If we met for coffee to talk about your dreams and hopes, I’m sure you could tell me about them, but could you show them to me? Do you have them written down right now? It’s not too late to begin writing. There’s a powerful difference between thinking about your dreams and writing them down. Yes, thinking about and meditating on them is important, but if you don’t write them down, these God-given dreams can become less real, and they can fade. That’s why God instructed the prophet Habakkuk to write down the vision.
“I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me and what answer I am to give to this complaint. Then the Lord replied: ‘Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.’”
—Habakkuk 2:1-3
Writing your dreams is part of stewarding your dreams. Let’s look at these verses again and make them personal to our journey. Notice the process:
Wait on God. This requires an investment of time, focus, and humility.
Listen for what He says and the visions He impresses on you.
When it is clear, write it down. Make it simple and bold. If the vision seems too big to come to pass, that’s great! We want dreams that are too big for us—nothing is too big for God.
Tell your dream to those close to you. Post it in your home.
Believe. No matter the circumstances, hold on to the vision. That’s another important reason to have it written and visible.
Take steps to walk out your dream.
If you begin this practice, you will be amazed at how God works to bring those dreams to life. My dream journal is one of the most important tools of my life, and I know it will be for you as well.