Are You Pursuing the Dream God Has Given You?

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God HAS given you a dream to fulfill in your lifetime. He has also given you a passion and love to pursue this dream. God gives dreams to each of us. Abraham's life-long dream was that God would bless the world through his descendants (Gen. 12:1-3), and God did!


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Do you recall the dream God has placed in your heart? Have you abandoned it as being impossible? It IS impossible in the natural because God intends to fulfill this dream through His wisdom and His power, made available to you through the Holy Spirit (1 Cor.12:7-11). So don't let your inabilities concern you. Just ask and receive all you need from the Spirit.

Failing is part of success

You may have made mistakes. You may feel you are now disqualified to fulfill God's vision. Well, you aren’t. God still wants to complete His vision through you. Mistakes and messes are just part of the process.

Abraham lied several times about Sarah being his wife (Gen. 12:11-17), and then had sex with her handmaiden (Gen.16:2), and YET, God fulfilled the vision through him (Gen. 15:1-6) and he became the father of all who believe (Rom. 4:11). King David had sex with Bathsheba and had her husband Uriah killed (2 Sam. 11), and yet God used David and blessed the world with Jesus, who was a descendent of David and Bathsheba (Matt. 1:1,6).

Wow! So yes, God can use us, even in the midst of our blunders, mistakes and failures. Amazing, isn't it? So NEVER let satan tell you the lie that God can no longer use you because of your mistakes. IT IS A LIE! Laugh at him, and tell satan that God will probably highlight this failure as part of your story toward ultimate victory.

Those with a vision to become a millionaire generally go bankrupt three times before achieving the vision. So expect lots of effort, lots of failure, lots of leaning on Jesus for guidance and lots of happy divine encounters (unexpected "mistakes") as these are all parts of the path to victory. Many if not most inventions and successes come through unplanned occurrences (mistakes) as well as dreams and visions.

Below is some journaling from Larry Walters which will inspire you to pursue your God-given vision

After my 4th day of journaling via “Possessing Your Promised Land” here is a portion of what I heard today:

“And what of Mark Virkler? When he discovered that he was called to be a teacher instead of a pastor or prophet, did he just look to teach a class here or there? No. He took 1 passion, to learn to hear My voice and dedicated an entire year to that 1 discipline. Now he teaches hundreds and thousands equipping My body to hear My voice. And let’s not overlook the second, third, and fourth generations that have been taught by one who taught what another learned from CWG Ministries. Mark will not know the breadth of the impact of his ministry until I return. Think about that. He has taught and is still teaching My people to hear My voice. Many are grasping that vision and running with it. They are teaching others to hear My voice. And they are teaching others as well.

When what I have given to you begins to take a hold of the Body of Messiah; they are going to run with it. It is going to impact the nations. Yes, even as Abraham did not see his descendants multiplied as the stars of heaven in his lifetime; it has come to pass greater than he could have imagined. Now, timing belongs to Me. Rhema is lining up with Kairos. And when that happens there is going to be an explosion of My presence in you in such a way that it will confound everyone who sees it happen. Think on these things. And allow Me to show you great and mighty things that you have not considered.

Grab ahold of My vision afresh. It has become stale, stagnant and is beginning to stink simply because you have stopped stirring it up. You have quit declaring what I have told you will come to pass. You have set aside the vision because of the wounds of your past. Those done unto you; and those you have committed. Let Me stir you again. Leave the timing to Me. Dream. Write down the Vision. Declare it in Faith. Let My Love Flow. Let My Words Flow. See it again. Capture the picture again. Let Me paint it on your spirit with My Spirit.”

Steps to take in your pursuit of God's vision

  1. Ask God what dream/vision He has given to you.
  2. Commit or recommit yourself to accomplishing this impossible feat through the grace of God.
  3. Seek God's guidance by asking for it and tuning to flowing thoughts within. This is His voice. Honor and act on it.
  4. Expect God to bring the dream to pass through unexpected divine experiences.
  5. Use the five steps to creative prayer.
  6. Never quit believing. If necessary, go to your grave believing, as the heroes in faith did (Heb. 11). Many of their prophecies came to pass after they died.
  7. Give God ALL the glory for what He accomplishes through your life.

Write up your victories to inspire others. Post them in the comment section here.

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4 Keys to Hearing God's Voice

4 Keys to Hearing God's Voice

by Mark and Patti Virkler | 305 Pages | Retail: $16.99

Have you ever wished you could just sit down and have a long talk with the Lord? Wouldn't it be wonderful to move beyond having a theology that states that God loves you to actually hearing Him whisper words of love into your heart? When you're worried or confused, wouldn't you love to see the situation from His perspective and hear how He wants you to respond?


