‘Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.’ Proverbs 13:12(NLT)
‘No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God —his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began. But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord. That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets. No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit. ‘ 1 Corinthians 2:7-11(NLT)
It happened when you and your spouse first got serious when you were dating. Or maybe when you were engaged. Most certainly when you were first married.
You dreamed together.
When the future is laid out before us, we can very easily cast our creativity into that future and imagine what it will be like. The places we will go together, the things we will do together, the houses we’ll buy and the kids we’ll make who will fill those houses.
But just as often, the more the future becomes a reality, we can stop dreaming together. We can look to the more knowable present and live there. Sometimes, the future can even look scary and we can lose hope.
God wants us to hope, though! The Bible is full of hope! And the couple that dreams together is all the more likely to stay together through both the fat and the lean times.
So today, take some time to reflect on the idealistic dreams you had when you first met. Reclaim that idealism and prayerfully dream together once more. With God, anything is possible.
from 7 Days To Open Up Your Life