For over fourteen years my greatest dream was to build my dream house on top of the hills of St Ann, Jamaica overlooking the tranquil Caribbean Sea. I spent many hours watching home and garden television shows to get ideas of how I want my dream home to be designed and decorated. I even created a portfolio where I placed pictures of my favorite designs and furniture.

My dreams were very close and dear to me and they motivated me despite my trying situations at home and at work. While living in my adopted homeland of Tortola, I felt obliged to squeeze my family into cramp and inexpensive apartments in order to save as much money as possible to realize my dream. My family and I were not happy but I thought that the sacrifice was well worth the future dream house.

St Ann, Jamaica

I was living a substandard lifestyle while dreaming about a full and rich lifestyle in the future. While denying myself and family a comfortable standard of living to appease my dream, the months turn into years and several years past and my children were getting bigger and my dream was not yet fulfilled. We were outliving my dream but I was too distracted by my aspiration to realize this.

Redefining the dream house

Finally after my family separated, I gave my complete life to God and he told me to kill all my dreams and desires and accept the plan that he had in store for me. God’s plan for my life was not possible for me to achieve. When I told this to the Lord he agreed with me but he also added that what is impossible for me is possible for him. I decided to trust the Lord.

The Lord told me that he will redefine the dream home for me. He said that a dream home does not consist of the physical structure of the house and luxury furniture. A dream home is one in which I provide my family with a home filled with love, warmth, comfort and peace with God in control.

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The Lord further stated that it does not matter whether or not you rent or own your house, it can become your dream home.

At the time that the Lord taught me this I was living in a cramp one bedroom apartment with two teenagers. They were very uncomfortable and they lived miserable with each other. I was happy in this cramp quarters because I had finally found peace in my life but God was not happy with my circumstances.

So he miraculously provided a large two bed room apartment in the same complex where I was living. I thought that I could not afford this larger apartment but the Lord promised to pay the rent for me and he has been doing this for almost three years and he will continue to do so.

When I moved into my new apartment each of my children received their own room. My daughter received one of the bedrooms and I divided the master bedroom into two rooms – one for myself and one for my son. Suffice it to say we were all happy because we had our own space and privacy.

The Lord then taught me how to communicate with my children in an amicable way and how to listen to them. All three of us created a bond of trust and unity. They felt comfortable to talk to me about most things including their problems and I also share with them everything. My life became an open book for them to read and learn and I believe that they appreciate it.

I therefore wish to encourage parents to think less about building the physical structure of a dream house and to spend more time building a foundation of love, respect, peace and unity in your home with God as the head of your family. This is the ultimate dream home that you can ever provide for yourself and children. I am enjoying the benefits of mine and I hope you will also.

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Your children deserve a safe, peaceful and comfortable home filled with love – This is the ultimate dream home

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Published by Beverley

Beverley has been serving the Lord since she was a child. At an early age, she recognized that God had a special plan for her life, but it was not until in her adulthood that she surrendered her total life to God and accepted the mandate that God placed on her life. The Lord called her into His Kingdom to be an encourager, intercessor, teacher, scribe, priest, and to proclaim the Word of God. Since then, Beverly has established a blog to teach us to become the oil and wine. The oil and wine are purified and mature products, which is the advanced level that the Lord expected of us. In 2017, Beverley published her first book, Harm Not The Oil And Wine. In it, she described her trials and how God helped her to overcome them, and to live more victoriously. The book also exposed the enemy of our souls with detailed information about his past defeats and future extinction. Wright spents most of her time studying the Bible to know the truth of God’s Word. She believes that only God’s truth can expose the deception of the enemy, and uproot and tear down spiritual strongholds. You can learn more about Beverley’s life and testimony on her website becomingtheoilandwine.com. You can also find her on Facebook and Google+ under the name of her blog, and on Twitter as @Theoilandwine. View all posts by Beverley