Feeling the swell

This fall I had to have an x-ray on my left hand. When the doctor read the image, he told me I’ve developed a little bit of arthritis at the base of my thumb. Not great news for a writer, but it does stir my urgency to use my time well! The doc said that the good part is that I’ll be able to forecast news of rain.  And since it’s been a deluge in my town this week, my thumb has had a lot to say. Really?  Come on …

He told me he was serious; it’s not just an old wives tale. A small cyst grew on part of the stressed born, and when the barometer drops before rain comes, it will swell. As it expands, it will press on the area around it, making my hand uncomfortable. I’ll know it’s going to rain, because I’ll feel the swell.

Feeling the dream swell

Sometimes  when a dream grows, we sense God is moving and preparing us for a change.  As the dream swells, we can’t ignore it any longer. We may even feel like we’re going to burst if we don’t find an outlet for the expanding passion in our hearts.

I’ve got a few dreams swelling in my heart and mind and pouring out in my prayers. This month I’m asking God to clarify some of those dreams for me. I want to give you Card #3, the Dream card, to help you consider what God dreams for you.  As you reason through His word and listen to Him and to godly loved ones, I pray your dream will continue to swell too.

Maybe we love these familiar words from Jeremiah 29:11 so much, because they whisper to us a promise that God has a dream for His own!   ^“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

I hope you’ll enjoy this Dream Card. More than that, I hope you’ll find joy in God’s dream for YOU!  Find the beautiful, crisp 2NEW Dream Card PDF here.

 So what do you say really energizes you and gets you excited?