I recently had a friend send me a link to an author's Facebook live. The topic was on dreams; the dreams we have and how to attain them.
It's not a dream. It's a goal.
BAM!
Rachel Holis explained that dreams live in this far off unattainable land. Dreams are something you think about and wish could happen. In order to make dreams a reality, one must transition the verbiage from dream to goal.
Whoa!
This is SO simple but it was SO eye-opening for me. I can talk all day long about the dreams I have for myself and accomplish nothing but a high count of spoken word for the day. But, the moment I change my dream to a goal I now have something to work towards.
I have talked about my dreams A LOT for the past three years. I talked about them with friends, my husband, and even wrote about them a time or two. It wasn't until the end of the summer that I finally transitioned my dreams to goals. And let me just tell you, that was kind of scary.
I think we like to live in dreamland. I mean, who doesn't. It's easy there. It's safe. There is no failure to mess you up. No one is there telling you what a crummy job you are doing. Once you turn that dream into a goal, you step into the abyss of the unknown and that can be a daunting place.
But, let me challenge you. I believe stepping out of dreamland and into goal territory is exciting and adventurous. You get to possibly achieve something you have been dreaming about for forever. You get to journey on this road of newness finding a side of yourself that you didn't know existed. That's exciting.
So, let me encourage you today. If you have a dream, stop calling it that. You don't have a dream. You have a goal. Now is the time to create next steps to achieving that goal. It's going to take a heck of a lot of faith but God is right by your side; your biggest Cheerleader.
The Lord tells us he has a plan for us. He has a future all prepared for our little lives. (Jeremiah 29:11-14) If God is in it, then there is nothing to fear. (Joshua 1:9) Period. Step out in faith and achieve that goal. Your Safety Net (aka God) will be with you every step of the way...even when you fall.
"Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." (Jeremiah 29:12-13)
Love & Blessings,
Meg
It's not a dream. It's a goal.
BAM!
Rachel Holis explained that dreams live in this far off unattainable land. Dreams are something you think about and wish could happen. In order to make dreams a reality, one must transition the verbiage from dream to goal.
Whoa!
This is SO simple but it was SO eye-opening for me. I can talk all day long about the dreams I have for myself and accomplish nothing but a high count of spoken word for the day. But, the moment I change my dream to a goal I now have something to work towards.
I have talked about my dreams A LOT for the past three years. I talked about them with friends, my husband, and even wrote about them a time or two. It wasn't until the end of the summer that I finally transitioned my dreams to goals. And let me just tell you, that was kind of scary.
I think we like to live in dreamland. I mean, who doesn't. It's easy there. It's safe. There is no failure to mess you up. No one is there telling you what a crummy job you are doing. Once you turn that dream into a goal, you step into the abyss of the unknown and that can be a daunting place.
But, let me challenge you. I believe stepping out of dreamland and into goal territory is exciting and adventurous. You get to possibly achieve something you have been dreaming about for forever. You get to journey on this road of newness finding a side of yourself that you didn't know existed. That's exciting.
So, let me encourage you today. If you have a dream, stop calling it that. You don't have a dream. You have a goal. Now is the time to create next steps to achieving that goal. It's going to take a heck of a lot of faith but God is right by your side; your biggest Cheerleader.
The Lord tells us he has a plan for us. He has a future all prepared for our little lives. (Jeremiah 29:11-14) If God is in it, then there is nothing to fear. (Joshua 1:9) Period. Step out in faith and achieve that goal. Your Safety Net (aka God) will be with you every step of the way...even when you fall.
"Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." (Jeremiah 29:12-13)
Love & Blessings,
Meg
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