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Dreams Do Come True
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101 pages1 hour
Summary
It is my long held belief that we should not only be happy in our chosen vocation but also be doing what it is the Lord has gifted us to do. We all deserve to feel like we are successfully participating in a common cause, that we are accomplishing something meaningful and that we are fulfilled in the process. We not only get our life’s energy from the people we meet and the relationships we maintain, but we also come alive in living a life which is scripted in line with the skills, the qualities and the attributes given to us and ultimately designed by God. Dreams do come true if we first understand the substance of our beings and then take the risks associated with living our lives and pursuing our dreams to their ultimate potential. The key is to discover your skills and then figure out how you can best use these qualities in the most effective and productive ways. True happiness lies in excelling in that which you are gifted and talented to do. Your dreams will come true if you begin to seek a path that allows for your personal human qualities to be utilized in pursuing your dreams.
Publisher: Joseph GentryReleased: Mar 12, 2014ISBN: 9781310881237Format: book
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Dreams Do Come True - Joseph Gentry
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Introduction
To thine own self be true.
- Polonius, Hamlet Act 1.3
It is my long held belief that we should not only be happy in our chosen vocation but also be doing what it is the Lord has gifted us to do. We all deserve to feel like we are successfully participating in a common cause, that we are accomplishing something meaningful and that we are fulfilled in the process. We not only get our life’s energy from the people we meet and the relationships we maintain, but we also come alive in living a life which is scripted in line with the skills, the qualities and the attributes given to us and ultimately designed by God.
We all have within us a unique skill set found only within our own individual DNA, and we are the only ones who know how to operate the person we are created to become. We all have unique qualities reflective of the person we are and specifically tailored to our missions in this life. Each and every one of us are capable of a greatness unlike that of anyone else and it is up to us to discover just who it is that we are and to utilize ourselves to the greatest advantages for the common good; for His master plan.
Have you ever thought that you are a unique fit? When you take a look around you, do you see a lot of things that are not in agreement with your values and beliefs about life? Maybe this is where God planted you so that you first see what you dislike so that you better appreciate the things He has in store for you in your future. It’s also possible that when you feel like an outsider, really what you are sensing is your own uniqueness. No ones’ situation is perfect
but you may be in perfect
alignment, in perfect
harmony with the life He designed for you. No one ever said life’s lessons would be easy, and that is probably for the better. The harder the lesson, the stronger our beliefs will be in what we learn.
We are all capable of living our lives in line with our personal strengths. Among the many goals of this book is to get you thinking about living your life to your most optimum potential. Optimum meaning to effectively perform in line with your qualities, skill set and potential meaning to reach beyond all human expectations and exceed them. Mechanics, Lawyers, Architects, Pastors, Plumbers, Teachers, Masons, Educators, Carpenters and Journeymen of all unions all utilize tools from which they perfect their craft. We can also utilize the tools we have hardwired in our DNA to skillfully craft the life we are destined to live out.
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Precipe
Dreams do come true if we first understand the substance of our beings and then take the risks associated with living our lives and pursuing our dreams to their ultimate potential. The key is to discover your skills and then figure out how you can best use these qualities in the most effective and productive ways. True happiness lies in excelling in that which you are gifted and talented to do. Your dreams will come true if you begin to seek a path that allows for your personal human qualities to be utilized in pursuing your dreams.
Our dreams are generally not in line with our selfish earthly desires. Our dreams are in line, however, with selflessly accepting the tools God gave us and then utilizing them to their fullest potential. A person cannot exist alone in this world. Our missions are rooted in doing that which not only satisfies our desires to be a part of the bigger picture, but also positively contributes to the forward progress of other people we encounter along our journey.
Once you begin to try to figure out the scope of your capabilities, and begin to expend your energy in developing to those ends, your strengths will help carry you through to the next phase of your life. But you have to want to improve your current set of circumstances. You have to want to continually work on becoming someone better; more efficient, more effective, and more confident, and when you begin to do this, a happier and more successful person will begin to emerge. You cannot experience significant personal life improvement simply by idling in neutral or sitting on a couch watching the television.
Personal improvement comes from a close hard look not only at the person you have been but also the person you are able to become and then pursuing a path to discover that person. I am sitting here biting my tongue trying not to say this: You have no idea who you are!
If you have never done the hard work of researching and discovering who it is you are able to become, you have no idea who you are capable of becoming. If you can stick with the message of this book, you will take a step in a direction that you may think impossible today.
If you are not ready to step up to the person God designed you to be, read no further. If you are unwilling to do the work necessary to get to a point in life where you are a more effective person, the message of this book may not be for you at this point in your life. I’ve seen it happen where people embark on a path of improving their current set of circumstances and the whole idea becomes overwhelming to them and they give up. In fact, I have done this myself. Making the decision to work harder to become the person God wants you to be is hard work. It’s hard work!
Again, if you do not feel like you are ready, put this book back on the shelf or give the book to someone who is ready. In order to get the most out of the message of this book, you must be willing to begin to take the risks associated with changing your life. You must be willing to have a flexible and teachable spirit and a will to take a close hard look at your life and make the decision that it is time for changes to be made. I have that much faith in this message and I have that much faith in you.
A person cannot exist alone in this world; our missions are rooted in doing that which not only satisfies our desires to be a part of the bigger picture, but also positively contributes to the forward progress of other people we encounter along our journey.
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Today I have been incredibly blessed to live a life filled with amazing blessings and wonderful life experiences. My wife and I feel like we are living a dream we did not think possible. We have considered the possibilities life has to offer and have been given opportunities that we never thought imaginable in previous chapters of our lives. These blessings would never have materialized unless we made the decision to throw off the shackles of the past and live our lives with renewed interest and intention.
Many of us were born into situations where encouraging words and the opportunity to excel were but distant dreams. We saw other family’s as seemingly perfect and accepted what we were given as our lot in life. My life’s journey began in a family where abuse and violence was a norm and fear and intimidation were the only motivational tools. I had every reason to believe I was a failure and that I would amount to nothing and this is how I lead my life.
Along my journey I began to listen to people who told me of a different life. Friends and acquaintances began to speak into my life of a positive and uplifting message and I made the decision to listen to those voices and that made all the difference in the world. My outlook began to change and a future began to emerge out of the wreckage of my past. A new courage began to develop and one day I decided that I was no longer going to listen to those grotesque voices who were telling me that I was nothing and my interests were not worth pursuing.
Sometimes in life,
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