{"id":4047,"date":"2015-06-26T11:08:47","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T15:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/?p=4047"},"modified":"2015-06-26T11:08:47","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T15:08:47","slug":"what-dreams-may-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/2015\/06\/26\/what-dreams-may-come\/","title":{"rendered":"What Dreams May Come"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What Dreams May Come\u2026.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A movie featuring one of my favorite actors, Robin Williams. It\u2019s also one of my favorite genres of film, fantasy. Sci-fi, post-apocalyptic, man I just love movies where imagination takes flight and other worlds become reality.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If\u2026only I could dream those dreams.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If\u2026I could give myself permission to dream an alternate reality and dare God to bring it to pass.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If\u2026I could allow my dreams to unfold long enough to reach their fulfillment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My dreams come but I smother them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>God gives the vision and I place it under a cloak of darkness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I guess what I love about my favorite genres of film is that I believe those alternate realities can truly exist. I believe that one day we could actually live in a dystopian society. I believe that one day we might be able to connect with life forms that exist in space as illustrated in another one of my favorite movies, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0118884\/\">Contact<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But if I could only dare to believe what God says about me. If I could only allow the dreams God has shown me to completely unfurl and see them through to the credits rolling.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well now is that time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m daring to take God at His word. He said:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cThen you will know that I am in Israel,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>that I am the Lord your God,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>and that there is no other;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>never again will my people be shamed.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>And afterward,I will pour out my Spirit <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>on all people.Your sons and daughters will prophesy,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>your old men will dream dreams,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>your young men will see visions.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Joel 2:27-28<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I will stop getting up in the middle of my life\u2019s movie and will sit through to see what the end will be.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I will stop playing it safe and will take the risk of trusting God. He certainly has a good track record with me.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I will take my hands off of my eyes and stop peeking through the cracks of my fingers and I will stand and watch to see the salvation of the Lord.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have visions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have dreams.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120889\/\">What Dreams May Come<\/a>? Not sure, but let them come.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now I release them to unfold.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As always, it is my prayer that you\u2019ve been <em>Inspired To Live Fully<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Happy to connect with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.katemotaung.com\">#FiveMinuteFriday<\/a> on this word #dream<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Dreams May Come\u2026. &nbsp; A movie featuring one of my favorite actors, Robin Williams. It\u2019s also one of my favorite genres of film, fantasy. 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