We all have dreams and aspirations. Some of them are bigger than others. Some are related to writing, while others aren’t. Most of us who aren’t yet published have a dream to become so – whether it’s in a magazine, a journal, a short story or poetry collection, or our own book.
We have dreams for personal growth – to become better friends, siblings, spouses, church members. We dream of vacations in Hawaii, the top of the New York Times bestseller list, and self-cleaning houses (yeah- that’s MY big one :::roll::: ).
We’re not the only ones with dreams, of course. In fact, forty-eight years ago this week, Martin Luther King, Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech.
He dreamed of equality for all–that all of God’s children would be treated the same no matter the color of their skin. And he died for his dream.
Though his dream is not a reality, it is closer, and it is certainly a dream inspired by His Word.
Sometimes we let go of our dreams – or we dream too small. Remember – if it’s a God-sized dream, with prayer behind it, there is no need to let go. Whether your dream is related to your writing career, your family, your walk with Christ or something else, hold on…until the Lord tells you to grab another dream.
What are your dreams? Have you had any come true? What is your greatest writing dream?
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My greatest writing dream, which I am working hard, with God’s help, to bring to reality, is getting my nonfiction book published. In God’s timing.
About twenty years ago, I had a dream of writing the story of how God revealed Himself to me when I was a small boy living in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. I thought the story would have appeal because of its slightly foreign location, the decade involved (the 1940s), and the series of events that hit my family that God used to reveal Himself to me.
I began researching and writing in the early 1990s, and after ten years and several complete rewrites, I had a manuscript I thought was reasonably good.
About that time, Zondervan announced a contest. They were looking for non-fiction manuscripts. The first prize would be an all expenses paid trip to Grand Rapids, MI (wow!) and a meeting with the editors there about possible publication. With some trepidation, I sent my manuscript in.
Well, it didn’t win. But it did come in fourth in a field of nearly 160 manuscripts. Encouraged by that, I decided to give the manuscript one more edit and rewrite. I gave it to several people to read and review. The result was that in 2007, after much prayer and seeking the mind of God in it, I self-published the book. “Windsor’s Child” is now available at Amazon, at Create Space, at my website, and as an E-book here on Faith Writers. My dream was realized.
But now I have another dream, the result of the realization of the first dream. I now dream of ways to get the book promoted widely so that more people will read it and so that God can use it to spread the story of what He did. After all, God is the hero of the story.
Hey – don’t diss Grand Rapids, Michigan
It’s a lovely place (says a resident LOL). That is VERY cool that it came in 4th place, and that you self-published. Praying for the rest of the dream. Thanks so much for sharing!
I’ve always dreamed about traipsing across Scotland with my hubby – which we did earlier this year (thank YOU, Lord!)
In terms of writing, my dream is for readers (even one!) to be inspired, entertained and drawn closer to the Lord through my (hopefully published) novel(s). Like you said, Jo – in God’s timing
Really and truly my greatest writing dream? To meet someone in Heaven who says, “I’m here because of your stories.”
If dreams suggest that one day I’ll wake up and find it nothing more than fantasy, then I don’t have dreams, I have aspirations.:-) My primary aspiration is to use whatever talent I have as a writer to bring glory to God, the First Author. Although, I can now say I’m a published author, I don’t want to toss about in the past.Someday, God willing, I would like to write another book, take an Alaskan cruise, and visit the Grand Canyon.
So many dreams… to be regularly published in a Christian magazine, travel to Ireland, to bring glory to God with my writing – to know that it is daily making a difference in peoples’ lives.
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But sometimes I wonder if even my good-God-dreams are really a part of His plan. Do you?
I wasn’t actually dissing Grand Rapids. I lived there for five years when I was a student at a seminary there. I met the girl who has been my wife for 43 years there. But an all-expense paid trip should be to someplace I’ve never been, not some place I lived. Oh, well. I didn’t win it anyway.
I dream and work towards finding an income through my love of writing. I have been in every position vocationally in the church world over 20 plus years and now I need an income, love to write and dream of encouraging others through my words. (And getting some $$ for it! Ha!)
Love reading everyone’s dreams.
I’ve had many of my dreams come to fruition–I’m an interpreter with a job I love, that helps others, and that I can do with my health limitations. I’ve been successful in my writing so far.
Dreams yet to happen: get my novel accepted by a traditional publisher and lots more after that. More travel–not yet been to Europe or Asia.
This year my devotional, Touching the Words of Christ and memoir, Then Monday Came both came in 2nd in 2 different writing contests. The devotional proposal is currently posted at ChristianManuscriptSubmission.com I would of course like to see both of them published as well as my 2 current Chicken Soup submissions. Recently an old dream was reawakened to go back to school to become an occupational therapy assistant. As I pursue that, I hope not to abandon my writing. Helping people regain independence will use the servant’s heart God gave me which is what my first novel is about. Well actually it’s about a woman who doesn’t use her servant’s heart. I think writing it actually spoke to me to go after the OTA program. I would covet your prayers for God’s provision for school as I believe this is within His Will for my life.
I’m with Amy – I LOVE reading everybody’s dreams, too! Thanks so much for sharing, folks!
My writing dream is that when I give my manuscript to my critique group they will be so enthralled they will read all night.
My dream is to see the FW anthologies with my stories in them.
I’d really like to be able to make some money writing so I could quit working and write full time. I also dream of having the discipline to write faithfully. And to see the pyramids and the Holy Land. And have a grandchild to spoil. And world peace. 
Imagine . . . books are now relics taking their places, in historical position, with manuscripts and papyrus.
A few linguistic text archaeologists are combing storage libraries, concentrating on the archival sections, to label anew each as obsolete..
One happens upon a book, with a title so enticing, that he is compelled to flip the cover, to look deeper inside.
What he reads immediately resonates, with some joyous unidentifiable part of him.
Quickly, he bangs back the cover, to learn the name of the author.
Despite his education and training, it is a name completely unknown to him, or anyone . . . Bryan Rudolph . . . yet, that writing is still present and still resonate.
Now unwilling to label the book as obsolete, he realizes no book is ever obsolete . . . even those only read by one.
My dream with regard to my writing has always been that I would be allowed to write for the glory of God and the uplifting of others…a dream that, all glory to God, has been realized over and over.
As I have noted with many Christian writers, the Lord has given me a gift to feel what others feel, joy and sorrow, and then put into words for them what they could not. The Lord has used this as a salve to others’ wounds or a means of addition to celebrating others’ joy.
When my husband tells others that his wife is “a great writer,” (He is so my hero!)I am then asked if I am a “published” writer. I tell them that I believe I have been published over and over in the “books” of heaven and that is more than enough for me.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of the other comments of others’ dreams! :0) I don’t get much time to spend on the internet and certainly not the time I would like to spend on Faithwriters, but when I do get time, I always enjoy reading the articles and comments therein. It is like reading letters from like-minded friends.
I dream of being able to attend a Christian writers’ conference. I dream of taking the advanced couse in writing picture books from Institute of Chilsren’s Literature. If something costs money, I can’t afford it. I dream of America honoring God again, and being the Christian nation is should be–an example to the world that God blesses a Christian nation–and that our children will grow up knowing God.