Usually, everyone grows up with a dream; big or small, and at certain points in our lives, we tend to be believe that our dreams are realizable. But sometime it so happens that as you grow up and interact with the world system, you may begin to see that your dreams may just stay at the level of dreams after all and not necessarily be realized.
Well, it seems like that was the exact story of Joseph the son of Jacob as a young man with great dreams. He told his dream to his brothers who were older than him, and probably understood how the world works better than he did, but rather than encouraging Joseph, they mocked him. If they had only mocked him, then it may have felt even better for him, but they did not stop at mocking him only, they also hated him for daring to have such a big dream. However, all the discouragement and hatred did not stop Joseph, rather he was propelled to dream even bigger and better than his previous dream. The fact that you had a dream in the past that hasn’t yet come to pass is not a reason not to dream another, and the fact that you have a dream like Joseph, and the people around you, especially those close to you don’t seem to like your dream or be supportive of it is not a reason to abandon your dream.
Joseph then went from a big dream to becoming a slave – someone else’s property! What kind of dream could a slave possibly have? He had every reason at this point to be discouraged, and to give up on himself, and on God who gave him the dream. He spent a number of year as a slave, and then in prison as a slave-prisoner, but he kept his dream alive. That you had a big dream yesterday does not mean that you will step into the fulfilment today, you may still have to go through various stages, and processing, by which God prepares you for actualization of your dream.
One crucial thing to bear in mind is that on the path to realizing your big dream, you will have the opportunity to prove your worth in small things. Joseph had the opportunity to serve as chief servant over Potiphar’s house, and he did well to the admiration of everyone. When he got into prison, rather than being moody all day out of discouragement, he chose rather to be diligent to the admiration of the prison officials and other fellow prisoners. You may have gone through so much or be going through now as you read, but understand that you ultimately have the power to stop yourself if you choose to be bitter about life and your experiences. Take the right path instead and be encouraged like Joseph to keep your dreams alive.
Finally, you may not even yet see the possibility of how your dreams will ever come to pass just like Joseph when he landed in prison, but just keep it going a step at a time. Don’t stop looking to God at any point. Joseph got into the trap of trying to lobby the King’s servant to remember him after he interpreted the dream in his favour, but the man still forgot Joseph. It is important not to try to look to a man, but to keep you focus on God. God Himself will step in to lift you up, and bring you into the fullness of your dreams as you remain committed and diligent in going through the process of the fulfilment of your dream. He will create the opportunity for you to manifest in the fullness of time, and at that time you will be mentally, physically, and spiritually matured to manage the glory that the fulfilment of your dreams will bring.
Shalom!
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