Author: debo

Can you be a dream releaser in someone else’s life? That is one of the things I have endeavored to do every day of my life. It’s not always easy to find the key that will unlock someone’s potential. Sometimes we have a hard time unlocking our own! We CAN help those we love, our kids, our mates, our friends, and even brothers and sisters in Christ release the dreams that God has put in their hearts. One incredible key is in the words that we speak. Since words are so powerful, and have to potential to bring life or death, what we say has great impact. You’ve probably noticed that is what my blog and radio program center around, encouraging words! If we speak words of life, we can bring healing to the soul (Prov 16:24). If we speak words of negativity, or of death, we can wound and injure. The words we speak over ourselves have long lasting effects as well. A recent new revelation I received that has made me extra careful about words I say over myself if is this. Whenever I use the words I am, I make sure that the words are uplifting. Jesus lives within us, and He is part of the Godhead. God called Himself I AM, so whenever we say I am stupid, or I am ugly, or I am incapable, we are taking the name of the Lord in vain. We are associating the great I AM with insufficiency, insignificance and inability. SO, I hope that becomes revelation to you too. I AM all the things that God says I am. To help release dreams in the lives of others, let’s only speak life giving words over those we love.

Are you realizing your potential? We are talking about dreams, and how important it is not to die with our dreams, but to be dream doer! As important as it is that we are doers of the Word (James 1:22), it is important that we accomplish the life mission God gave specifically to us. My prayer is that you are taking the steps necessary to fulfilling your dreams.

Today, my encouraging word to you is to encourage someone else in their dream.
This positive principle is the law of sowing and reaping. It is also called the principle of reciprocation and it works this way. When you help others achieve their dreams, you will continue to achieve yours as well. Your dream will begin unfolding as you encourage someone else, because you will reap what you sow. (Gal 6:7).

In a world where everyone is looking out for their own best interests, it is unusual to show someone that you believe in them, and are rooting for their success. In this world’s system, the common method is to get ahead, and it doesn’t matter how many people we crush in the process. That isn’t God’s way. God wants us to follow the Godly path, and help someone along the way. Be an encourager and a dream promoter. Sounds like a wonderful way to live!

Can you fulfill your purpose and accomplish the dream God gave you? You bet you can. It is never too late, or too early to start. The Bible commends the aged who continue contending for the things of God, and he tells the youth, not to let anyone look down on them because they are young. So, if you think you’re too old, you aren’t! Just think of Abraham and Sarah. You are just a young thing compared to them! If you think you’re too young, you’re not! Just think of the shepherd boy named David. As a young man, he believed that nothing was too difficult for His Big God. Dreamers come in all ages, so don’t let your age be an excuse for doing what God has for you! Dream on! Dare to fulfill your dreams. Habbakkuk 2:2-3 reminds us to write down your dreams and visions from God, and begin to see them come to pass. If you think you are too young, read I Tim 4:12. If you think you are too old, read Ps 92:12-15 , Ps 71:18. Don’t let anyone despise you because of your age. You aren’t too young, and you aren’t too old. Get about fulfilling God’s vision for your life!

A few years ago I heard of a single woman, who felt like God wanted her to move to Africa to help the orphaned children in a war torn country there. She sold her home in Australia, and moved by herself and set up a day care facility there. In the many years since, she has been there she has ministered to thousands of orphans. Many of those from her preschool are now teenagers and college students, who attend the high schools, vocational schools, and colleges. Because she acted on the dream in her heart, thousands of children and teenagers and young adults are being nurtured with the love of God through this one willing dreamer. Amazing!

Are you fulfilling the dream God put in your heart? It can truly be scary to step out in faith and try something, especially when others tell you that you are crazy! No one thought this Australian lady was thinking clearly. But clearly, she was doing the will of God for her life. We are made for a purpose, and destined for a mission in this life. Can one dream fulfilled make a difference? You bet.

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Have you reached the dream that God has put in your heart? Hi, this is Dorette Schaal with your daily eword. I hope you are on the path to fulfilling your dreams. Very often, life gets in the way and we let distractions or busyness or keep us from pursuing the purpose we really are on the planet for. I hope this week, my birthday week, and a great time for me to realign yourself with the dreams God put in my heart. I hope you do the same! Here is your dailyeword.

Has anyone ever called you a dreamer? Maybe as a kid you did a lot of daydreaming at your school desk, when you should have been studying. Or maybe you had lofty ideas that someone told you that could never be accomplished. Or perhaps you wake up in the morning thinking about the funky dreams you had in your sleep the night before! (I’ve had some weird ones!) There are lots of ways to look at dreams. One dream that everyone has deep in their inner man, is to have fellowship or union with their Creator. That sends many people on searches for fulfillment, and just like the country western song says, they go looking for love in all the wrong places. We find fulfillment of that dream when we come to personally know God, who is love personified.

God places dreams in the heart of all of us. He has a plan and a purpose for each one and His desire is to see our dreams, come alive, and then become a reality. Too many people die with their dreams still unattained. They never had confidence to step out and try or to press through the fear of failing. It could be they gave up on their dream because someone, either intentionally or inadvertently, crushed their dream. I’m believing with you that you will reach the dream God placed in your heart. Go after the dreams God put in your own heart too! Determine to be a dream releaser for others!

