Big Dreams, Scary Giants, And Itty-Bitty Grasshoppers: Letting God Make His Dreams For You Come True

 

PREFACE

 

Dear Reader,

I want to share with you a message about love, grace, forgiveness, the calling of God, big dreams, scary giants, and grasshoppers. Although this story weaves throughout various events in my life to illustrate the relationship God desires to have with all His children, it is not just about me. It is about God and how He intervenes in the lives of His children , demonstrates His love for them, establishes a relationship with them, shows them His plan for their lives, and then works through the circumstances in their lives to accomplish His purposes. He does this through the lives of all His children, everywhere, and throughout all history.

If this story were about me, it would not be a beautiful heroine meets proud, handsome hero, “hate-turns-to-love-and-then-everyone-is-happy” Harlequin romance type of story. My story would be more this kind: I was sort of looking for God —but in all the wrong places. I didn’t really expect to find Him and wasn’t really listening to His voice. My life was a mess. I blamed God, but then cried out to Him for help. He reached out to me, changed my heart, and then my life was transformed to a life of joy and purpose. (All true, but that story will have to wait for another day.) He has given me a message to share with you, and that is what this book is about, His message.

With countless books written and published by famous household names of the day, you might be wondering why you should invest your time reading a book written by an ordinary, unknown, non-famous person like me. I understand your thinking. I am not trying to be self-deprecating or self-denigrating when I say, believe me, I was tempted to just forget it. The thought crept into my mind: Why bother writing a book that no one will read? God’s reply was forceful and immediate:

This is my book; my message. I gave you this message, but it is not meant only for you, but for them also. I will draw the people whom I have chosen to hear this message. They will read this book. I will accomplish it. I will perform it. If you are reading these words, it is because God has chosen you to hear His message and has drawn you to read them. A while back, I was asked to describe the people who would read this book.

The only answer I could give was: “I don’t know. God just told me the book was for them and I am not sure who ‘them’ are. It is enough that He knows who they are and it’s His job to draw them to the book.” He told me that my job was to write down what He told me to write down. So there you go; this story is for you— yes, you. I am not privy to knowing how or why God chose you to share in this story.

You may already have an intimate relationship with the Lord, spanning many years, or you may not know Him at all. I may not know you, the trials and tribulations you are going through, or what calling God has placed on your life, but God knows exactly who you are and all the rest. I pray that God will reveal Himself and His purposes for you as you read His message in this book.

Kristin Kay Johnson. Big Dreams, Scary Giants, and Itty-Bitty Grasshoppers (Kindle Locations 74-81). Kristin Kay Johnson.