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The coat of many colors

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But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him. Genesis 37:18

Joseph was on his way to see his brothers. It turned out to be the last day he would see them for many more years to come. They sold him to the Ishmaelites and in turn he was sold to the egyptians. He was sold because he had been favored by their father, and they became jealous of him. His father had made him a coat of many colors; he had been favored by the father and it showed.

When you are favored by God, it will be shown. When you wear the coat of many colors, God’s favor, you will stand out from the crowd. When you dream big dreams, you stand out from everybody else. Dreamers are ultimately defined by what they stand for and are known more by what they dream than from who they are. Dreamers can be seen from a distance. Dreamers are feared. Safe people are intimidated by dreamers. Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance and plotted against him. Be certain that because of what you stand for, by what you represent, you might be plotted against, shunned and attacked. But dreamers don’t back down and certainly dreamers don’t quit.

Dreamers are a special kind of people. They see opportunities where everybody else sees facts. They see cities when everybody else sees empty land. They see what can be, instead of what currently is. They are dangerous, because limitations are not a threat to them. Limitations become not an obstacle or a stumbling block to their progress, but a fuel that makes the winning even sweeter.

When God favors you, you will stand out and probably will not fit in. Congratulations you have the coat of many colors. When God favors you, you will make people around you uncomfortable because they cannot understand why you and not them. When God favors you, their mind cannot fathom the ideas that come out from your mouth. When they hear them they just benchmark them to their own experiences, and mock them. They size them up against to what, in their mindset, is possible to accomplish. When you are a dreamer, you are not afraid to try. Because even if you try and fail, you learn a new way that will not achieve the dream, a path that will not be used again, so you still come closer to your destiny. Dreamers are the head and not the tail.

The world we live in, is formulated by dreams of men and women that dared to think different. To think possible what to them was new and probably impossible in the eyes of other people. When you dream God’s dream for your life and walk in it, you will wear God’s favor; and it will be apparent. People might plot to kill your dream, but it won’t be possible, you have been favored.

It might not be absent of difficulties, but always remember that you are wearing the coat of many colors.

“BREATHE expectantly, LIVE confidently and MOVE Boldly”

Lift your dream out of the pit

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When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. “Let’s not take his life,” he said… And Judah said to his brothers, What do we gain if we slay our brother and conceal his blood? Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother, our own flesh and blood.” His brothers agreed. Genesis 37:21, 26-27

This was the beginning of Joseph’s plight that would span several years. His brothers were jealous of him because Jacob their father, regarded him as his favorite son. They were particularly upset since he had told them about the dreams he had in which they would show him reverence and submission. They even made fun of him calling him the dreamer and master of dreams and never said a kind word to him. This day, they had plotted to kill him but two of the brothers, Reuben and Judah, interceded for Joseph’s life.

Joseph was known by what he represented, the dreams inside of him. And it was because of those dreams that he was rejected and isolated by his own family. It is very interesting that Reuben means “vision of the son” and Judah means “the Lord be praised”. It is precisely that what saved Joseph’s life; vision and praise. Similarly, it’s in the moments when you find yourself most rejected, isolated and forgotten that the only thing that will bring your dream back to life is the vision that you have and the praise that you give. When everything says around you that your dream is dead or worthless and that there is no future for it, don’t despair. Hang on to the vision God himself has planted in your heart and praise Him in the middle of your situation. Vision will show you the way and praising the Lord will walk you through it.

You might say, “but I am tired and there is nothing in me that has vision or hope.” But there is hope and there is a vision for your life. “How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!” Psalm 139:17 Surround yourself with who believe in you and what you stand for. People that can help you understand the circumstances and offer wise counsel. But even if you don’t have someone like this and don’t understand why, start praising the Lord and you will see that mighty and amazing things will happen.

I am not saying it will be easy. Big dreamers encounter big opponents and obstacles. But if you walk firmly to your destiny, praising God along the way, you will do things above and beyond of what you even thought possible. It’s time to stand. It’s time to walk in your calling. Don’t kill your dreams in the name of reality. Dream a bigger dream. A dream that you can’t do by yourself. You serve a BIG God.

Joseph went through many difficulties after this, but the time came that he was facing the Pharaoh, interpreted his dreams, and became the second in command. So today lift your dream from the pit; your destiny is waiting.

“BREATHE expectantly, LIVE confidently and MOVE Boldly”