff (don’t even know the name ) that you can pour on the fire to make it roar.
recently I have enjoyed several fires

 This photo was taken Saturday night at a bonfire.. yup. it was 3 am.. we were chaperoning the youth camp out.. (surely we get Jesus points for that)  had a ball.  We were up making sure the youth weren’t up to any shenanigans.. (secret though we were making way more noise then them!)

And this beauty is my neighbor/friend who is like  my sisters fire pit. We had Bible study around it the other night.
Something about these fires
They start to look like they are dying, and you just have to stir them. You have to find the embers that are still there and move them around, stir them up a bit, sometimes add some wood to make them catch flame again. .. and again.. and again.
Sometimes life is hard.  Sometimes life just happens.
That trial, that darkness seems to swallow not only you and your family up, but your view of the goodness of God.  Makes you want to not trust. him.  Makes you want to quit believing , fighting, dreaming.  
That busy life you are leading– seems to swallow you up.
Can you hold on that God will not let you go?  that’s the heart of a dreamer.  Who dreams in the goodness of God in spite of. 
I have learned that… in the past three months can I believe in the goodness of God in spite of :  my dad’s diagnosis of rare leukemia and going to the hospital with him everyday watching him suffer like you never imagined?
in spite of my sister, her husband, my niece and nephew being in a serious accident that almost killed them?
In spite of the ministry bank balance being zero?
But see even in spite of.. I don’t dream that God is good.  I know it.  Because He promises it
Therefore I can trust my good God enough to keep dreaming.
To not let the embers die, but fan them into flame again and again
That’s the heart of a dreamer.
That’s God’s heart.. 
to fan my heart, my passion, my belief in Him again and again.
That’s His heart for you to.
page 54  It’s easy to push aside our dreams and settle for what is safest.  It’s easy to plaster a smile on your face and never really let anyone get close to us.  But it’s hard to keep your heart open for a lifetime.  It’s hard to really let love be part of who you are.  It’s  hard to keep risking, hoping and praying even in the face of the impossible.
But
when your heart is open, It’s Jesus who shines out.  And that glow illuminates the path to the dreams
He has given you


Heart work:
— One of the sections that impacted me the most was God sized dreamers don’t do it all.  Read Galatians 1:10.  Now get real honest with yourself and God.. (whew this was painful for me)  What are you saying Yes to because you are trying to please man?  Should you consider saying no to experience the Yes God has for you?
— What does the word Hope mean to you?  How does Holding Hope and holding your dreams, your passions connect?  Psalms 71:14  But I will hope continually and will praise you more and more.  How can you fan the flame of Hope?
— Page 53  “The sign on her heart says Open in neon, glittering joy.”  What would the sign on your heart say?  What word would you like the Lord to write on a sign in your heart? Why don’t you do something crafty (if you like that sort of thing and it makes you come alive!)
–God sized dreamers encourage others.  Ask the Lord to show you who you can encourage this week. Send them a card, call them, treat them to some God sized encouragement.  
— God sized dreamers embrace His love.  Re-write Romans 8.. all of it.. putting your name in there.  What an incredible love letter.  Soak in it.  Rest in it.. read it like you have never read it before.  You don’t have to work harder and strive more to earn God’s love!  You are fully loved.
— Are you fanning into flame your God -sized dreams beginning from a place of being loved by God?  
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8 Comments

  1. I needed this post exactly today…such a beautiful reminder. God IS good ALL the time, despite my circumstances, attitude, etc. How quickly I forget!! I am just so blessed by you and this team, bible study etc. Thank you for loving the world around you in a BIG way. To me you will always be JOY!!

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  3. I love this so much! I so want to continue to fan into flame beliefs!To believe in my God size dreams. Satan is such a squelcher, wanting to throw water on the dreams and cause just alot of smoke!Sometimes he even uses people with good intentions to do that! But praise the Lord the HOLY SPIRIT is the best fire starter/fire keeper to keep our dreams alive!And Jenn. You are such an example to me of real living out faith in dreams God has given you! Keep believing! I am currently asking God to show me strongholds in my life and my God size dream is to believe freedom from those! I am going to let Jesus keep building that flame and not listen to the water thrower, who says it will never change! Thanks JEnn

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  4. Excellent analogy! Those questions and suggestions at the end? So good. What a blessing you are Jenn! I am so grateful for the gift of you and this dreaming we've all done.

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