I believe God places His dreams in our hearts, and He wants
to help us fulfill them. Do you have a dream in your heart that has almost died
because something happened that devastated you? No matter what has happened in
your past, don’t lose hope. God can give you faith to try again!

Maybe
you feel that you’ve failed. I know how that feels because I have experienced
failure. But God specializes in mending broken dreams, healing wounded hearts,
and making something beautiful out of our lives. Maybe you have a history of
making bad decisions and you think God could never forgive you. I believe with
all of my heart--and I speak with the confidence of knowing God’s Word--that
there is nothing you could have done that God cannot and will not forgive. You
simply have to ask Him. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins (I John 1:9).

However, God cannot forgive you if you
don’t ask Him. God has done His part by making forgiveness available to you
through Jesus Christ. Now you have to do your part and reach out to receive that
forgiveness. You may want to pour your heart out to Him or simply pray a few
words from your heart. I know one young man who, after years of pain, came with
tears streaming down his face. He just said, “Jesus . . . okay!” With those two
words, his life was miraculously transformed as Jesus came into his heart. Now
he is preaching the Gospel and winning souls to the Lord.

That doesn’t
mean that God is going to call you into the ministry when you turn your life
over to Him. But it does mean that He has something for you to do that is just
right for you. God wants to give you the desires of your heart and help you
fulfill your dreams. Put your trust in Him today.

God can erase my past failures and help me fulfill my
dreams as I trust in Him.