DAY SIX
February
27, 2017
Don’t Stop Short Of Your
Dreams
“The Lord was with Joseph and
he prospered.” Genesis
39:2a
In 1930, two young brothers named Dick and Maurice
McDonald moved from New Hampshire to California to pursue the American dream of
being successful. After a few failed
ventures, they struck gold when they opened a small drive-in restaurant. By the mid-1950’s, their annual revenue was
$350,000, and the brothers split $100,000 in profits.
You might think, yes, the rest is history. But you may be surprised to know the rest of
the story. In 1954, a man by the name of
Ray Kroc came into the picture. Ray Kroc
saw potential that the brothers did not see.
In 1961, Kroc bought the exclusive rights to McDonald’s for the sum of
$2.7 million – now with 21,000+ restaurants worldwide, the rest of the story is
history indeed.
The lessons learned from this story are:
Don’t pull up short of your God-given dream.
Don’t allow someone to out-dream you.
Don’t allow someone else to
finish your dream.
Christians look to Joseph as
the role model for dreaming big. Genesis
39 holds important lessons for all dreamers.
Some lessons in this chapter that can keep us from stopping short of our
dreams are:
Know that God is with us (verses 2, 21, & 23).
Know that God is aware of our actions (verse 9).
Know that God can make the
bitter things in life sweet (verses 21-23).
Prayer Focus: Pray that
Fredericksburg Wesleyan Church will pursue our God-given dream to the fullest
potential. Pray that through the
achievement of this dream will come more and better Christ followers for the
kingdom of God. Ask God to show you ways
in which you have stopped short of His best for you.