Dreamers Who Slumber

[S] Isaiah 56:10 --
NASB: ¹⁰His watchmen are blind,
         All of them know nothing.
         All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,
         Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber; 

 NLT: ¹⁰ For the leaders of my people—
      the Lord’s watchmen, his shepherds—
      are blind and ignorant.
   They are like silent watchdogs
      that give no warning when danger comes.
   They love to lie around, sleeping and dreaming.

[O] God's description of the leaders of Israel is much like a bunch of losers. They are missing the key component.  How can blind watchmen keep a watch?  How can leaders lead others without knowing anything?  How can dogs that cannot bark give warnings of danger?  How can dreamers not live out their dreams?  Very sad picture.  Among these the dreamers slumbering caught my attention the most because at least others are desribing handicaps that disables them to do their roles, but dreamers already have their dreams but they choose to not do anything about it.  Dreams are a way for God to letting us tap into His plans and once we do that what good is it if we don't do anything about it?

[A] God's been pouring out His plans into my heart over last 30 years or so and I've been excited to live them out most of those years.  I'm definitely not getting any older and at times I feel as though I've been slumbering away.  I need to go to the Lord and ask Him if I'm on or off course because I sure don't want to be one of these lazy dreamers.

[P] Lord, please don't stop pouring Your dreams into my heart, and further please continue to direct me to live out those dreams in my heart.  May I be challenged to take up Your cross in the areas of my life that I had not applied that yet.  I ask that You'd show me specific ways for me to live these dreams out.  At times my heart seems to burst with Your wonderful dreams and yet I do get discouraged because they seem so huge and I don't feel I can even scratch the surface of living them out.  Please give me patient heart and obedient heart to fall under Your grace.  I want to give my life for Your dreams.  In Your precious name I pray.  Amen.