A Million Dreams

A few weeks ago, I discovered The Greatest Showman soundtrack and I have been in love with it ever since. One of the songs in it is called “A Million Dreams” and it’s about a kid who has so many dreams in his head that they keep him awake at night and he wants to share them not only with the girl he likes but with the world as well. And as I was preparing to come back to college this week, the song suddenly held so much meaning to me. I don’t know exactly what my dreams are, but I know that I was meant for so much more and I’m starting to realize how much of a difference I can make if I let God use me the way He wants to. I want to obey Him and make a difference somehow and have the ability opportunity to share that with someone. Today was the first day of classes for second semester, but that didn’t stop Claire and I dreaming and wondering if we were meant to be somewhere else. The engineering program here at Northwestern isn’t accredited, and wouldn’t be until after we both graduate, which poses a huge problem for Claire. And suddenly I was wondering if the reason why I haven’t found any jobs or internships here (so far) that I want means that I wasn’t meant to stay here. That the reason we were both here was to prepare us to leave and do more somewhere else. I firmly believe that I was meant to be here, but maybe that was just to prepare me and get me ready to do more and really fulfill my calling elsewhere. Yes, granted this just the beginning and ultimately, we don’t know yet where God will lead us, but we have ideas and even the hopeful promise of somewhere to live at a new college. But right now, here we will stay. And continue to pray and seek God’s direction as we contemplate this new possibility.