A Dream Fulfilled
The story of Joseph is so interesting to me. There is so much to learn throughout the whole story of his life; leadership lessons, lessons in perseverance , God’s providence, and even dreaming big dreams. Joseph definitely dreamed big dreams. When he told his brothers about his dream; that they and his parents would bow down to him someday, the brothers got a little upset. They got so upset that his circumstances when haywire; his brothers start to hate him, they try to kill him, sell him off into slavery, he gets accused of rape, put in prison, and ends up the guy second in charge to the Pharaoh. That’s a wild ride!
Then, despite all the circumstances, his dream is fulfilled as his family does come before him bowing to him. It seems that Joseph’s dreams came true without his pushing, scheming, or making them happen. It almost seems that his dreams were fulfilled serendipitously.
But, in looking further I can see two things that I think were important about Joseph’s dream coming true. Joseph kept his dream alive in his heart and Joseph continued to serve and honor God despite his circumstances.
Maybe the key to us fulfilling our dreams, then, could very well be keeping the dream alive in our heart and continuing to serve God and allowing His Holy Spirit to work in us. As this happens, I’m sure the Holy Spirit will prompt us to do things to get us closer to our dreams, to take the next step, but the key is to remain true to the dream and close to the heart of God.
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