I haven’t been to McDonald’s in a long time but I haven’t forgotten their commercials. You can order a lunch combination by number and then you can “super size” it. Kick it up a notch and get it just a little bigger. And yet, when it comes to my dreams, I hesitate to super size them.
Dreams.
We all have them. Some more than others. Some bigger, some smaller. But we all have them. When we are younger, our dreams tend to have no limits as maybe we haven’t learned our limitations quite yet.
But here’s the thing – our limitations never matter at all.
Holley Gerth gives what has to be my favorite definition of a dream, a God-sized dream that is …
“God-sized dream = a desire in your heart for more of what God has for you.”
The dreams are God given, placed in your heart by God and for which you will have a desire to pursue.
Did you catch it? I said “DREAMS”.
Over the course of your life, you will have several dreams. Hopefully, you will never stop dreaming.
Dreams will have an affect on your faith as it will require faith on your part to reach your dreams. And to keep dreaming, you will need to keep praying. And as you keep praying, you will keep dreaming.
It’s a funny thing about dreams.
They really aren’t dreams unless they go beyond our capabilities. If we can achieve them, we get the credit. But something happens when we are unable to make them happen – God gets the glory and we grow.
Nothing honors God more than a big dream that is way beyond our ability to accomplish. And nothing is better for our spiritual development than a big dream because it keeps us on our knees in raw dependence on God.
(The Circle Maker, page 45)
And it’s a funny thing about God-sized dreams …
Prayer and imagination are directly proportional: the more you pray the bigger your imagination becomes because the Holy Spirit supersizes it with God-sized dreams. (The Circle Maker, page 44)
 “What is impossible for people is possible with God.” (Luke 18:27, NLT)
“Never stop praying.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17, NLT)
 Today let’s pray for our imaginations to increase! And then – keep praying and believing for the impossible!
This is Day 7 of 31 Days Of Going In Circles. You can find the entire series here .
Today I am joining with … Unite and Testimony Tuesday and Titus 2 Tues. and Tell Me A Story and Teaching What is Good .
Love the idea of “super sizing” our dreams. My biggest dream is to write a book–what is yours?
Not sure if it is my biggest dream or my kids biggest dream but it is to one day write a book as well. May we both achieve our dreams! Glad to have you share here & thank you for the follow as well. Blessings!
I need to catch up on your series, friend. But glad I stopped by today. What great encouragement to keep on dreaming and to “super-size” those dreams. Many times for me it has been to write a book, but if I were to super-size that, it would be for my husband and me to write a book together!
Much love to you. xoxo
Beth, your dream of writing a book together with Scott sounds wonderful. It would be such a blessing to military couples! Praying for God to bring that dream to fruition!
O, I love the Holly Gerth quote! So easy to drift off into wrong illusions, but it’s actually about looking into the greatness God has already put into our hearts!
Happy Tuesday! – a fellow 31 Dayer
That quote has stayed with me since reading Opening the Door to Your God-Sized Dream by Holley. I highly recommend it if you have not already read it.
This is so great! Yes… Super Size me! 😉 I love it! (Or Super Size Him in me!) Dare to dream… I’m so glad you are writing about this!
Thank you for both the encouragement & affirmation. May we hold onto those dreams our God has placed in each of our hearts!
Mark Batterson shares such wisdom in his book The Circle Maker and what I love the most is that it is not out of our reach. Knowing that we can and should dream and the bigger the better in order to honor God is so refreshing. Here’s to dreaming big and letting God keep the dream alive through the Holy Spirit!
Yes, Mary – here’s to pursuing what our God has put in each of our hearts! So grateful for you!
Oh yes, like a balloon, waiting to be filled with the fullness of His heart, dreams, and love…might we be full, and blessed, and rich in His love, ready to walk out all that He has planned, called us to, and equipped us with.
Yes, please!