Topic: The Pain Of Letting Go Of Hopes And Dreams, Part 1 of 2

Sometimes you have to let some hopes and dreams die in order to have the hope and have the Light our God wants you to have. The most painful moments of life are those moments when we let go of some of our hopes and dreams. Please note the word "some" in the last statement. The word "some" is not the same as the word "all". For most of us, the truth is hard to accept, especially when accepting the truth means we are going to have to let go of a hope or dream. Sometimes you have to let go of hopes and dreams or let hopes and dreams die. The reasons for going through this painful process of letting hopes and dreams die are many. There can be no more painful moment in life than the moment when we let go of our hopes and dreams to find, build, create, or make a hope or dream come true. However, having real hope requires we be realistic. Realistically, there are times when we see the truth and sometimes seeing the truth hurts. There are some points in life, no matter how we work toward a vision, when we have to admit our vision is out of reach. When assessing the hopes and dreams we hold and our subsequent vision, we must continually assess the "reachability" of our vision of the future. A young boy can dream of playing basketball in the NBA. He can practice every day, and may then play on his high school and college team. However, to play in the NBA requires more than just hard work and pursuing a vision fueled by hope. Playing in the NBA takes size, speed, and athletic talents much greater than those traits we possess as normal, ordinary folk. There are times in our life when one vision needs to be given up and a new vision adopted. However, even when we give up one dream, there are two dreams to take its place if we are still willing to hope and dream.

These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites called Wisdom Moment. This site is located at:
http://www.shepherdscare.net/wisdomminute

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