Inviting Others into Your Dream

What is your dream? What’s the big idea sitting on your “someday” list just waiting for attention?

I think we all have them. Sometimes we may be afraid to admit that we do, but I think even then they’re there in us somewhere no matter how deep we’ve tried to bury them. I’ll be the first to admit that there is always some degree of fear when I verbalize a dream or big idea to another person for the first time. We fear being laughed at, being thought foolish.

And I have that fear despite the fact that I’ve been blessed with incredible people in my life who support crazy dreams and big ideas. They have their own and together we share, encourage, and push one another to go beyond dreaming and start doing.

Ben Arment is a master of the process of making dreams a reality. A conversation with him always inspires me to DO something. Ben had a dream called STORY. He invited other people into that dream and God brought it to life. I wonder what this world, what the Church would look like if we invited others into our dreams and surrendered them to God to bring to life more often.

I’ve learned in recent months just how important it is to have people in your life who support your dreams. I’m blessed to have a couple friends who do just that. They encourage my ideas and push me to think bigger. If you don’t have someone you can get lost in big idea conversations with for hours over dinner or coffee, find that. I think it’s the first step towards DOING something. Invite someone into your dream. Find someone who doesn’t think you’re crazy, who wants to encourage and support you. Someone who believes in your dream as if it’s their own. It’s more fun that way. :)

Live out your dream. Don’t just live in it.