Dream Big

Got a question for you.  Are you a dreamer? If you are a dreamer, you are probably an optimist as well. What I mean by that is you always seem to come up with something to do, accomplish or just take hold of and run with it. I guess I’m one of those people as well. I also look for the best in everyone and the potential of the human spirit.

Which takes us to the other side of the coin where pessimistic people have said to me, “Get real”. Henry Ford would have never accomplished what he did without being optimistic. Edison invented the light bulb by being a dreamer. Don’t get me wrong, there are times when we need realists. They are the people that bring us back down to earth. There were people that told Henry Ford to get real. You may not know this but Ford Motor Company was not the first car company he help start. That company would eventually be called Cadillac Motor Company. Didn’t work out for him. He didn't lay down and give us, he started all over again.

That is another quality of a dreamer. They never give up. 

We are at one of those crossroads. Life has become very different. Some people are moving more toward being a realist as the world can’t see anything good coming out of this pandemic. Don’t tell the researchers who are getting closer and closer each day in not just getting a vaccine but also a cure. They are the people that will take us to the new normal and celebrate many accomplishments even in the face of obstacles.

Jesus did the same thing. He chose 12 optimistic men to take over when He finished His work. At first, they stumbled. But almost right away, they got back up again. Then, they dreamed the dream of a world filled with people who wanted to follow someone who knew not only where to go but how to get there. As our places of worship slowly open again, we will again dream of a future where the church will lead to the truths of Jesus Christ and we will dream bigger dreams we never felt would ever happen again.

Something to think about.

Rob