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God-Sized Dreamers Link-Up

December 31, 2013 By GodSizedDreamers 37 Comments

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It was last January when Holley Gerth kicked off a year of God-sized dreams with these words,

“I’m inviting you to open the door to a God-sized dream in 2013.”

Scary words.  What did it mean?  Did we have a God-sized dream?  Were we capable of acting on that little seed of hope in our heart?

But we did just that.  Some, cautious at first, merely cracking open the door to glance at what might stand on the other side, and others, throwing open the door wide.  Throughout the next six months, we joined together on Tuesdays to write about our journey.

In the middle of our stories of setbacks and success, of fears and fearlessness, of trust and terror, we saw God work.  In each of the stories, God showed up in dreamers lives.  Regardless of whether we understood the reason or the end goal, each and every dreamer stepped out in faith.

God sees that faith.

God-sized dreams isn’t a gimmick.

God loves dreams.

And He loves dreamers.

Isaiah 64 says that He’s ready to blow your hair back:

For when you did awesome things that we did not expect,
you came down,
and the mountains trembled before you.
Since ancient times no one has heard,
no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you
who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.
Isaiah 64:3-4 (NIV)

He acts.  On our behalf.  So today we invite you share your God-sized Dreams stories from 2013.

For some of us dreamers, the dream was more than we could ask or imagine. For others, the dream changed entirely.  And for yet another group, God said wait, for now, dear one.

As Holley says, “The happy, the hard and everything in between.” 

The God-sized Dream Team is joining us today and we hope you will too!  It’s simple.

Write a post on your blog and link up below.

For those who don’t have a blog, you can share in the comments or on Facebook.  

Let’s all display the link up photo so we can find each other! (Click here for link)

And link up again every Tuesday as we write about our dreams.

We’ll be taking our weekly prompts from Holley’s Devotional, Opening the Door to Your God-Sized Dream.

Next Tuesday, we invite you to share about giving words to your dream.  Has it been a struggle?


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Every day this week, we’ll be featuring a special daily giveaway!!

Today it’s Holley Gerth’s devotional, Opening the Door to Your God-Sized Dream, 40 Days of Encouragement for Your Heart!!

You can enter via the PunchTab link below. We’ll keep all the giveaways open until Friday, 1/03/2014 at 11pm, to give everyone lots of time to enter! We’ll email the winner and you’ll have 48 hours to respond, or a new winner will be drawn.

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  1. Avatarsonyamacdesigns says

    December 31, 2013 at 8:54 am

    full of Thanks for the all of you!

    Reply
    • AvatarChristine Wright says

      December 31, 2013 at 5:54 pm

      Hey Sonya!! Hugging you BIG!!

      Reply
  2. AvatarElizabeth @seasonswithsoul says

    December 31, 2013 at 10:20 am

    I am so ready for God to “blow my hair back” in 2014! And, I can’t wait to read the stories of other dreamers linked up here today.

    Reply
    • AvatarChristine Wright says

      December 31, 2013 at 6:00 pm

      I think I hear a breeze starting! : )

      Reply
    • AvatarGindi Vincent says

      January 1, 2014 at 10:52 am

      Me too Elizabeth – even though our hair is shorter this year 🙂 Love you friend!

      Reply
  3. AvatarWendy says

    December 31, 2013 at 11:59 am

    I love the idea of this site. I love Holley’s books and her advice. After about a year of writing in a journal as I read her words and as I read the Bible, I found myself called to start my own encouragement blog. It has become a time of worship for me as I share with others how I see God in the world around me. I have been blessed with positive comments about how my readers are starting their day with my words. I feel like God is working through me and it’s so rewarding and humbling. Thanks for continuing Holley’s work through a website. I look forward to being a part of it and reading the stories of “God Sized Dreams” realized and in progress.

    Reply
    • AvatarChristine Wright says

      December 31, 2013 at 6:06 pm

      Cheering you on!! Loved your blog post – and the idea of Jesus wrapping His arms around us as we go from 2013 to 2014!! Happy New Year friend! : )

      Reply
      • AvatarWendy says

        December 31, 2013 at 6:30 pm

        Thanks. Happy New Year to you too! 🙂

        Reply
  4. AvatarTina Evans says

    December 31, 2013 at 12:23 pm

    How has my dream changed over the past year? I have realized my dream, finally! I always knew it was there, a deep down and most of the time stuffed desire, and through my healing journey (the end of a many-long-years fight) over the past four (almost five) months, I have realized my dream and what God has asked me to do. Now, the “get down and dirty” part of my dream. Action!

