As believers who have been rescued from the stereotype, we share a strong sense of passion for the possible, knowing there never was a night or a problem that could defeat a sunrise or a hope. As the unstoppable Helen Keller put it, “The world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming it.”
We all experience long and hard trials that are frustrating and disappointing. Even so as Martin Luther King Jr. said, “We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose hope…. If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose the courage to be – that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all.”
King epitomized that hope in his famous “I have a dream” speech. You can’t have a dream without hope, and you can’t hope without the promises of God to base it on.
And so… today, “I have a dream!”
Because of hope, Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed and than lived his dream. For Dr. King, hope was interwoven into the very fiber of his being and, thus, into our lives.
As we celebrate Martin Luther King’s legacy today, let’s ask each other, “What is your dream?” Together, we can help each other to make the connection between hope and having a dream. While having hope doesn’t make circumstances better, having hope makes us want to make it better.
And so … What is your dream?
John Fischer The Catch 
Mine is to make a positive difference in someone’s life…preferably daily.
Now that is an attainable dream!
My Dream
January 17, 2011
My heart is to engage families and provide the tools and encouragement needed for them to develop and grow while loving and valuing each other.
I would like to look into the adoption procedures in counties and states to see exactly the training provided; perhaps to make some adjustments so that parents/future parents can receive some resources that might prove beneficial for their particular situation.
I would like to travel into other countries and provide resources (time, talent, testimony and treasure) for all peoples to enjoy their families for lifetimes to come.
Most of all, through all of this I will continue to be a vessel for the righteousness of God and the salvation that comes through His only Son Jesus Christ.
Maybe some of our readers can help you out with this in terms of resources or networks.
What if you have lost your dream? Circumstances, busyness (we have two high schoolers!), and physical illness have taken any thoughts of a dream away. I have been living day by day for so long and am somewhat numb to this idea of living life to it’s fullest. I pray that this will change…
Dreams on hold. It does happen. Don’t lose hope, and look for small steps you can take along the way.
I had a dream of being a writer ever since I was old enough to hold a pencil. Opportunites to hone the craft were set aside as I taught school, married, had children, divorced and went back to college, continued my teaching career, remarried, took another child into our home, and struggled with physical illnesses and depression. Too make a long story short–at age 73 I became a professional writer, and at age 75, published two books.
I will never be famous–but that was not my dream in the first place–I coordinate a writing group and brush shoulders with writers all the time–not famous ones, but women and men like myself who have no delusions of granduer, but finally have time to pursue dreams that were on hold. I have given my writing to the Lord–and whatever profits I may make are given back to his service.
Good for you! I would like to know more about your works.
Hi John, we met at a couple Forcey Men’s Retreats a few years back. My dream is to publish a couple devotional books on Biblical love from my studies over the past couple of years that I post daily on Facebook and to eventually publish a book on the Love of God based on my life experience and the difference between the world view of love and the Biblical view of love.
Hi John,
My dream is to be free – knowing that:
“if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” (John 8:36)
Jesus is “the way” !
Blessings,
Hans