The Simpleness of a Stone

It’s great to have dreams and vision, but regardless of size, impact or originality…. that dream is not the prize and it never will be. The true prize is to know the one that gave you the gifts and the talents to fulfil those dreams in the first place. Not ‘know of’ or ‘believe in’ but KNOW. It’s ironic that so many passionately strive to fulfil their dreams with such diligence, but are so busy trying to achieve that they forget to diligently seek him (Lam 3:25 “God proves to be good to the man who passionately waits, to the woman who diligently seeks”). And they miss him in it all. It’s ironic because no matter how much “effort” is put into the pursuit of dreams, they will never amount to anything near what they can accomplish when we can’t first drop everything and just walk with him. I’ve heard religious opinion spout out such things as “oh I don’t like to pray for myself, it’s selfish when there’s so much need”. Actually it’s selfish not to. Because in walking in intimacy (following him with our hearts, not just in our heads), we’ll start to overflow with concern and compassion for others, cause that is God’s heart. Prayer is not a religious act, it’s a channel of communication, it’s not a wish list – it’s a conversation. It’s us opening our hearts in honesty before him, and us receiving from him. It’s one of the ways we get to know him. We also get to know him when we seek his word, which again isn’t a religious act about whizzing through as much text as possible in 5mins before bed etc. But it’s allowing ourselves time to read it with openness. And when his word and spirit becomes the fuel that drives your dreams, then they shall succeed beyond what you can imagine, because it can’t not when you’re overflowing in the secureness of who you are (in him). You’ll press on so full of confidence in what his word promises, that no matter the size of the giants you face, you can overcome them by the simpleness of a stone (1 Sam 17:50 “So David defeated the Philistine giant with only a sling and a stone. He hit him and killed him. He did not even have a sword in his hand”).Your dreams will ignite by the sheer passion that you have for life as his dreams start to become your dreams. But without seeking him first, not just as problems arise, all we do is consume time and energy, taking ground, then losing ground. The giants will always seem more menacing too because you forget the power a simple stone can have in defeating them, because you forget who is with you as you sling your stone/(your defence attack). (Psalm 18:35 “You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me, you stoop down to make me great”). To not walk in intimacy is to walk in your own strength, when David defeated Goliath it wasn’t in his own strength; (1 Sam 17:45-47 "You come against me with sword and spear, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, all those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; … for the battle is the Lord's"). I wonder what David as a shepherd boy may have dreamed? Considering his family standing and birth order (relevant in the day), I doubt he thought to himself ‘one day I am going to be King’. But in putting God first, in walking in intimacy … that’s exactly what he became. Focus first on seeking God, and your dreams will not only grow, but will succeed beyond what you can ever imagine; (Ephesians 3:20 Amp “Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]”).