God always has greatness in store for us, but our definition of greatness is different from His. That is why we need a renewal of our minds, which is knowing God’s mind (WORD) concerning everything in life. God created us (man) with the ability to carry pictures, images, and gave us the gift of imagination. He uses this to give us hope and a future (our destiny) i.e. what He has in mind for us, which includes greatness. The problem is not with the pictures, images or vision we carry in our minds, it is with our interpretation of them and trying to work them out ourselves independent of God. A glance at Joseph’s life concerning his dreams makes this clear.
Some pertinent facts about God’s destiny for us:
1. God is Sovereign and has His ways of bringing to pass His destiny, plans and dreams for our lives. e.g. the cross was God’s plan for salvation (1 Corinthians 1:18, 27 – 29; Isaiah 55:8)
2. We should not expect all images, imaginations and dreams that go through our minds to be from God.
3. We need to test whether the images and dreams we carry are from God. We do this by submitting them to God’s word and also to spiritual elders to judge them for us.
4. We shouldn’t interpret our dreams, visions or whatever desires God gives us in our own way. That is carnality. Carnality is a destiny destroyer. (Romans 8:8) The flesh cannot please God.
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