Making Your Dreams a Reality

What is holding you back from your goals and dreams? Are you scared of the unknown like me? I have a few hobbies that I am trying to pursue and yet I am terrified. You see others around you working towards their goals and yet you cannot make yours a reality. For just over a year now my husband has been working hard at making his Youtube channel success and for a while, I was jealous that he was pursuing his hobbies and I was not. You have made commitments to yourself and are challenging yourself to take the first step and yet it feels impossible. All you can do is make excuses as to why you are not making your dreams or hobbies a reality. So what do we do?

First, find a friend to talk to and then get someone willing to be an accountability partner for our, someone who will gently push you and encourage you through the rough start.

You may also struggle with mental health like I, if you do then this is likely what is holding you back from your goals and dreams. If this is the case then seek help and then work towards your goals. But, before you do anything, talk to the Lord. Ask Him for strength and guidance. Philippians 4:13 comes to mind; I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. God wants the very best for you. You may feel all alone, but I assure you that you are not. He is with you.

Then when it is time to start practicing your hobbies, dreams, and goals it does not have to happen in one day. It will take time. Start small, like 10 minutes a week and build from there. By starting small you will feel successful, accomplished and proud of your self for having done the activity. This even I took my puppy out to play fetch and brought my camera along. The first five minutes or so I took pictures of her and then the rest of the time was focused on fetch. But even though it was only a few minutes and a handful of pictures I feel accomplished and excited to go out again soon. Maybe even tomorrow.

All in all, it is a process and a journey and yours might look a little different than mine or someone else's but that is okay. That's how God planned it. All you need to do is figure out what you want to do, seek God and our friends for help. It's going to be scary and hard at first but in the long run, it will be worth it, and you will have discovered new dreams and experiences you never knew you wanted to experience or needed to experience. There will also be days when you want to give up or you will stumble along the way and have to start from the beginning again, and that is okay. As they say, Rome was not built in a day. It takes time, but it will be worth it in the end.

I pray that today's post and the posts that will be coming in the next few weeks will be encouraging, challenging and a blessing you to all.

God Bless

~Ruth