​NEVER Stop Dreaming

You know what? I think that there are so many people in the United States who have lost sight or forgotten their dream. I believe that people have become discouraged because their dreams are not becoming reality immediately.

This realization makes me sad. I am a big dreamer, at night and like future-plan type of dreaming. I have always had big, bold, colorful, and exciting dreams. But it wasn't always like that. When I was younger, I was paralyzed by fear (check out my testimony for more). I had trouble sleeping, I had trouble dreaming. I didn't want to close my eyes because something scary would appear. Then, I didn't know anything else. I couldn't dream bigger or get those things out of my mind because I didn't know what freedom even looked like.

Thinking about this now, it is crazy how many nights I was paralyzed by fear. How many times I would lay as still as a brick for the fear of skeletons grabbing my feet. I am tearing up because I was so young and naive, yet those same fears kept me bound for so long.

Now, I have found freedom in Christ. I know the other side and I can say that I have not had a bad dream since I was set free a little over two years ago. Now, people who have bad dreams, or people who are afraid to dream break my heart. I want to give them a remedy, everyone a remedy, that will calm them. I want to give them a Jesus cookie. I can give them a little but I cannot achieve your freedom for you. Reading this isn't going to give you freedom, you are going to have to encounter the presence of Jesus and ask for it.

Now, I dream bigger, bolder, and with more enthusiasm! I am not afraid to dream, I love it. It is like opening God's story book and bringing it to life at night. Not only that but future-planning type dreams. Before, I did not really have plans as big. I ruled singing out because I didn't think I could make it that far. I ruled sports out because the devil had convinced me to be so insecure that I never tried to play and be better. The devil gave me excuses for why I would not go far and leave the current farm I live on. He even tried to use my family to keep me here, away from my purpose.

Since I was young I have always loved music, had a heart for missions, been very hyper and energetic, and DREAMED BIG! I knew I was called for something greater than where I am at now, not that I want to leave my family but the Bible says to leave everything (even family) and follow him.

Since I was young, I have had people try and shut me up. I have had people tell me that none of my dreams are going to come true. I have had my own family get mad at me for wanting to go to a ministry school instead of a great university after high school. I have had multiple people be mean to me because I dreamed bigger than them and I was determined to achieve those goals.

Yes, there were times when I felt shut up. There were times when I didn't want to dream anymore because I knew that someone was going to try and kill my fire. The were going to try and blow out my flame just to make theirs brighter. Yet, and how I have no clue, I am still a dreamer. Maybe it was my mom telling me to quit listening to others voices that are not influential to me. Maybe it was my foundation in Christ that just continued pushing me up when people tried pushing me down. Maybe a combination of the two.

So, I came on her today to say, continue dreaming! Don't listen to the people telling you to stop! Have kids, get married when God leads you, save up for the big house, move to Africa, build an orphanage, foster, adopt, make a blog, start a youtube channel, share Christ, go to ministry school, go to Harvard, do whatever Christ is leading you to do. I promise, you will not regret it. So today, I pray that you never stop dreaming, that I never stop dreaming. I pray you find the confidence and courage in Christ to step out. I pray that you find freedom in Christ. I pray that you can see past the nightmare to keep dreaming. Because if you quit dreaming, you lose your willingness to live, you become stagnant and smelly.

Have you ever seen a toddler sleep? You see that face, and the peace they have, and just know that they're dreaming! Beautiful babies.