It would be wonderful if God just laid out the whole picture, and said, "Now, here's where you're going, here's everything that's going to happen before you get there, here's each day of your life for the next 15 years and here's how it's going to turn out." That would be wonderful!

But on the other hand, it wouldn't take faith. God's not going to lay it all out, He'll give you a piece of the puzzle at a time, one step at a time. Each piece connected to the other piece is going to create a perfect picture of God's plan for your life.

The Bible says that the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord. So obviously, in this journey of faith you're going to have to be very sensitive to God so you can hear those steps. You need to take the steps ordained and divinely directed by God so you'll end up at the destination to which God has called you.

By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
(Heb. 11:9-10)

Abraham didn't know where he was going, but he was always looking.

Are you looking today? Are you looking for the manifestations of what God has promised. If you're not looking, then you're not anticipating. If you're not anticipating, then you're not expecting.

If you're not expecting, then it's doubtful that it will ever come to pass. Are you looking for something that man is building or are you looking for something that God is building?

There are things you can do to create a proper atmosphere for your dream and there are also things that will create a wrong or improper atmosphere. What kind of atmosphere do you live in? Is there an atmosphere of unbelief?

Is there an atmosphere of doubt? If so, then you're not going to attract miracles. Faith activates God, it puts Him in motion. In the same manner, fear activates the adversary.

Fear attracts Satan. The Bible says that without faith it is impossible to please God; therefore, a faith atmosphere causes your God given dreams to come to pass.

Source: Turning Your Dreams Into Reality by Jerry Savelle.
Excerpt permission granted by Jerry Savelle Ministries International