The View from the Crow’s Nest
I told you about the ugly underbelly of a dream. Now, let me describe just one of the “crow’s nest” views I got a chance to drink in last week.
We stayed with some friends from at the CDM house. Mark and Kathy Lucas take young adults into their house to intentionally disciple them in a community environment. Discipleship is a lot more powerful when living beside others. You can’t escape your humanness. The “love one anothers” are much more meaningful when you share a bathroom!
Kathy invited friends over to hear about Kingdom Dreams. Ashley, Leah, Emy, and I did a little presentation for them over the four stages of a dream:
- PASSION – finding the unique passion God has placed in our hearts.
- EXPLORING – exploring the possibilities – the “what ifs”.
- BUILDING – building, planning, networking, and stepping into your dream.
- LAUNCHING – living it out.
We gave everyone permission to dream and to dream big. We challenged each them to name their passion or define a specific dream. And we dreamed of the next steps together. Each of us got further clarity on our next steps. Then we got together as a group and PRAYED. Nothing gets activated without prayer.
I don’t know why – but without a dream being bathed in prayer, it’s just an activity. When a dream is bathed in prayer it becomes activated.
That was when IT happened. As we took the time to pray over each and every person, IT clicked. Something ignited. Something changed. Something was born in each of us.
Our team debriefed over the experience a few days later.
We were all changed and ignited by seeing others ignited. Leah and Emy got clarity on their dream and their next steps.
We were all changed and ignited by seeing others ignited. Leah and Emy got clarity on their dream and their next steps.
Ashley said, “Teri, this is not a ministry, it’s a lifestyle. This is about living the Kingdom Dreams lifestyle. This is about being out here, giving people permission to dream, seeing their purpose come alive in their hearts, and encouraging their next steps. There is no other life I’d rather live.”
Yeah. I second that…
The next day, many of the participants from the night before came back to talk more about dreams. One of them was a quiet 15 year old who sat by me and said, “I know you will touch a lot of lives. And encourage many dreams. Thank you for what you are doing.” She then told me about her dream. I kept thinking – 15 and already knows her purpose.
The view from this crow’s nest is really remarkable.
