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He Makes Dreams Come True

  • Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalms 37:4 WEB.

    I remember when I was about twelve years old and working in the tobacco fields through the summer. Sometimes, it became so hot in the field that people would get sick to their stomachs, and the rest of us would help crop their row. My world seemed very small then. We were poor, and my family was the least of the least. I was in my twenties before I learned what college was, not that we could have afforded it.

    Yet, I had a strong desire to work with computers from the first time I saw one on our tiny black-and-white television. Though I hardly knew what computers were, they fascinated me. It was beyond my wildest dream that I would ever be able to work in that field, so I didn't dare get my hopes up. Learning technical things was difficult then. There was no internet to research things with as we know it today. People went to school for it or called someone who had.

    Though I couldn't afford to buy a computer then, as I zealously pursued growing closer to God, I began to attract computer parts like a magnet. We lived way out in the country, but a power supply found its way to me. Then, a motherboard and a processor. Someone at church gave me some leftover RAM after an upgrade. Soon, I had gathered all the parts for a working computer except a case, so I made one from a cardboard box. That was my first computer.

    I found that technical things came naturally to me, though I had no formal education. It was a gift the Lord had put in my life for a purpose. Eventually, He herded me into the computer field like cattle through a loading chute. It seemed that whatever I laid my hands on, I fixed, and soon, other technicians were calling me for advice. I learned to build clusters of load-balancing Linux servers and to code. Yet, it was all Him preparing me for what we do today. Now, I use those skills He gave me to spread His word here at Refreshing Hope.

    God can fulfill your dreams. In fact, He is the One who puts them inside of us. Just as He gave Joseph a dream when He was a young boy and then later brought it to pass, so He did with me. So put the Lord first in your life, and He will make it happen. When nothing else mattered to me but Him, He gave me everything else as well' Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. The Lord is the One who can make your dreams come true.

    Prayer: Heavenly Father, please reveal the gifts You have placed in my life and teach me to use them in power. Help me use all You have given me to advance Your kingdom. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!

    Note: For those following the Creation Photography weekly challenges, group leader, Dianna Wyles: James 1:2-3 "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance." ~ Our next fun-inspired theme choices will be 'Labors in Love' or 'Motivational Moments' and is wide open for creative interpretation, so have some fun showing us what motivates you or what you love to labor for or however else you would like to portray this week's choices. Enjoy your week, everyone, God bless! Here is the link: Creation Photographers


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Schalk  de Beer
Schalk de Beer

Yes amen Lord. 

Sep 5
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Kay Collinsworth
Kay Collinsworth

Amen 

Sep 5
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Dana Rozell
Dana Rozell

Amen!

Sep 5
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Candy Laventure
Candy Laventure

Amen!

Sep 5
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Kevin J. Eck
Kevin J. Eck

Heavenly Father, I ask you to empower the Gifts you gave me and use them for your Kingdom, Amen!

Sep 5
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Celeste Strenn
Celeste Strenn

Amen❣️

Sep 5
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Lynn Brown
Lynn Brown

Heavenly Father, please reveal the gifts You have placed in my life and teach me to use them in power. Help me use all You have given me to advance Your kingdom. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!

Sep 5
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Yvette York
Yvette York

Heavenly Father Please Help Me To Use The Gifts You Have Given Me The Right Way.Good Morning Everyone 

Sep 5
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Patricia Ribeiro
Patricia Ribeiroedited: Sep 5

I have so many dreams that never happened. I've been waiting my entire life. It's getting very discouraging. To the point of not being able to bear the pain. Hope hurts a lot. 

Sep 5
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Wanda Pennington
Wanda Pennington

Yes Lord,  Amen 

Sep 5
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Cathy Webb
Cathy Webb

Lord, lead me to steward Your gifts in Your will. Thank you. Amen

Sep 5
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Marisa Jackson
Marisa Jackson

Amen!!!

Sep 5
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David Krull
David Krull

Yes Lord. 

Sep 5
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Scott Riegelmann
Scott Riegelmann

Prayer: Heavenly Father, please reveal the gifts You have placed in my life and teach me to use them in power. Help me use all You have given me to advance Your kingdom. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!

 

Sep 5
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Susan Petho
Susan Petho

Amen!

Sep 5
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Brenda F
Brenda F

Amen

Sep 5
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Liesel  aka  Lisa Wardle
Liesel aka Lisa Wardle

AMEN! Oh Lord God, dear Heavenly Father, please help me by the power of Your Hl. Spirit to be a true witness to all the ones you bring to me, let me always put you first in all things and use the gifts that you gave me to bring others into Your Kingdom, in the name of Jesus I ask and pray, Amen!!! (h5)

Sep 5
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Mari Kaufmann
Mari Kaufmann

Amen

Sep 5
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Wesley Paulus
Wesley Paulus

Amen! 

Sep 6