the dreamer

I was reading over my sermon notes from Braeside Youth Camp. This particular sermon was entitled 'Hell's Most Wanted.' Pastor Mike talked about 3 different types of people who are dangerous to Hell. One was the strong man, one was the two faced and the last was the dreamer. He explained that you are one of these - I am the dreamer.
I have a dream that is valuable. My dream will set people free. In my notes a put in bracets (soccer).
The last point that I put on my note was "just hold on". Right then and there Pastor Mike encouraged and inspired me not to give up with my dream - to hold on to it, because I have an opportunity to set people free through my attitude and examples.
But us dreamers, as he explained, we do have a weakness - bitterness. We want what everyone else has; we think that we don't deserve what's going on in our life at times, but we deserve better. It's a true fact. Me, the dreamer, was feeling a little bit bitter, thinking that i don't deserve this injury to happen to me, but maybe someone else on the team who doesn't care as much. Mike changed my perspective that sermon. He stated that we can't focus on the jail that were in, but encouraged us to keep our eyes on the dream the God gave you. Position doesn't make the dream. So instead of focusing on the 7 weeks that I missed of soccer; instead of moaning and complaining that I can only watch the practice and games, I can focus and keep my eyes on my dream. The dream that I desire and am so passionate about. The dream that I long for and think about constantly throughout my daily life. The dream that I have a chance to set people free. The chance to tell people about God; to realize their full potential and have the right motives. That is something to dream about. That is diffidently something to hang on to. And that is for sure something that you can't be bitter about when so many more opportunities lie in front of you. That sounds like a dream a dreamer would dream about, I'd say.

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The dreamer
Joeseph
Dream is valuable
Ur dream will set others free (soccer)
Dangerous to hell
Genesis 40:14
Weakness: btterness
People have messed around with u, and u sit around wanting what everyone else wants. I don't deserve this. I deserve better
Position doesn't make the dream
Don't focus on the jail that ur in but keep ur eye on the dream that god gave u.
Just hold on

~amy