My dream, and God's dream.

As a young child, dreams often come in all sorts of shapes and forms.

Maybe a firefighter, Subway worker, nurse, or electrician...

As a child, dreams seemed endless. They all seemed possible.

It seemed impossible to choose only one.

Given the chance, we would have jumped at the opprotunity to live our dream.

But, just because it's our dream for our life, doesn't mean that it's God's dream for

our life.

Having a life-long dream can be changed in what seems like an instant.

Seeing something, being broken, feeling changed, and knowing love can change everything

you thought you knew.

Everything you thought you knew you wanted for your life can disappear in an instant.

It just takes a situation, a broken heart, being changed, and knowing love.... But most of all,

it takes God working in your heart.

What I wanted for my life wasn't what God wanted.

My lifelong dream was taken away, and a new one was laid.

I was given an excitement and a peace that I had never experienced before.

It was an excitement for a greater purpose. An excitement that God had given me, and peace in

knowing that it was God working.

My life took a turn into a road that I never would have taken... A road that I used to have no desire

to enter.

God changed all that, and he changed me.

He loved me, and revealed to me that he had a different plan in mind for me.

My dream for my life would have eventually led to a dead end, and a feeling of uselessness. I realize that with this changed dream that was God-given, I would be happy. I would know that I am doing what God wants for me.

My dream change wasn't painful, it was peaceful. I felt content. I felt loved. And, I felt like everything that I've been through and am going through is for a greater purpose.

I knew that my purpose in life was found. I also knew that God was doing this all for the greater good.

My dream change was necessary so that I could live a better purpose in life. A purpose that would be far more fulfilling than my life-long dream ever would.

My eyes were opened, my heart was broken, my mind was changed, and my dream was found...