Tag: #dream

Dreams that Rise on Heaven’s Timing

Nehemiah’s story started with tears – when he heard of the deplorable state of Jerusalem – the walls were broken and the gates were burned with fire. In his heart, a holy burden was born. What many people missed about Nehemiah’s story was this: he didn’t rush into rebuilding – he waited, prayed, fasted and carried out the dream before God for four months.

The Dream begins with a burden – but unfolds in God’s Timing

Nehemiah’s dream began the day he was wept upon hearing about the broken walls of Jerusalem. But the rebuilding didn’t start until heaven opened the door through King Xerxes, who not only gave him permission to leave, but also gave him safe passage to Jerusalem and material for rebuilding the walls.

When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven – Nehemiah 1:4

The Pause is for Preparation

Nehemiah mourned, prayed and fasted. Before Nehemiah can rebuild walls, God needed to rebuild Nehemiah – for his courage, clarity, strategy and resolve. God is preparing Nehemiah so that he can reply the king and receive the king’s blessings.

Then I prayed to God of heaven, and I answered the king, “If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favour in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my ancestors are buried so that I can rebuild it.” – Nehemiah 2:4-5

When Heaven’s Timing Arrives

Once God opened the door, Nehemiah rebuilt the walls that were destroyed for 140 years – in just 52 days. God’s timing can sometimes seem slow, and at times, happen in impossible speed! His timing is always perfect. 

So the wall was completed in fifty-two days – Nehemiah 6:15

My Invitation

This is my invitation to you today: trust in God for His perfect timing. When I first published my first journal book based on Nehemiah in 2022, God gave me the crazy idea of publishing the book in 52 days! Amidst my doubts and fears, I succeeded to do that. I truly believe it was only through the power of the Holy Spirit that I was able to achieve this impossible feat!

A God-sized dream is never rushed. It is divinely timed.

Still Dreaming in December

It’s the first of December – the first day of the last month of the year. For some, time has gone too fast this year – it seems like there hasn’t been enough time to accomplish what you’ve dreamt or hoped for. Perhaps you’ve been stagnant or stuck. And you can’t help wonder: Did I hear God right? Was this really my dream?

Delays are not Dead Ends

God often delays dream because He is preparing the dreamer. The classic example is Joseph, whose dream took him 13 years to come true, but he didn’t lose hope – even after he was sold as a slave, imprisoned wrongly, and betrayed. Your dream may seemed delayed, but it’s right on time for God’s purpose. The end of the year is not the end of your dream. What God has planned for you, it will come.

Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay — Habakkuk 2:3

Year End Reflections

December is a month of reflection – of the year coming to an end and the year ahead. Some might be disappointed with projects not completed yet, targets not met, or situations that has not changed. Some have great achievements and successes. Yet God is in all of them – orchestrating our lives according to His plan. Even if you don’t see anything happening, trust that God is working in your life – just as a tree might not be seen to be growing sometimes, but its roots are spreading deep and wide underground. Whatever the year has been for you, do not lose hope, but be renewed in your strength.

But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength…— Isaiah 40:31

Carry Your Hope into the New Year

The end of the year is a great time to review: how far you have come, what you have learnt this year, and how you can do even better next year. It is a time to plan for fresh beginnings for the new year.

See, I am doing a new thing… do you not perceive it? — Isaiah 43:19

My Invitation

This is my invitation to you today: as we come to the last month of the year, renew your hope in God for planting the divine dream in You – trust that He will make it come to fruition – in His perfect timing.