Joel 2:28 And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
We all have disappointments in life. Things do not go as planned. Dreams can be shattered.
When we were kids, we all dreamed about what we might be when we “grow up.” Besides a handful of people, most of us are doing nothing like we imagined or planned. Even out of college, or older, our visions of the future are not reality.
Sometimes our dreams fail to materialize due to life’s disappointments. We may not get that promotion at work even though we’ve worked our tails off. It may be that we were just not talented enough to obtain that particular goal and plans. We may have missed out due to fear or laziness. We may have found out our dream in life was not so dreamy after all and we’ve decided to move in a different direction – or at least not pursue that particular dream.
We may have actually achieved our dream, but it’s not what we thought. I dreamed of being a professor, which is why I pursued my Ph.D. After becoming a professor, I found out it was not exactly what I thought it would be and there were things about it I really did not like. I ended up going to industry where I have been much happier and doing many of the things that I wanted to do as a professor.
Lastly, what do we do when we achieve our dream? Do we sit idle? You may be living your dream and everything is great. If that is the case, then maybe you can ignore this post. At some point though, it’s likely that you will want to grow and expand again.
Whatever the reason our dreams did not come to pass, ended etc., we need to stop and dream a NEW dream. Dreaming a new dream will give you a new outlook purpose on life.