    Reply
    • AvatarChristine Wright says

      December 31, 2013 at 6:09 pm

      Taking action! Wooo-hoo! The best part of a dream (I think!)!! Ok, well, maybe after eating a celebratory donut. 🙂

      Reply
      • AvatarTina Evans says

        January 2, 2014 at 10:30 am

        Eating mini donuts as I write this and writing out my action steps! 😀

        Reply
        • AvatarChristine Wright says

          January 2, 2014 at 11:10 am

          Mini-donuts? That’s my love language! Ha! 🙂

          Reply
  5. AvatarLeslie says

    December 31, 2013 at 4:31 pm

    How has my dream changed in 2013? Well. as my 2 boys got older (one graduating from homeschool highschool and one a senior this school year) it was time to pray more for me and my next direction – so God gave me a dream of going back to college for counseling. So my dream is still in dream stage but taking steps towards it!

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    • AvatarChristine Wright says

      December 31, 2013 at 6:13 pm

      Leslie – great dream!! And this is an exciting stage to be in!! Can’t wait to hear more! We’ll be your cheerleaders!!

      Reply
  6. AvatarVictoria @ Creative Home Keeper says

    December 31, 2013 at 11:25 pm

    My God-Sized dream that changed me this year was to start writing again. I have been so blessed at how God has used my words to share with others. I have been spending a lot of time over the past few days thinking about and praying through what my dreams are for the new year.

    Reply
    • Kristin SmithKristin Smith says

      January 1, 2014 at 8:47 am

      That is awesome Victoria!! We will be praying for you as you continue on that journey in 2014!!

      Reply
    • MelMel says

      January 1, 2014 at 11:25 am

      Hi, Victoria! I smiled when I saw you here and remember you from linking up at Crystal’s blog several times. 🙂 Thank you for sharing…and many blessings to you as you continue your dreams this year!

      Reply
    • AvatarChristine Wright says

      January 1, 2014 at 7:56 pm

      Beautiful dream!! Love how God is using your words! 🙂

      Reply
  7. AvatarAlexis says

    January 1, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    Thanks for the invite, Holley!

    Count me aboard! 🙂

    I’m excited to see my dreams, your dreams, ALL of our dreams set sail in 2014! 🙂

    God bless you!

    Reply
  8. AvatarAlexis says

    January 1, 2014 at 12:31 pm

    I’m sorry, did Christine Wright author this blog post?

    I meant to address this to you, Christine if you wrote this post, not Holley! But since you and Holley are on the same team, take it as a message to both of you. 🙂

    Sorry for any confusion.

    Reply
    • AvatarChristine Wright says

      January 1, 2014 at 8:01 pm

      Thanks, Alexis!! Happy you’re sailing with us!! 🙂

      Reply
  9. AvatarKacey says

    January 1, 2014 at 5:18 pm

    Congrats Christine and the rest of you dreamers that made this site reality! What a wonderful example of following your heart and stepping out on faith.

    Reply
    • AvatarChristine Wright says

      January 1, 2014 at 8:04 pm

      Hi, friend!! I always smile when I see your face!! 🙂 Thanking you for helping make one of my dreams come true for 2013!!

      Reply
  10. AvatarKimberly says

    January 2, 2014 at 11:58 am

    Christine! The blog is absolutely beautiful- so glad you have been faithful to take those scary leaps and follow your God-sized dreams.

    Reply
    • AvatarChristine Wright says

      January 3, 2014 at 2:24 pm

      Yay, Kimberly!! We’re glad you’re here!!

      Reply
  11. AvatarKimberly A. Vogel says

    January 3, 2014 at 11:52 am

    My dream of 2013 was to publish the book I’ve been working on. Didn’t happen but it the new date is in March, so my dream of 2014 is to get that book published!

    Reply
    • AvatarChristine Wright says

      January 3, 2014 at 2:27 pm

      Oh, God’s timing can be hard to wait on. (We went through that with the website launch.) Let us know when it’s out, ok??

      Reply
    • AvatarGindi Vincent says

      January 3, 2014 at 10:40 pm

      I am so excited for you Kimberly and so happy to see you here!!!

      Reply
  12. AvatarDeb Weaver says

    January 3, 2014 at 2:11 pm

    In 2013, I began to believe that the dreams I wrote down in 1990 perhaps were not dead but dormant. It’s still fledgling belief, but it’s real.

    Deb Weaver

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    • AvatarChristine Wright says

      January 3, 2014 at 2:30 pm

      Deb, did you see this short (one minute) video by one of our dreamers, Elise? She speaks of that very thing… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oXjtmu26Ic&feature=share&list=PLrEmENS_y4-3fUdPYbDsKBqXUQ2e079Sq&index=4

      Reply
  13. Avatarbrooke says

    January 3, 2014 at 5:27 pm

    My dream has changed focus on “being a missionary abroad” to being a missionary at home” …. right where I am… to my family.

    Reply
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