Genesis 37:5 Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. 6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: 7 We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it.”

We were made in the image and likeness of God, therefore, each of us has the creative abilities of God. Before anything is created, it must first be imagined. God allows our imagination to be enticed through a vision or a dream. 

Usually, a God-given dream is too big to obtain in our own efforts. We will either exhaust ourselves trying to do it on our own or give up trying to fulfill such a big project. Knowing the dream is too big to be fulfilled in our own efforts, God requires faith for every God-inspired dream to come to pass. 

Mark 9:23 “‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.

For those who are bold enough to stand in faith for a God-inspired dream that seems too difficult for any person to fulfill, there must be patience accompanied with faith. There are going to be times we feel like giving up, taking the easier road, or be content with partially receiving our promise, but we must stand strong and hold onto the confession of our faith. 

Hebrews 6:12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

People may laugh and our friends may try to talk us out of our God-inspired dream, but we must hold onto the promises of God. 

Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

To receive any God-given promise is to receive the dream, have faith, and be patient until the promise is received.