So I’m finally able to get to the computer after a couple days of wanting to get on here and blog about a few different things that came together in my head about having faith and pursuing our dreams. Things can get frustrating sometimes and it can be easy to feel discouraged. It is a continuous battle to try to remain positive and hopeful about the future. One song that popped in my head when thinking about this was “The Impossible” by Joe Nichols. Here is the chorus:
Unsinkable ships sink.
Unbreakable walls break.
Sometimes the things you think would never happen,
Happen just like that.
Unbendable steel bends.
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable,
I’ve learned to never underestimate,
The impossible.
This song is just a great reminder that even when we can’t see what will happen and we don’t know what steps to take next, we should not give up hope. “With God, all things are possible.” (Matthew 19: 26)
I mentioned in my first blog post in the middle of May that Adam had recently had some revelations about the direction of his music career. That same weekend, my dad was driving to visit my grandparents in Northern Indiana and while listening to Adam’s recent songs, he saw the sign “Hope Wins” outside a church. He decided to turn around a take a picture of it to send to a friend who was going through a situation and had expressed that she was losing hope. Little did my dad know that this would turn out to actually be a significant message for Adam. About the same time that this picture was taken was when Adam was being questioned about what his vision is for his music. Adam had been very discouraged before this and a light bulb went off in Adam and his passion and motivation was reborn!
The picture that my dad took on his phone 🙂
I’ve come across some inspirational quotes, recently, that I also thought would be motivating and appropriate to share.
“Take care of yourself and continue to persevere. Do not allow doubt to creep across your goals.” -Gary Caplan
“Each of us has been given a destiny and a light to shine.” -Marie Jones
“I believe 100% when your heart and your mind are in the right place and there is no pretense, great things will come. It’s that simple.” -Jimmy Wayne
“God does not discipline us to subdue us, but to condition us for a life of usefulness and blessedness.” -Billy Graham
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3: 5-6)
“Be patient. God knows what He’s doing. God knows what is best for you. He can see the end result. You can’t. All those problems, heartaches, difficulties and delays–all the things that make you ask “why”–one day will all be clear in the light of God’s love.” -Rick Warren
“To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.” -Robert Louis Stevenson
I’d like to wrap up with a prayer from a book that I just started reading on my Amazon Kindle called, I Do… Every Day: Words of Wisdom for Newlyweds and Not So Newlyweds by Cynthia Bond Hopson and Roger Hopson.
Lord, with you we know that anything and all things are possible. We claim and believe that you have plans for us–plans to nurture us and give us a future. Direct our paths to the right people, places, and things to help make our dreams come true. Help us be patient, prepared, and purposeful. Amen.
God has plans for each one of us. How wonderful this world would be if we all would strive to seek His will and pursue our gifts! Anybody have any dreams of their own that they are following?
A Dreamer's Wife 
Great post, Stefanie! I was feeling quite discoraged tonight myself and I saw on facebook that you had a new post up which turned out to be exactly what I needed to hear. Reading your encouraging words reminded me that God is good!
Thanks, Abby! I think we all need to hear these words regularly! You are so talented and have such a great personality! I know that God has some special things in store for you!