Dreaming Together Again
Shared Vision and Shared Goals
Day 9 of 21 · Monday 14 September 2026
Scripture reading
“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,”
Ephesians 3:20, KJV
Teaching lesson
Their conversations had become almost entirely practical.
They discussed bills, appointments, repairs, work, and what needed to happen before the week ended.
One evening, a spouse asked, "What would we love to build together if we stopped assuming it was too late?"
The question felt unfamiliar, but it opened something hopeful.
Ephesians points us to a God who can do far more than we ask or imagine. This is not a promise that every personal wish will happen. It invites us to remember that God is not limited by our tired imagination.
Marriage can lose its sense of possibility when responsibility consumes every conversation.
Dreaming together restores a part of friendship. It allows each spouse to reveal what has been quietly growing, changing, or waiting inside.
A shared dream may involve hospitality, ministry, education, travel, a business, a home, generous giving, a healthier pace, or deeper service in your community.
It may concern your household's direction and the kind of legacy your life together will leave. That legacy is formed through faith, character, welcome, generosity, and the people your marriage touches.
Dreams do not need to be grand to be meaningful.
Perhaps you want a home with more peace. Perhaps you want to learn something together or create room for rest and delight again.
Listen before evaluating cost, timing, or practicality. Early criticism can close a tender conversation before you fully understand the dream.
Then bring the dream into the light of prayer and wisdom.
Some dreams need a first step. Some need patience. Some need to change, and some need to be released without shame.
Dreaming together is not demanding that your spouse desire everything you desire.
It is giving each other room to speak honestly and asking where your hopes meet.
God may revive an old possibility or reveal a new one that neither of you had considered.
Let your marriage hold more than tasks. Make room to ask, imagine, pray, and hope together again.
Together
Your challenge
Set aside twenty minutes with no problem-solving. Each spouse should complete this sentence: "In the next few years, I would love for us to…" Listen, ask one curious question, and pray over what you hear.
On your own
To reflect on
- Have routine and disappointment made me dismiss my spouse's hopes before I truly understand them?
Prayer focus
“Father, awaken holy hope within our marriage. Help us listen to each other's dreams without ridicule or haste. Show us what to pursue, what to wait for, and what to release. Let our imagination remain open to Your direction. In Jesus' name, Amen.”
With love and prayer,Sharlene
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