I gave my dreams away

Over the last few months, or maybe this last year, I have come to a realization that throughout the course of my life, I continually gave my dreams away. Hoping and wishing that someone would accomplish my dreams for me. Writing this out makes me feel low-key crazy, but I have to confess that it’s true (as I slowly slither off my couch and hide under my blanket).

Before I was married, I think I just hoped that poof, one day my dreams would be come a reality and I put my hope in other people or other things to accomplish my dreams for me. This always left me disappointed (obviously). After I was married, I put a lot of chips in the husband basket. Why?! Why on earth would I do this? Because getting married makes magic…for all Disney Princesses, right?

I can list many reasons now that I’ve become aware of this craziness, and I’ll probably write a post on each one. Here are a few:

I shouldn’t take up too much space or be too confident, but someone else can.

I don’t know how to do it, but my brother or my husband does.

I’m not good enough.

There’s no space for me, enough people are already doing it.

Here’s what I realized: If God gave me dreams and visions of my purpose, wouldn’t God have done the same thing in others? God made everyone with unique gifts and talents just as he made me, so what am I doing crowding everyone else’s purpose with mine? What am I doing just giving those dreams away to someone else to steward?

It comes down to belief. For whatever the reasons may be, I never truly believed in myself that I would be able to accomplish those dreams and at times, I didn’t even feel like I should.

What dream has God put in you? What is the thing you just can’t shake? What have you been carrying around for years or even decades, like me? Return to it, trust it, trust the God that put it in you. He created you and knew what you would dream. You most likely already know what steps you need to take. There’s a beautiful journey of learning and growth ahead of you! Go do it, you know what it is.

Ephesians 2:10 “For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”