Chasing YOUR dream …

Jesus said this, as recorded in John 10:10, “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.”

Now here’s the version of that we hear from many pulpits today: “Dream great dreams, pursue your dreams, and don’t let anything or anyone get in the way.”

Those aren’t the same message.

People in our culture hear so much about chasing their dreams that those willing to do so, do just that: they chase their dreams.

What too many preachers forget is to give a greater biblical context for encouraging people to live that rich and satisfying life Jesus wants for us. That greater biblical context is that anything we pursue should be in alignment with God’s will for us, and should be done for God’s glory, not simply for our satisfaction:

“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect,” Romans 12:2.

“So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God,” 1 Corinthians 10:31.

One reason some church leaders have such a hard time getting their members to do something in and for Christ and His church is because the members are out doing what the preacher told them to: chasing their dreams!

Maybe if we spent less time being motivational speakers, and more time delivering biblically accurate, biblically sound messages, we could help shape congregations who discovered rich, satisfying lives devoted to the will of God, for the glory of God.

Scotty