Thank you, Rachel, for reading so prayerfully. That very phrase touches me deeply too–when I wrote it I felt I would spend years discovering its beauty.

How often I give up on what God is speaking to me because of my own insecurities and lack of confidence. Thoughts of “I can’t do that” or “I’m too old…that day is passed” echo in my mind and I have to fight to put that way and instead focus on His Truth spoken to me.

These words “when our dream really is God’s dream,

God is not obligated to give it up when we do.” are very powerful to me. How often we give up when God says “Go forward.” I’m so thankful for His patience with me and my working out. I’m learning to trust in Him…not relying on my own wits or wisdom but on His!

Thanks for these words, Alicia!

What a beautiful window into how this is lived out! Thank you, Leah, for your vulnerability and example of how God has led you.

Finally, as I sat in a breakout session at the Lifeway National Women’s Ministry Leadership Event in Nashville, Priscilla Shirer spoke God’s encouragement right into my heart. In her message that day to hundreds of women, she said, “Is there a dream in your heart that you are convinced will never come to fruition Believe God for it. If He has placed that desire in your heart, He will bring it to pass.” It was like she had stood in front of me with her finger pointed toward me, and spoken those words directly to me. From that day forward, I said, “Yes, Lord. Whatever you want, whatever ministry looks like for me, I’m your girl.”

He has allowed me to write blog posts and Bible studies, speak to women, and mentor in ways I never could have imagined. He knew His plans for me. Thanks for the encouraging post, Alicia.

You are so encouraging, Debbie. Thank you! Nothing, no thing, is impossible! Yes and amen.

Oh thank you, Connie, for responding! Yes, I felt God was speaking to me too as I meditated on the passage. Dear dreams–He holds them all. And He can bring them to pass even when I my sigh echoes Zechariah’s. What grace.

Connie

Love, Debbie H.