Dare to Dream Greatness and Make it a Reality

If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed. Proverbs 29:18

Sing, barren woman, who has never had a baby. Fill the air with song, you who’ve never experienced childbirth! You’re ending up with far more children than all those childbearing women.” God says so! “Clear lots of ground for your tents! Make your tents large. Spread out! Think big! Isaiah 54:1-2

We created in God's image and God created our minds in His image. Yes, we have our physical brain but we have a spiritual mind al of the things that we see are preconceived in our minds. We dream, envision, and conceptualize before it manifests physically. Take for example the invention of the automobile, it was first conceived in the mind of Carl Benz. At first people around him ridicule him for such an invention, like his business partner abandoned him since during those times carriage was attached to horses but it is impossible in the minds of those people to run the carriage on its own. But through vision of an inventor to make it into reality a product was born called Benz after his surname. Her wife Betha was the brave wife, the one who tested the vehicle to run from Mannheim to Pforzheim, Germany, a 105 kilometers, to visit her mother, taking her sons Eugen and Richard.

When I talk about dreams here I am talking about those God-given impressions of greatness. He plants into our heart and mind in many different ways that become your cherished thoughts or aspirations. God's different ways of planting dreams in our life. He let you see great deed or success of people, which causes you to desire to do the same or even greater. He let you see something less ideal and feel that something can be done to better it, pray and not to criticize. He impresses in you a scripture from the bible that He enlarges the manner you look at yourself. He sends people with prophetic utterances concerning your life. He gives you dreams in your sleep. No dream, no motivation. He shows you sight and vision supernaturally. He gives you directly a thought of greatness.

How do we make dreams a reality?

• Nurture them within your heart. Dreams are like a baby in a womb in a mother, there's a conception stage, space, time, period and to treasure it. Replay them in your mind again and again.
• Have a positive confession of faith and believe it will come to pass. And then God answered: “Write this. Write what you see. Write it out in big block letters so that it can be read on the run. This vision-message is a witness pointing to what’s coming. It aches for the coming—it can hardly wait! And it doesn’t lie. If it seems slow in coming, wait. It’s on its way. It will come right on time. Habakkuk 2:3
• Hang on with people who acknowledge your dream as of God with humility. Don't hang on dream killers.

What Necessary Preparations do we need for effectiveness?

• Planning and strategizing. People fail because they fail to plan. Form your purpose by asking for then carry it out using all the help you can get. Proverbs 20:18
• Establishing connections. A job not done when it is not done. Work eagerly and persistently aiming for fruition with quality performance always. She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. Proverbs 31:17-18
• Laziness suffocates dreams. The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. Proverbs 12:24; He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Proverbs 18:9; Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. Proverbs 19:15; In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. Proverbs 14:23; "Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes it" - Benjamin Franklin
• Diligent and hardworking people is the one who shapes our economy. Anyone can be diligent and hardworking if we strive for it. He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. Proverbs 12:11

How do we ensure quality performance?

• Work better ahead of others or go into business ahead of other business which aims for success.
• "Doing your best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment" - Oprah Winfrey
• Make it a commitment to excellence.
• "The quality of man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor." - Vince Lombardi
• Pay attention to details

Dreaming, dare to dream, nurture it, work on it until it becomes a reality. That's what Carl Benz, Benjamin Franklin, Oprah Winfrey, Vince Lombardi, and the rest of the successful people do.