The Dream You Keep Ignoring Might Be The Purpose God Gave You
The dreams in our hearts may be callings meant to bless others. Author Karin Hadadan reminds us that following those dreams can create a ripple of purpose and inspiration. In Finding God Every Day, Rebecca Simon reveals how faith helps us follow God’s quiet nudges—discover your purpose.
There is a reason you feel a pull toward a particular dream, idea or vision. That inner whisper isn’t random—it is God, the divine, intuition, life itself asking to be expressed through you.
And yet, many of us dismiss that voice. We call it impractical, selfish, unrealistic. We bury it beneath excuses, choosing instead the safety of predictability and the comfort of routine. But what if the truth is the opposite? What if ignoring your dream is the selfish act?
Consider this: every work of art, every invention, every piece of music or literature that has ever moved you only exists because someone else dared to follow their own calling. Imagine the absence of your favorite song, the book that shifted your perspective, or the tool that made your life easier. Each of those creations began as a quiet nudge in someone’s soul. If they had ignored it, your life—and countless others—would be missing something irreplaceable.
This is the ripple effect of courage. When one person says yes to their dream, they unlock the possibility for thousands, even millions, of others to do the same. An idea may appear in many minds, but only those who act upon it transform it into reality. And reality changes because of it.
To silence that call is to block light from entering the world. It is to prevent the God within you from working outward through you. Creation is not self-indulgent—it is service. It is the act of offering your unique gift to humanity, of allowing love to take shape through your hands, your voice, your mind.
Every soul carries something it was sent here to do. Deep down, you know what yours is. You know what lights you up, what you’d create if fear, money, or judgment weren’t in the way. The hesitation comes because following a dream is vulnerable—it exposes you to rejection, failure, and being truly seen. But the alternative—living a life of quiet avoidance—carries an even heavier weight: the ache of knowing you never tried.
When you honor your dream, you don’t just fulfill a personal desire—you participate in a divine chain reaction. Your creation may heal someone you’ll never meet. It may awaken another soul to pursue their own purpose. It may ripple outward far beyond what you will ever know.
So, ask yourself: will you allow your intuition to guide you, or will you silence it in exchange for safety?
Take one step today—write the first word, sketch the first line, sing the first note. Trust that the dream inside you is not yours alone. It belongs to God, to life, to all of us.
And the world is waiting for what only you can give.