Living The Dream

“I Have A Dream…..”

Okay, so I totally stole that from Martin Luther King Jr. – who, of course, had a pretty ambitious dream. I mean, ending segregation – kind of EPIC (to say the very least)! Enough to inspire anyone to dream to make a difference, really. I know it inspires me (to make a difference – in any way that I can)! There’s actually this quote that I love and it says:

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  “Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.”

~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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In other words, if you’re going to dream…..

Dream BIG!

 

With THAT being said, MY dream is important – and kind of a BIG deal – to me. You see, it has been my biggest dream, for as long as I can remember, to write a book AND get it published. AND….. It’s FINALLY happened!

 

 

“When I was a little girl

I swore that I would change the world when I grew up

Nothing else would be enough

I see it everyday

We settle for safe

And lose ourselves along the way

But if you don’t dream big, what’s the use in dreaming

If you don’t have faith, there’s nothing worth believing

It takes one hope to make the stars worth reaching for

So reach out for something more…..”

(“Dream Big” ~ Emily Shackleton)

 

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“The two most important days in your life

are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”

~ Mark Twain

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The thing is, I’ve known for a long time that this is what God wanted me to do with my life – write a book, as it was going to encourage A LOT of people in a BIG way. Little did I know just how much it would encourage me, in the process.

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“Pursue your passion, but do it with a greater Jesus-purpose.

It’s not what you do that matters most, but WHY you do it.”

~ Louie Giglio

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I feel like God has always put words into my heart in a special way. I can’t quite explain it, but I always feel closer to Him when I write – which is why the devil really tries to discourage me when it comes to my writing. I know that now, but I didn’t always. Chances are, the thing you love to do most (and that God has gifted you with), is the thing that the devil is going to attack and discourage the most. He definitely did that with me when it came to this book. That is why it’s SO important to stay focussed on God. Let your passion and your purpose be rooted in Him and let that be your driving force.

And you see, my dream behind the dream of writing a book was to encourage people; to provide them with light in the darkness; and ultimately, point them to Jesus, in the process. All I know is He has changed my life in the most AMAZING ways and I would SO love if everyone had the opportunity to experience that the way that I have. In fact, I feel like it would be selfish of me not to want that for people.

I mean, He put this dream of writing a book into my heart and helped me make it happen — and believe me, it was not easy, but He made it possible. Plus, I feel like SO much of my heart (and soul) went into this book that it’s pretty much me in book form. That’s passion….. That’s “living the dream”….. That is God. He will push you SO far out of your comfort zone — but in the very best way. He’s pretty AWESOME like that! He’ll make your dreams not only attainable, but SO much more fulfilling. I don’t know about YOU, but I want to live every day with that kind of passion — the kind that comes from seeing your dreams become a reality — the kind of passion that only God can provide.

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“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

~ Philippians 4:13

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SO….. Thank you to every single person who reads my book, because (as I said) writing and publishing a book has always been my biggest dream. So, by reading it, YOU are a part of that dream. Therefore, thank you for making my dream come true. Moreover, I encourage YOU to pursue YOUR dreams, because they are only as impossible as you make them out to be. I mean, I thought that my dream was impossible – but look, I’m holding it in my hands (in the picture above). Now, that doesn’t mean that making YOUR dream come true is easy, by any means, but it is indeed VERY possible!

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“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.”

~ Walt Disney

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Therefore, I encourage YOU, “little stars,” to…..

 

Dream BIG,

Shine bright

And never forget how AWESOME

YOU

      are…..

OR how AMAZING God is

AND what HE can do through YOU!