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Dialogue with God

by Mark and Patti Virkler | 296 Pages

This top seller for 30 years from Bridge Logos provides a narrative, right-brain presentation of the principles of how to hear God's voice. Especially enjoyable for personal use, it makes a great gift for introducing a loved one to the voice of God. This book teaches the four keys to hearing God's voice in readable style, and also devotes two entire chapters to moving samples of people's journaling (i.e. their two-way dialogue with God).

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Have you ever wished you could just sit down and have a long talk with the Lord? Wouldn't it be wonderful to move beyond having a theology that states that God loves you to actually hearing Him whisper words of love into your heart? When you're worried or confused, wouldn't you love to see the situation from His perspective and hear how He wants you to respond? When things don't seem to be going your way and your prayers aren't answered the way you had hoped, wouldn't it be great to hear Him tell you where He is in the midst of it, and what He is working out in your life? Are you ever just a little bit jealous of others who say with such confidence, "The Lord said...."?

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How to Hear God's Voice

by Mark and Patti Virkler | 317 Pages

We recommend that you order the newest revision of this book titled 4 Keys to Hearing God's Voice. It includes 95% of the content of How to Hear God's Voice but is reorganized so it fits perfectly with the 10 DVDs on this subject by Mark Virkler. In addition, it gets you started using the four keys earlier in the book and gives you more journaling samples and exercises. Since we have removed the large margins, it is a smaller and less expensive book.

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Prayers That Heal the Heart - Revised & Expanded 20th Anniversary Edition

by Mark and Patti Virkler | 320 Pages

Prayer counseling that breaks every yoke! Everything you need to experience deep healing of your soul and spirit.

Did you know that you don’t need to be continually plagued by negative thoughts, feelings, pictures or memories?

It is not part of the "human condition" to feel the constant nagging of doubt, insecurity, or anger. No matter what sin you are trying to overcome, what lie you think you’ll always believe, or what traumas your heart has suffered in the past, you will receive total freedom and restoration by praying these prayers in faith. 

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Twelve Weeks to Spiritual Mastery - Group Coaching

A group coaching experience with Mark Virkler

Because I could not find a Spirit-anointed teacher/coach, I spent ten extremely frustrating years seeking to hear God’s voice!!! Suggestions offered did not help me, things like: “You just know that you know. It is a still small voice. He speaks from your heart.” No one could give me the answer I needed which was: Hearing God’s voice is as simple as quieting yourself down, fixing your eyes on Jesus, recognizing His voice as spontaneous, flowing thoughts and writing down His flow as it is coming. Test what you have written after the flow is done, NOT while it is occurring.

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Counseled by God

by Mark and Patti Virkler | 146 Pages

Have you ever been defeated by negative emotions such as anger, fear, guilt, inferiority, condemnation or depression? Have you tried to fight them off unsuccessfully? Is there an answer that is deeper than simply trying to mentally reason yourself out of these emotions? Is there a way that Jesus can speak a word of life into the depths of your emotional despair and bring healing on a deep level? Is there a form of Christian counseling that begins and ends with the movement of Christ within your heart, rather than simply with the words of man?

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Hear God Through Your Dreams Workbook

by Mark and Patti Virkler | 92 Pages

A newer book has been released that accompanies this workbook: Click here for Hearing God Through Your Dreams by Charity Kayembe and Mark Virkler (featured on Sid Roth's "It's Supernatural", with almost a million views just on YouTube).


Do you often wake up feeling there was a significant message in your dream, but you’re just not sure what it is? Like Daniel and Joseph, do you long to be able to help others understand their own dreams and win them to Christ as you explain His night messages to them? Wouldn't it be nice if you could receive mid-course corrections from the Lord while you sleep? Do you wish you could be receiving divine inspiration, creative solutions to problems, and direction from the Lord during that third of your life that you’re “just” sleeping?

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Hearing God Through Your Dreams

by Mark Virkler and Charity Virkler Kayembe | 292 Pages

Learn How to Hear God’s Voice, Even When You Are Sleeping

It is always fun to be on the winning team. Well look what God has done with Charity's new dreams teaching. It has taken off like a rocket with a live TV interview on Cornerstone Network and her Sid Roth interview which has almost a million views on YouTube!

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Everyday Angels

by Charity Virkler Kayembe and Joe Brock 289 Pages

You can partner with Heaven’s angelic hosts!

Do you have guardian angels? Does God want you to know them? Find out what Scripture reveals and how YOU can interact with the company of Heaven!

The supernatural realm permeates our natural world! Therefore, experiencing angels should be an everyday occurrence–we simply need to open our spiritual eyes to their reality and role in our lives.

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