Look Beyond

Zec.13:⁶ “And if someone asks, ‘Then what about those wounds on your chest?’ he will say, ‘I was wounded at my friends’ house!’”

The first potential dream deflator that tries to deflate our big dreams and make them small until they are gone is Family. You go to them with your ideas, your business plan expecting them to believe in you and your dreams. It is not going to work, so stop wasting your time. What should you do? Just leave them they, they will come around when you resurrect. Sadly, many people stay in that place, insisting that their family must come on board, and they allow the family to deflate their dreams until it is totally irredeemable. Do not let the small minds of your relatives, your family deflate your big dreams. Do not allow it! It is in your power.

Sometimes, the family could be your spouse, the one person who should believe if no one else does, right? You share a big vision with your spouse and he or she looks at you and says, is it this same bed we are sleeping on that your head is getting bigger and you are seeing visions? It also could be in their attitude. You have to be a big dreamer and not allow small-minded people to hold you down. I overheard a conversation while I was jogging one morning, to show you loudly the ladies who were also jogging were talking. One of them was telling the other how when her husband gets angry, he would not eat. And the other one said that when her own husband gets angry, he will say bring the food first. After all, you are my wife, and you made this food. He will eat the food and then continue the conversation. I thought to myself, that man is a big dreamer. Do not be petty; you cannot be petty and be mighty at the same time.

How can you say because your wife has upset you, you will not eat her food? Hunger will deal with you. You have to see the big vision, who provided the money for the food? I hope you did, otherwise, you should not even be eating in the first place. Guess what? This does not only apply to physical food too. No argument should be strong enough to take away sausage from the table between husband and wife. No argument! When it is time for sausage, put the argument aside. In fact, the argument gets resolved faster after sausage. I do not understand couples who say they are fighting, and they lie back-to-back. What does that mean? You need to begin to dream big. The point is this, family deflates your dreams because of familiarity. Look at yourself in the mirror and say, No Small Dreams!

The second dream deflator is Friends. Jairus went to Jesus to ask Him to come and heal his daughter. But the woman with the issue of blood showed up and interrupted the whole process. Then friends of Jairus came and told him not to bother Jesus because his daughter was already dead. Mark 5:³⁶ “But Jesus ignored their comments and said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just trust me.” (TLB). Jesus ignored them. They are your friends, but you have to ignore them.

Prayer: Father, help me fix my eyes heart on You and the dream that You have put in my heart and hands. Help me see beyond the deflating words of family and friends, in Jesus Name. Amen!