Dreams

Anais Nin once said "Dreams are necessary to life."  It got me too thinking.... are dreams really necessary to life? Can you live without dreams? You can but how boring would that be. Yes, you can have goals, but dreams are more than that.  When you finally reach that goal it is a really good feeling; but when your dream finally comes true the joy you experience can't be described by words. I have known people who have dreamed dreams but then something happens, they slowly start letting it die, and before they know it dreams are considered "for kids" and have no meaning. Something I have asked many times is why do they let their dreams die? Is it because people tell them that dreams are useless, that what they dream will never come true, that their dreams are of no value. I have been in a position in my life where I could have given up my dream to become  missionary. Sitting in a hospital not even able to feed myself at 14, how could I possibly become a missionary? Well,  my family kept telling me that I shouldn't give up and they continued to pray for me. So with a lot of help and strength from God, I got out of the hospital way sooner than planned.  Two short years later I plan to go on my first missions trip to Panama City, Panama. Now, would I be coming to the point in my life where My dream is coming true, if family and friends hadn't encouraged me to pursue my dream? Maybe people let their there dreams die because no one encourages them to pursue their dreams. They think that they aren't good enough to chase.  If you see someone that you think might need a little encouraging in their dreams don't be afraid to speak out. You never know what they will accomplish.

                             So, are dreams necessary to life?     Yes, I would definitely say so!


                                                                                                    ~Katie Leah