[Discoveries] 05-05-08 Secret dreams -- 2 Kings 4:28

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*"Didn't I tell you, 'Don't raise my hopes'?" -- 2 Kings 4:28*/

In the years before her son was born, this woman's hope to be a mother 
had quietly slipped away. She had resigned herself to something less 
than God's plan for her. She was cautious, not daring to dream any more.

When she was asked what she wanted from God, she dared not even voice 
her secret desire. No. She would live her life childless and then slip 
away into eternity.

But the Lord pulled this desire from the deep recesses of her soul. He 
found her secret dream and He fulfilled it.

But now her son was dead.

How cruel this seemed. How tragic. That God would give her what she 
dared not ask for, and then suddenly take it away.

This passage and this devotional are not mainly about children; they are 
mainly about those secret dreams that are quietly dying inside. God puts 
the question to us: Will we dance with Him? Will we take the plunge? 
Will we open up our hearts so wide that maybe we will lose part of 
ourselves to God?

God has a wonderful sense of adventure. There will be moments when all 
seems dark. Jesus led the disciples out into the stormy sea because only 
in the storm could He reveal Himself to them.

We all know the story. The woman's son was raised to life. So also, your 
most fragile and precious dreams are eternally safe with God.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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