Lately, I've been thinking about my future and the awesome dream to reach the nations. In the process certain songs came to mind, and one of them was Follow that Dream, an old Elvis Presley song. He sang it in a movie by the same name. It was a great song and movie, at least for Elvis' fans. Elvis was a man in search of a dream, even though many people though he was living it. I believe he was a man who was torment by what he had become verse what he really wanted out of life. One of Elvis' favorite past times was singing Gospel music with friends. He also made a few Gospel Albums and sometimes at the end of other albums he added a favorite Hymn. There was a time at one of his live performances where a fan shouted out, "You're the king, Elvis," and his immediate response was, "No I'm not, Jesus Christ is King." Wow, I don't know, but I would like to believe that Elvis finally found Christ before the end of his vain life just like King Solomon. Maybe that is why he named his home Graceland, because that is what we all depend on, isn't it.
A while back I wrote an article on suicide, and as I stated then, don't believe suicide is the unpardonable sin. Too often people start out living a dream and in a short time it becomes a nightmare or a trap that seems to spiral down and out of control unless they get some help before it's too late. They made the mistake that many others have; seeking that which is only temporal instead of that which is eternal. In order to change that one must come to have a personal relationship or contact with Jesus Christ, even if it's in their final hours, just as the thief on the cross did with, "Lord, remember me..." Then hopefully they will be able to pursue the dream that the Heavenly Father had for them, if there is still some time. And so this song came to my mind, Follow that Dream.
"When your heart gets restless, time to move along
When your heart gets weary, time to sing a song
But when a dream is calling you,
There's just one thing that you can do
Well, you gotta follow that dream wherever that dream may lead
You gotta follow that dream to find the love you need."
However, the love you'll need will never be fulfilled in a women or a man alone, but in Jesus Christ. Yet they can be very helpful in that pursuit of God's dream if that is His will for you. Anyway, several years later, Elvis also sang another awesome song, The Impossible Dream, at Madison Square Garden. Elvis Presley was one of nearly a hundred other artist who recorded this great song over the years. It was composed by Mitch Leigh for the movie Man of La Mancha, and the lyric were written by Joe Darion.
To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go
To right the un-rightable wrong
To be better far than you are
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star
This is my quest, to follow that star
No matter how hopeless,
No matter how far
To fight for the right
Without question or pause
To be willing to march into hell
For a heavenly cause
And I know if I'll only be true
To this glorious quest
That my heart will be peaceful and calm
When I'm laid to my rest
And the world would be better for this
That one man scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star
Abraham became such a man when God told him to dream by looking to the night sky and counting the stars. (Genesis 15:5) He was also a man in search of a city whose founder and builder was God. (Hebrews 11:10)
The apostle Paul was also such a man who ran the race in order to receive the prize, Jesus Christ the Morning Star. (2 Peter 1:19) He said, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord the righteous Judge, will award unto me on that day." (2 Timothy 4:7 to 8) God has given everyone of us a dream to pursue.
The apostle Paul was also such a man who ran the race in order to receive the prize, Jesus Christ the Morning Star. (2 Peter 1:19) He said, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord the righteous Judge, will award unto me on that day." (2 Timothy 4:7 to 8) God has given everyone of us a dream to pursue.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
An awesome song, so listen to the the whole song.
