Brody Harper posted an article to his blog on dreams. I generally agree with what I understood his post to be about, but I don't necessarily agree with the emphasis on dream-pursuit. My first comment:
I think I jive with where you’re coming from, so long as you balance it out with verses like Prov 19:21. “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.”
If I’m settling for a run of the mill job just because I’m not actively caring for myself as a part of maintaining my relationship with the Lord, that’s not good. But if I’ve settled for working for The Man in support of my commitment to providing for my family, that can be very godly.
I’m knee-jerking to your post a bit, because I’ve seen people go too far that way and get so involved in Life!! they screw up the basics.
That, and I still struggle with this. When am I not pushing myself too hard and when am I not relaxing in what the Lord has for me and making sure I get some rest to keep up the strength for my daily responsibilities?
Shaun Groves added this bit which I also agree with:
I bring this up only because I’m constantly contacted by people with little if no ability - in my almost never humble opinion - who are moving across country, stressing spouses, abandoning kids, wasting money and time, quitting jobs that matter and that they’re truly great at to pursue a dream of music stardom fueled more by ego than actual God-given vision and ability. And it makes me sad.
Our heads are pumped full of “dream big” propaganda and few are telling us what kinds of dreams to dream. “You can be anything you set your mind to” is a lie. You can’t. I can’t play center for the Dallas Cowboys. It won’t happen. No matter how hard I try. But there’s plenty I can be.
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