Do you have a dream that you want so much it hurts? I do. I've been praying for this dream for more than 2 years. Last year, I've seen my dream almost coming true... almost. But not yet. From the start of 2015 until today, I am slowly getting frustrated because things are becoming way out of proportion. The plans I have are not materializing, things that pushes the dream farther away keeps on happening. And I am getting scared. What will I do if God says No? And then I thought about how a person with a rose garden must feel. Every fall, they will cut their rosebushes back to almost nothing. For 4 months, the plant will look like pathetic little dead sticks from which nothing could possibly ever grow again. But when spring comes, they blossomed profusely. First they grow little buds, then one by one they opened and burst into different color and shades. Abundant, fragrant, breathtaking. I know that's what God is doing to me now. I am His rose garden. He wants me to have beauty and purpose, and to offer a life-giving fragrance to those around me. But first comes the pruning process.
When god wants to make changes in our lives, and we're willing to let Him, He starts by cutting away all that is unnecessary. In this process, He strips from us everything that could hinder our future growth, in order to prepare us to bring forth good fruit- (Walking with God in the Quiet places)
My life may look and feel barren right now, but my God is actually freeing me from anything that does not bring forth life. Since I surrendered all to the Lord, especially my dreams and desires, I am being pruned. God placed his dream in my heart to give me vision and inspiration and to guide me to the right path. I must lay down my dreams to His feet and let them die. The ones that are not from Him will be buried away forever. The ones that are from Him will be given new life.
Dear Lord,
I lift up my dreams to You. I believe that right now, You are working to put everything in order. And I know that soon my dreams will come true. I claim Your generosity, abundance, success, victory, and promise of love in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.
