Something to think about.

I love the story of Joseph. God gave him a dream beyond his wildest imaginations, that he is going to be filled with power and authority. I've always read this in a way that it is a journey, to keep on trusting God that He is going to fulfill the dreams that He has placed in our lives, to keep on believing that breakthroughs will happen one day as we continue to seek His ways and continue to obey His commandments.

However, as I read Joseph's story yesterday, I read it in a very different light.

Yes, it is true that God has placed different dreams in our lives, of different aspects and magnitudes, of different forms and different genres. God is pleased to place those dreams in our hearts so that one day His glory can be magnified when those dreams come to pass.

However, I came to ponder and realise that through Joseph's journey to becoming the prime minister of Egypt, other than telling his family about his dreams, that his main priority was never to become a ruler of Egypt, but that his main priority was to keep himself clean and pleasing to the Lord. Although he was raised into a high ranking position ultimately, his main task in life was to love and worship God. He ran away from Potiphar's wife to prevent committing a wicked sin that would displease the Lord, because He knew that God was the One whom he will revere.

Abraham's ultimate focus was never about being the father of nations, but to obey God even if he was to send Isaac to his death as a sacrifice, to listen to God's commands even when he doesn't know what the destination was when he left his comfort zone, to keep on communicating with God.

King David's ultimate focus was never about being a King of Israel, but to chase after God's heart every single day. To know that without God, King David would amount to nothing.

Moses's ultimate focus was never about leading the people straight towards the promise land after the exodus, but to lead them to Mount Sinai where they will worship the One and only true God, never wanting to leave God's presence.

They all have one thing in common: Their commitment was never about their dreams. It was pure worship that is pleasing to God. Their desire was simple: God.

This totally struck me, because we are in an age where the world is craving to fulfill their dreams: Dreams of having their desires fulfilled: Be it getting that position in school, those amazing results in the workplace, becoming popular and famous, etc. The scary part: We can even be craving to fulfill God's dreams in our lives at the expense of worship. It doesn't become glory and honor to God anymore. It becomes glory and honor to ourselves, where greed and pride exists.

What if one day God decides to stop answering all of your prayers?

What if one day God decides to allow you to live on a minimal basis just enough to survive?

What if one day all of your friends in church decides to leave church and pursue their own pleasures? And that you will be alone in church?

What if one day God decides to take away the dreams that He has for your life?

What if one day you never got the results that if have yearned for so many years? Even though you continued to attend church regularly and serve Him?

What if one day you cease to receive blessings, and all you get is sufferings from others because claim to know God?

What if God suddenly asks you to step down from the ministry that you have been faithfully and lovingly served Him in for so many years?

Will you still keep praying, worshiping, trusting, obeying, revering, honoring God? Will you still hunger and thirst for Him? Will you still keep yearning for His presence? Will you still keep on drawing closer to Him? Will you still keep on loving Him? No matter how dire the circumstances may be? No matter how bleak the situation may become?

This is my question for you today.