What's Your Dream?

I watched Martin Luther King Jr.’s I have a dream speech today. It always sends chills through my body.

According to different sources MLK Jr. was about to sit down when singer Mahalia Jackson urges him ‘Tell them about your dream Martin. Tell them about the dream.”
So many things go through my mind when I think about this. It was at a respected friend’s urging MLK Jr. launched into the most remembered part of his speech. A speech which many have declared the best speech of the 20th century perhaps even of all time. How fortunate he was to have a friend present who would urge him on to his greatness.

I think this begs the question what’s my dream? What’s your dream? Obviously we aren’t all cut out to be the great historical figure MLK Jr. is. But are we surrounding ourselves with trusted friends, mentors, and respected people we look up to who will in turn prompt us onto greatness?

There is a difference between surrounding ourselves with yes men and surrounding ourselves with people who will urge us to go on when we are ready to sit down because we think we have accomplished all we have come to do.

What’s your dream? What is the thing the Lord has put you on this earth to do? What drives you? We may not be called to change the face of a nation but we have all been put on this earth for a purpose. Whatever it is we are called to do (no matter how big or small we perceive its greatness) the obedience required to walk faithfully before our God is the same.

What’s your dream?

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mahalia-jackson-the-queen-of-gospel-puts-her-stamp-on-the-march-on-washington is one site there are many others just do an internet search for Mahalia Jackson I Have a Dream Speech.