BLOG: DREAMS AND ADEQUATE RESOURCES

There is a strong relationship between our movement toward our dreams, and the resources we need becoming available to us. Too often we want to see the resources, or have them in hand before we start moving forward. When we do that, we have neither the resources nor the movement.

We need to be like the snail that started climbing up the apple tree one cold day in February. As he inched his way upward, a worm stuck his head out from a crevice in the tree and said, “You’re wasting your energy. There isn’t a single apple up there." The snail kept on climbing and replied, “No, but there will be by the time I get up there!”

Over and over we read the story of God leading his people out with what seemed like little, or inadequate resources. But when they got to where God wanted them to be, the resources needed to get the job done were in place waiting for them.

Vision doesn’t follow resources, it happens the other way around. Resources follow vision. First we have a dream, then, we have to move forward. Then, and only then, do people and resources follow, and the plan God has given to us begins to fall into place.

A wise man once said, “Effort only releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.” People who succeed “see” what others don’t. It’s what keeps them moving forward. Hebrews 11:27 NLT, “It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible.”

Questions to consider: Are you moving forward in your God given dream, or are you waiting for the resources before you begin? Could it be that God has the resources already waiting for you when you arrive at your goal and you need to step out and move forward to receive them?