From the desk of Steve Shultz:
Joni Ames shares a lighthearted yet very good message about our God-given dreams coming true. What Joni shares here sums it up, "Even if it looks as though your dreams have died, don't give up! They are about to come to life!" Enjoy this word by Joni.
Here are also a couple of resources to help us with our dreams and making them reality:
Blessings,
Steve Shultz
Joni Ames:
"Wake Up! Your Dream is About to Come True!"
Dear Friends,
I want to talk to you about your dreams. Not the kind you have when you are asleep, but the ones that are in your heart for your purpose, call and destiny!
Many of you have probably seen the video of Susan Boyle...it has been viewed over 51 million times. What an amazing message and lesson to the world! Don't judge a book by its cover! God truly has amazing treasures in unlikely looking earthen vessels.
It is truly precious! (To view Susan Boyle's video click here.)
I felt like the Lord told me that there is a true message in all of this for us. The title to the song here is, "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables. In this song the person's dreams were killed "by life."
In this particular time and season, many have felt much like what these lyrics talk about. However, do not pay attention to how things look!
I believe the message of what happened with this woman, Susan Boyle, is much greater. God wants to restore and fulfill dreams, even now, when it may look the most unlikely or even "dead." Why? Because then He will truly get all the glory!
And so...
• Even if it looks as though your dreams have died, don't give up! They are about to come to life!
• Don't let how others judge or treat you determine your outcome!
• No matter how long it takes, trust God and that His Word is TRUE and He has GOOD plans for you to give you a FUTURE and a HOPE! (see Jeremiah 29:11)
• Don't let anything stop you, for it will always try to stop you!
No matter what is going on in your life, be encouraged! Know that it doesn't matter how things look. God is greater! He wants to sing over you and be the "glory" and "lifter of your head" in this time and season! And He wants you to know—Dreams really DO come true! Do NOT give up on YOURS!
"But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head." Psalm 3:3
"Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13
"He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it." 1 Thessalonians 5:24
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful." Hebrews 10:23
"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us." Ephesians 3:20
Les Miserables - I Dreamed a Dream Lyrics:
There was a time, when men were kind,
And their voices were soft,
And their words were inviting.
There was a time, when love was blind,
And the world was a song,
And the song was exciting.
There was a time it all went wrong.
I dreamed a dream in time gone by,
When hope was high and life, worth living.
I dreamed that love would never die,
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
Then I was young and unafraid,
And dreams were made and used and wasted.
There was no ransom to be paid,
No song unsung, no wine untested.
But the tigers come at night,
With their voices soft as thunder,
As they tear your hope apart,
As they turn your dream to shame.
He slept a summer by my side,
He filled my days with endless wonder.
He took my childhood in his stride,
But he was gone when autumn came!
And still I dream he'll come to me,
That we will live the years together,
But there are dreams that cannot be,
And there are storms we cannot weather!
I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living,
So different now from what it seemed.
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.
God's plans for you are GOOD!
Love and Blessings,
Joni Ames
A.C.T.S. Ministries
Email: joniames@aol.com
May 15-17 2009 (Fri/Sat 7pm, Sun 10am)
Family of Christ Church
2275 Resort Pike Rd.; Petoskey, MI
Contact: 231-347-0141 or email ledingham@focpetoskey.org
May 22-23 2009
Women Of Destiny, Daughters Of Purpose Conference
The Ramada Inn On the Hill
6595 Highway 49 N.; Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Contact: 601-799-5659 or email gwfonfire@yahoo.com
May 24, 2009 (10am)
Greater Works Fellowship
13 Oak Allee Dr.; Picayune, Mississippi
Contact: 601-749-9993
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Murray Dueck |
Have you ever felt like God was trying to tell you something?
Perhaps you dreamt about someone you hadn't seen in a while and then ran into that person the following day. Maybe a strange story on the evening news grabbed your attention, putting you in a state of pondering. Or perhaps you encountered an odd sight—like the one on the cover of this book—that made you wonder if something was up.
If you can identify with any of the above, chances are you have already been in language school—God's symbolic language school! Just as Jesus taught His disciples to see the spiritual, symbolic meaning behind everyday events, God has also been urging you to interpret life on a symbolic level, asking, "If this were a dream what would it mean?"
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Lou Engle |
"God is Stirring a Holy Prayer Storm – Now's the Time to Pray His Dreams into Existence!" by Lou Engle
Just as John the Baptist was, so you also are called to be "the burning man in the desert."
Learn how embracing the prophetic frees you from the jail of cynicism and transforms you into a prisoner of hope!
You'll find yourself reignited into a fire of prayer for your dreams – for yourself, for your family, for your children, for your nation, for the earth!!!
Gain a vision of a life of significance as you receive a new or renewed desire to fast and pray and shape history.
Discover how deeply God wants to give you dreams to tell you who you are – He wants to baptize you in holy confidence! Come take a swim in the dream stream – and be swept away into His Kingdom.
Step out of the somber place of the dreamless – take a risk and dream God's big dreams – now – today!
Will Ford |
"Do You Have the Dream or Does the Dream Have You?"
by Will Ford
Do you want to become a Philippians 2:15 person – who shines like the stars in the sky and forever and deeply impacts those round about you?
Will Ford releases wonderful insight into how your "dreams" (the things God has spoken to you and put into your heart) will open up to you true and eternal influence.
You'll gain key insight into how to become a person of true Kingdom influence, which leads to great authority which leads to tremendous transformation!
Move from being one who dreams, to being a destiny driven Son of God whose life is a reflection of the dreams God dreams!
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