Your Dreams are Valid
Don't stop dreaming it
Everyone has a dream; whether big or small, irrespective of age, status, size, sex, etc.
Not the random “I was eating in the dream” kinda thing, but the vision-like dreams.
Everyone has something they want for themselves, somewhere they aim to be…something different from their status quo.
Some dream of getting promoted at work, getting out of the trenches, establishing a top start-up/business, becoming prominent content creators, movie/music stars, travelling the world, being popular and rich, graduating as the best student, making an impact, being influential, ruling nations, inventing new things…a lot of things.
And that is what makes life beautiful: DREAMS.
From the Bible to history books to current times, we see that some of the most remarkable men were/are those who had the most significant dreams. Dreams that probably sounded stupid and impossible to those who heard them.
Take Joseph, for example; he dreamt that his family would one day bow to him. He told them about it, but they doubted it. He eventually went through a lot, but in the end, his dream came to pass (Genesis 37; 42:6-9).
How about Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Steve Jobs, Abraham Lincoln, Henry Ford, Bill Gates, President Tinubu…? These men had/have one thing in common—they were/are dreamers.
Did they achieve their dreams?
I might not know your dreams, but I am here to tell you they are very much valid.
“Oh, but Caleb, do you know how long I have dreamed about________?”
I am no motivational speaker, but it is important to note that great things take time.
But this is just me assuming that you are probably working to actualise those dreams, and it isn’t forthcoming. However, if you are reading this and haven’t done any work towards the actualisation of your dreams, then you are more of a clown than the joker.
The validity of your dreams is directly proportional to the work you put into achieving them.
Everyone mentioned above put in tremendous work to ensure they achieved their dreams. From trying a thousand times to sleepless nights, prayers, being thrown in prison, leading peaceful protests, giving countless speeches and shouting “Emi lokan” in a town hall different...
All I am saying is that these guys put in work.
I love this quote from T.E. Lawrence;
All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.
Look at the words I put in bold.
What makes a dream different from a wish is action. This means that if you aspire to be something without doing the work, you are just making a wish.
I hate to break it to you, but genie lamps are fictional. If you have one or know where to buy one, please let me know (P.S. asking for a friend).
In my opinion sha wishers end up as beggars—if wishes were horses, beggars would ride; not successful men or great men or men of impact, but beggars.
I mentioned in my introductory article that I love to dream big dreams. The sole reason is that I serve a very big God.
Looking at Luke 1:37 opened my eyes to the possibility of the impossible (with GOD). Since then, I have been moved by the statement, “Whatever is conceivable (in the mind) is achievable (through God).”
That is why when God wants to do something incredible, He makes you imagine/dream it first because if you can’t see it, you can’t get it. Countless examples are in the scriptures; in fact, that is what faith is all about.
The men I mentioned above already saw the end in their minds before it was actualised. Bill Gates saw a computer in every home before he dropped out of school, Henry Ford saw the average person owning an automobile before having an assembly line, and President Tinubu probably saw himself as president of Nigeria way before I was born.
After they saw it (in their minds), they made crazy decisions and put in the work. It is all interlinked! It is a principle of life!
I am living proof that dreams do come to pass. Growing up, I had so many dreams—I don’t even know if they were God-ordained—but I always had them in my imagination.
From dreaming of owning a guitar to having two, giving out one, playing at several events—even teaching people how to play.
my babies… From dreaming of being in university (after writing JAMB thrice) to finishing at the best university in Nigeria.
I will drop the full gist soon dw… From dreaming of being a scientist to working on ground-breaking research regarding COVID-19.
Here, I am talking about the result…
There are other dreams I fail to add for the sake of length, but those three have been enough to let me know that with God on your side and you playing your part (working), you can achieve whatever you conceive in your mind.
I have dreams that haven’t been realised. Nonetheless, I am still holding on to God and working, and in subsequent years, you will hear my testimonies.
The ball is now in your court; make your dreams count, make your dreams valid.
Sit down, conceive, set systems in place, carry God, put in the work, and achieve.
P.S. I recommend a book titled “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho.
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My dreams are valid!
I never saw Tinubu from this point of view so this is eye-opening. He really manifested his current position from the get go. Thank you for sharing this and for the book recommendation.