Don’t start kicking yourself for not producing enough good fruit, instead, look back on your life since you got saved, and see all the progress you have made. Can you see God’s hand on your life? Have you made huge strides toward being the Christ-like person God wants you to become? Even if you don’t see it, I’m sure that others around you do! He has begun a good work, and He will complete it! (Phil 1:6) You can decide to step it up a notch too!. Your spiritual growth is up to you!

For me, the best way to keep making progress is to stay positive…..keep looking toward the prize….to keep pressing onward. It is harder when we beat ourselves up for slipping backward. And who tries to beat us up with our past failures? It is the enemy, the devil, our adversary. Who gently leads us like a shepherd toward producing good fruit? It is our wonderful Jesus. God has already given us the victory, what we need to do is walk on in and possess it! When you are feeling condemnation and hopelessness, remember, it isn’t coming from God. God is the one who brings conviction and with conviction, there is always hope of arriving at your desired destination. (Romans 8:1) Onward….toward total freedom! It’s already yours “in Christ”! This is how being fruitful feels.

We are talking about being fruitful in every area of life, and yesterday we discussed how to combat weariness. Besides being in the Word, staying in prayer and fellowshipping with like-minded believers, one additional tool for refreshing my spirit that I have found, is time praying in the Spirit. Ever since the day I was filled with the Spirit when I was 18 years old, I have prayed in the spirit on a daily basis. Even if my mornings start with “springing out of bed with my tennis shoes on”, I know that wherever I am, whatever I have to do, I can pray in the spirit quietly under my breath and my spirit is getting energized and strengthened. It’s almost like having the Energizer Bunny on the inside. When you are strengthened from the inside – you know that you can do all things through Christ because He is your strength. Mountains become surmountable, issues look less significant, and problems begin to look more like opportunities. God inside of you becomes A GREAT BIG GOD, and the devil looks itty bitty. How incredible to realize that no weapon formed against you will prosper, and to know that God is on your side. That’s refreshing!! And when you are refreshed, it is so much easier to produce good fruit.

Just as our physical bodies need re-energizing, our spirit needs the same thing to produce good fruit. There are days, sometimes even weeks or months, when daily circumstances can wear you down. It doesn’t even matter if it is huge issues you are dealing with, or just the “little foxes” that make you feel like you are chasing your tail. On a regular basis, our spirit needs to be refreshed.

We know all the standard answers for getting refreshed if we’ve been in church for any amount of time. We’ve heard teachers and preachers talk about how important the Word is for our daily nourishment. So true! It should be as important to us as the food we put into our mouths. We know that we are supposed to stay connected to God in prayer, and to make our days, a continual communication with Him. So true! We know how important fellowshipping with other believers is for us to be strengthened, because iron sharpens iron. So true! Each of these have wonderful benefits in our lives, so what we’ve heard is so true. Get reenergized and refreshed today by staying in the word, fellowshipping with God and with people.

Can we be fruitful in our finances? YES! I really believe that God is using Christian men and women to finance the kingdom of God in a greater measure than the church has ever seen. I believe the wealth of the wicked is laid up for the just, just as the Bible talks about. I see that 2 ways, not only does God have a way of getting finances into the hands of believers to further His kingdom, but many unbelieving prosperous business people will come to the Lord through the influence of Godly business people, and their money will become righteous money, to be used in the kingdom of God. (Hallelujah!) So right now, I pray for all the Christian business people. I thank you Lord that you have placed them in strategic places, with increasing influence, and excellent ideas that can make money that can be used productively in your kingdom. I thank you Lord, that they can live to give, and love to give. I believe they give expectantly, joyfully, obediently, and thankfully. I thank You for blessing them with favor in business and for them to know that You are the One who has blessed them. I thank You that what You can get money through them – and it can change the world. I believe that many will be blessed to the point of opposite tithing, where they keep 10% and give 90% to the kingdom of God. Thank You Lord, that they will know that You not only meet their needs, but that you are the God of abundant supply, and their true Source. I thank You Lord, that they are tithers which measures their obedience to bring 10% back to you, and givers which measures their generosity as they give above and beyond the tithe. Father I thank You, that as You gave Your best to us, we can give our best to You, and we can truly know that the secret to living is in giving. In Jesus Name, AMEN! That is living and giving fruitfully!

I know one thing that always hurts my heart deeply is when I see people claiming to know Christ, acting like He hasn’t made an impact or changed their lives. As believers, the evidence that we are Christians should be enough to be able to identify or convict(!) us. Are we loving, are we honest, are we kind, are we helpful, are we humble, are we pure, are we noble, are we producing a harvest of righteousness? Do the words we speak bring life? If so, there is evidence to prove you belong to Christ. How we act really matters! Let’s be honest and authentic in every area of our life. Jesus demands it and deserves it. Recently we finished our annual ladies conference and are so delighted that it was such a fruitful time. We saw women with changed lives for eternity. Several women and teens renewed their commitment to the Lord. Several mentioned their lives being permanently impacted and their marriages and homes would never be the same. Some women experienced release from years of emotional baggage as they renewed their minds to the Word of God about how much God loves them. Some teens got a new image of who they are in Christ. Corporately we committed to leave the past behind and overcome as we walk into the future. We rejoice in the God’s goodness! We are identified with Christ!