Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. It’s the morning after a heavy rain, and everything around this old farm is coming to life after being nourished by the touch of the Master’s hand. The greens are the greenest, and the blue is the bluest, and no artist in the world could come close to capturing what my eyes saw this morning. My Time with the Master was a little different than it usually is, and I was pouring out my Requests like a river. I spelled out my heart’s desires, and I got specific about my goals. He already knows all those things because He knows every thought I have, but I think He likes it when we don’t give up, and He sees that we never stop Believing throughout the Journey. When I looked at this photo of the sun, it reminded me of how it is with me and my God…a beam from the front porch straight to Heaven to a God who cares about every single part of me. Isn’t that the way you see your Relationship with God, too?

It can be so easy for people to give up on their dreams just because they haven’t become a reality yet, but we lose out on the chance to lean into God when we do. God-sized dreams are put into Motion by the Touch of the Master’s Hand…a Hand that is Timeless and One that will never be rushed. When God plants the Seed of a Dream, He’s got His own Agenda and His own Timing, and the fact that we haven’t seen it all come into Play yet doesn’t mean the Details aren’t being Worked in Heaven. But the waiting often leads to impatience when we don’t see what we’ve been Dreaming of within our desired timeframe, and most people will throw in the towel instead of Leaning into Him even MORE. If we don’t Believe in the Dream that was planted by the Touch of the Master’s Hand in the first place, how will it ever come to be?

With the Faith of the size of a mustard seed, we can move mountains…IF we BELIEVE. That’s not to say that we make a wish and get our way, but if the Plans come from a Seed of a Dream that was planted by the Hand of God, it’s already a “done deal” even when we don’t see it with our eyes yet! “But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.” Why would you expect to see the fulfillment of the Dream He planted within you if you don’t believe that it’s possible yourself, and you give up because you got tired of waiting on God?

God says, “I am the I am” – He’s the “Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End.” His Word says, ” For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways – As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways.” He’s the “same yesterday, today, and forevermore,” and His Promises are True. He says, “I know the plans I have for you,” and THAT alone should be enough to keep even the biggest “skeptic” waiting on the Touch of the Master’s Hand. God never rests, He never changes His mind, He never quits on you and me….so how can it be so easy for so many to quit on Him just because He hasn’t revealed the Whole Picture in OUR desired timeframe yet?

No matter what I want for myself, I know that God knows what’s best for me, and I Trust Him because I BELIEVE what He says. It took 25 years for the fulfillment of the plan for Abraham and Sarah – from the first hint of a son to the birth of Isaac. God doesn’t work on our timing – He works on His own. He planted a few God-sized Dreams within me years ago, and they haven’t become a “reality” YET…but they will in HIS time. I NEVER stop Believing. I never stop Trusting. I never doubt Him. I don’t rush Him. I don’t quit, and I don’t give up on what He has for me. You won’t find me like a wave of the sea going back and forth in my Belief…I serve a Mighty God who NEVER breaks a Promise, and ALL things are possible with Him!

Amen?

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