For Frustrated Dreamers

Have you ever felt like more people needed to hear your voice? Ever felt like you were underrated and underappreciated when you know deep inside of you that you have something valuable to offer to the world?

This message is for all of the frustrated dreamers. YOUR TIME WILL COME!

Did you know that Joseph had his initial dream when he was 17 years old? He did not see the complete manifestation of his dream until he was 30 years old. For 13 years, he was a slave and a prisoner but he was still a dreamer!

We never read it in Genesis, but I refuse to believe that Joseph never got frustrated along his journey. None of this was shown to him in his dream. He didn’t see himself being sold into slavery or being put into prison, but it was all part of the plan. He held on to the dream and ultimately, he saw it manifest.

The lesson is simple. No matter what is going on in your life, you have to keep the dream alive inside of you. Your dream is not based on things AROUND you….it’s based on what God put IN you! Your dream has nothing to do with where you are right now. It's greater than what you see!

You may have to wait and you might get discouraged, but keep the dream alive. We are a generation of people who do not like to wait. Because of technology, we have everything readily accessible to us at any given time. This has trained us to be impatient and expect instant gratification. The paradoxical complexity of this mindset is that everything is not going to come when we want it to. Our culture has changed, but God has never changed. We must be patient because patience is part of our refining process. God still requires patience (longsuffering) of us.

What you must realize is that you are on a journey. Everything that you do is being graded by the dream giver, who is God, our Creator. God is watching you. He is grading you on excellence, timeliness, attitude and how you treat others.

I know you think “it” should have happened for you by now. Your business should be off the ground by now. Your book should be a NY Times Best Seller by now. Your music should have been nominated for a Grammy, Stellar or Dove award by now. Your church should be bigger by now. Your ministry should be in more demand than what it is right now. Your product sales should be greater than what they are right now.

I know how you feel; but don’t give up! Oftentimes, the moment when we feel like giving up the most is when our greatest breakthrough is on the horizon. If you give up now, all of the time you’ve spent waiting has been wasted and the dream will be lost.

Dreams really do come true; but not overnight! Be afraid of overnight success. It is quickly lost. When you get to where you really want to be, you will appreciate the struggle it has taken you to get there. There is no success without process!

You might feel frustrated, but don’t give up. Anyone who has ever accomplished anything has had moments of frustration. But they can tell you, you WILL reap; if you faint not! Your dream is not a figment of your imagination. It is a promise given to you by God. “Faithful is he who has promised”. 

Be encouraged, even in your frustration. He knows the way that you take! You’ve been on the sidelines cheering everyone else on for so long, but get ready! Your time will come!

2014: "The Year of the Dream"