“Pastor, my family members don’t believe in my dreams and visions. What do I do?”
It’s true that charity begins at home, but when it comes to pursuing your dream, home may not be that charitable.
Statistics have shown that the last category of people that would often believe in your dreams and vision are your family and the community you grew up in. And this would only happen when you’ve succeeded. If you have a community that supports you at the first instance, then that community must have encountered God prior to that time. Many times your enemies will believe in your vision even before your immediate family does.
Jesus’s experience in his own town still baffles me. They saw him display unusual wisdom and miracles, yet they got offended only because he’s a carpenter’s son. Let’s read how the scriptures put it:
Matthew 13:
54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Have you ever been told not to pursue a dream because of your limitations? Let me guess, it was someone close to you that told you😂. Just look at that, Jesus performed believable miracles and spoke in a manner that touched their hearts, yet they chose not to believe – because he was the carpenter’s son. At least, that was the excuse they gave first.
When Jesus returned to Jerusalem, the reception was ceremonious. At this point, they had heard of his exploits and also needed a Saviour like him in the city. Let’s read how the scripture puts it:
Matthew 21:
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
At this point he was no longer addressed as the carpenter’s son, he was now the son of David. They didn’t even agree that he came through Mary’s womb, rather he came in the name of the Lord. It’s amazing how your results can change people’s mind towards you. Honestly, stop trying to convince family to believe in your dreams, just have results, they’d have no choice but to believe.
I watch comedy skits online and I really get a good laugh when I do. But I had this friend that does comedy too – who although has great contents, but the fact that I’ve known him for long just betrayed that possibility of me being one of his committed followers. So each time I stumbled on his skits, the fact that I knew he was acting it just pisses me off instead of exciting me. Before you judge me, I’m sure he felt the same about my teachings. But things have changed now, our track records in our various fields now compels us to pay attention to our contents.
That’s just how life is, those who are close to you may not always like your ideas until they see you manifestating the result. Remember how Joseph was hated by his own brothers because of his dreams. Through the hatred, they sold him into slavery and lied to their father that a beast had eaten him up. It was that bad. But see what Joseph turned out to become, the second in command of a whole nation. And of course, his dream came to pass. His brothers bowed before him just as he saw in his dream. At that time, they didn’t have a choice but to accept, because they really needed intervention.
This is exactly what is happening to the nation of Isreal. They rejected the Christ, who is God incarnate. But scriptures have it that they’d eventually receive Him, even though they’d be the last set of people to do so.
Many of you are witnesses of the amazing things that God engraces me to write daily, but what if I told you that not one of my relatives read these things for many years? Some of them only began to connect last year or two. But today, they wished they had connected much earlier. One of them once said that she’d go and read all the books I read, and that if God could prosper me through those books, then God would prosper her too. Just look at that!
Let me conclude with this; in the pursuit of your dream, you only have faith in God to start with, then a few confidants – which are very unlikely to be your relatives. But don’t ever give up on your dreams because your relatives did not support you. Most times, relatives are only required at the end, when you have results. So get results, dry the tears of disbelief and betrayal from your family or even church members. Was it not the priests who should protect the kingdom that proposed that Jesus be crucified? Joseph was sold into slavery by his own blood brothers. But all of those things worked together for their good. You will succeed!
A prophet is not without honour, except in his own house. You have to know this! Go out there and receive the honour that your calling demands; at your return, your family and community will appreciate your calling.
I hope this has brought enlightenment to someone.
Remain ever blessed, in Jesus precious name!
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