Living The Dream

No one knows how close we can come to realizing 100 percent of our potential.  We know what we have done, and we may regret a few missed opportunities, but few people find out how close they come personally to realizing their own potential.

I believe it’s possible to be moments away from key decision points, to be standing at key crossroads in your life and to be unaware. Yet, I also believe it is possible to live a life where that is not the case – that while the signs for key life decisions may not be outlined in neon, they are visible.  And while the road less traveled (but rightly traveled) may not be immediately clear, it can be discovered.

“Those who insist on pretending rather than growing transform their dreams into fantasies.  They squander a hoped-for future in a world of make-believe.  Usually that happens not because they risk everything, but because they risk nothing.  To pursue your dreams will involve risk, perhaps even danger.  But if you do not risk something by making the effort to grow, you will one day stare destiny in the face empty-handed.  You will be left to wonder what might have been, if only you had been willing to act.”

-The Dream Cycle, Steve Moore

The very first event recorded in the leadership of Joshua over the people of Israel went like this…
After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to [literally – get up and] cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them–to the Israelites. I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.  -Joshua 1:1-3

That had to be tough.  Israel had to be reeling internally from the loss of their leader Moses.  Joshua had to be sweating it as the realization that all the grumbling and the borderline mutiny of the nation of Israel were now going to be focused on him.

So what were God’s words of encouragement?
“Moses is dead… get over it… and get going.”  Okay, that’s my own translation, but that’s what He was getting at.  This was not a time to freeze.  It was a time to act.

Think about it… when did the Red Sea part?  Not until the Israelites were smack up against it with the Egyptians breathing down their necks.    Or when did the Jordan River miraculously divide?  Only when the priests stepped into the waters of the Jordan which were at flood stage.

Are you willing to act? Your dream may take years to accomplish.  But are you committed to move, to take the steps necessary to initiate the journey and propel you the right direction?
Then quit stalling, and start acting.