The Dream Giver

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Let Bruce Wilkinson show you how to rise above the ordinary, conquer your fears, and overcome the obstacles that keep you from living your Big Dream. But I had a few hours to kill, and the book was thin enough and written in big print, so I gave it a shot. The "Dream Giver" is clearly God. We Dreamers are obviously "Ordinary." Other helpful truths are found in this book. I like the questions the author asks to help discover individual dreams. They got me thinking. This is a powerful book and message intended to shine a light and empower readers to let go of the comfortable “familiars” in their life and move towards achieving their dreams - dreams give to us by our Dream Giver, God.

Everyone has a dream, and author Bruce Wilkinson wants to see you achieve yours. The first half of this book is an imaginative fable about a person trying to achieve his dream. This book is like a map to the blossoming forth of long-cherished desires about things you'd like to achieve. The Dream Giver brought me to tears at the end with Wilkinson's own personal story. Not liking his ploy to pull me in emotionally I begun to get angry. My hope was to learn techniques from the book and move on. Instead my feelings were awakened and I became personally involved. In the end my interest was alive and well, yearning for more. This book is an easy, short read. You can finish it in a weekend, which I recommend. The message is more powerful with limited interruptions. The thing I wish Wilkinson had spent time on is knowing and discerning our dreams. Do they come from.... From the time I was in Junior High I have wondered what God has wanted me to do with my life. If only I had this book during those years. Maybe then I wouldn't have sought the answer in high-sounding Theology but by looking deep into my own dreams and desires.For those that happen to like simple allegorical stories, like Hindsfeet on High Places, well, maybe maybe the first part of this book will be enjoyable to you. I was going nuts and about to scream. It was short, so I waded through it. I simply can't stand this kind of reading, I feel like I'm being talked to like I'm a six year old. Perhaps that's the reading level we Americans have averaged out at, I don't know, but I find it incredibly annoying. I enjoyed reading Part II - The Journey To Your Big Dream. The Lord blessed me with wonderful opportunities throughout my life and some dreams have already come to pass. Do I have a Big dream yet not fulfilled? To be honest, I still don’t know.

The author starts off telling a fictional tale to get his point across and to explain the challenges we are faced with when chasing after our dreams. The second part of the book is really what makes the book great. The author gives his own guidance and biblically shows us how to act on our dreams. He uses many personal examples of his own fears towards achieving his goals. He explains how his fear of public speaking almost kept him from becoming a pastor, but overcoming those fears allows him to speak to thousands at one time. The first part of this book is in the form of a parable; it is as wise as it is charming, and is an almost Tolkienesque tale of Ordinary, who lived in the Land of Familiar, and who one day leaves his Usual Job, and his Comfort Zone, to persue his Dream. There are many trials and tribulations in his path, and Giants to slay (Giants like Moneyless), but his faith gets stronger, as he learns his lessons. Starting with a strong metaphorical narrative, this book brings the reader face-to-face with their deepest dreams and allows them to know that is where God has given them their direction for their lives. How many times have we heard that God directs us where we want to go the least? With this book Bruce Wilkinson gives us permission to do what we always knew was right; to follow our dreams because that is where God is leading us. But better than most books on the subject is it's uncanny way shedding light on the most common obstacles. The clarity and simplicity in which the author illuminates this make the life principles resonate deep and effectively memorable.I highly recommend the Dream Giver to anyone who is tired of living the status quo and is wanting to step out and try something new in God's power and strength. In the second half he talks to the reader, explaining his concepts in more detail, for any who might not have "gotten it" the first time round. He gives examples from his own life and ministry, exhorting, cheerleading and cajoling us onward to the fulfillment of our Big Dreams.