dreaming for success

Abraham Lincoln ran for public office and lost at least 8 times before he won the general election for president in 1860. He faced daunting obstacles, yet kept pursuing a higher calling and ended up as arguably one of the greatest presidents our nation has ever seen. I find this quote from him extremely inspiring:

"Without Divine assistance, I cannot succeed; with that assistance, I cannot fail."

It was so great to hear Pastor Seth Franco from MAOG speak this weekend at our service - if you didn't get a chance to hear him, you should definitely download the message - just visit the website - atthecrossroads.us. He talked about letting God rob us of our own dreams and give us His dreams. If they are His dreams within His divine plan, God promises to give us that "Divine assistance" for fail-proof success.

What dreams might you need to crucify today? What dreams has He given you and promised to assist you with until they've come into success? Share them here in a comment as a step of faith, confessing His ability to make it come to pass by opening up in vulnerability to others who care for you.

In light of crucifying own dreams, plans, and intentions for those of the Lord, I've decided to take this week and ask God every day to plan out my agenda. Sadly, I don't think I've ever done that before for an entire week (shows how much of a control-freak I am). It seems daunting. There's so much I'd like to accomplish, but I've decided to leave it all up to Him and follow the whim of the Holy Spirit to the best of my ability. I don't know what will happen. There's a great possibility I might come apart at the seams by Saturday, but I trust that God will lead me and that He'll watch out for what's best for me. I'm standing in faith that if I accomplish what He alone sets before me, I'll have the most productive week of my life. I'll let you know how it turns out. Frankly I'm afraid that if this works, God might ask me to do it all the time, for the rest of my life. Frightening!

How do you pursue God's will for your daily life? Share some tips here for those of us who need extra help in this area.

"We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps." -Proverbs 16:8 (NLT)