When you hear the word dreams, what is the first thing that pops in your head?
I think of my name written on books in stores, with people lining up to buy a copy. This is my dream. This is everything I could want in life. I firmly believe that what I'm meant to do for the rest of my life is give the world my thoughts, my words, and my feelings. It seems strange, but I feel like I have something to offer the world, something greater than myself, something that could only come from God.
Now think back to the question I asked. Whatever comes to mind more than likely is significant to you in some way.
But what exactly is a dream? I could try to explain this but it's just much easier to pull the definition off of Google so that is what I will do. There is three different ways to define dreams.
• a series of thoughts, visions, or feelings that happen during sleep
• an idea or vision that is created in your imagination and that is not real
• something that you have wanted very much to do, be, or have for a long time
We all dream. It is something that is instilled into our being from the moment we're conceived and our dreams play a vital role in our lives. They reveal to us our deep desires and often times they are what pushes us to work hard and be successful.
If you have not figured this out already, I will say it now. I'm a dreamer. Meaning my dreams are big and I have many of them and I think about them all the time. Sometimes I feel my dreams are so close that I could just touch them, while other times they seem too far away and nearly impossible to make a reality. I'm constantly trapped between fantasy and reality. I find myself wandering in my own thoughts frequently, and it's something that is difficult to control. I like to blame it on the fact that I'm a writer, but I'm not entirely sure that's an accurate assumption.
Another thing about me is that I love discussing and hearing other people's dreams. There is something so fascinating about understanding what goes on inside of someone else. I feel like I can learn so much about someone just by knowing their dreams. I long to know and understand what causes a fire inside of another person, the kind of fire I get whenever I'm writing. We all have something that starts a fire within us, and I have a strong passion to help ignite whatever it is.
I have this other dream that I really want to get out there. I want to start a movement. A movement where you, my reader, reach out to me, whether it's through social media or text message or in person, and tell me your dreams, goals, or what you wish to happen in your life. I want to write it down and I want to encourage you, lift you up, and be your support in that dream. I want to pray for you and believe with you in what you're doing and pursuing. It's that easy, all you have to do is reach out to me, and I would LOVE to speak life into your dreams. People are so afraid to talk about their dreams because of the fear of getting laughed at or called weird for having that dream. I just want you to know your dreams are safe with me and to know I'm gonna be your biggest fan and I'm gonna be praying for your dreams to become a reality in your life.
This is one of those things that has been tugging on my heart and I don't want to ignore it. I don't want to push it aside. Sometimes God places things into our hearts and we can't pretend like it's not there. Sometimes He calls us to act on it.
Even if only one person reaches out to me... that would be enough. I want to make a difference for several lives but if only one is willing to reach out to me then that's okay. I've been thinking a lot lately. I'm a senior in high school, and next year I'm heading out into the "real world" where I will be starting the beginning of my adult life. And I will be leaving high school and leaving people I have grown up with. I just don't want to graduate from high school feeling like I didn't make a difference. I want to TRY to do something that will leave a mark on somebody.
If you give me a chance, I won't let you down. No matter what age you are.. I want to dream with you. God has placed something within you, it's time you discover it and breathe some life into it.
Here you are safe. Here you are valuable. Here your dreams are appreciated.
This movement is called Dreaming with Jess, and I invite you to be apart of it.
