My Husband the Visionary

"A great leader never lets the size of his vision shrink to match the size of his reality." Ok, so I actually stole that quote from a friend of mine (the-welcome-matt.blogspot.com) who also found meaning in that quote, but I feel that it completely relates to my husband in every way.

We are at a complete crossroads in our lives right now. In the process of trying to figure out just what to do in order to provide for our family and advance Elliot in his flying career, we sometimes feel so lost and clueless. I think, however, one of the things that I have come to appreciate about Elliot in this process is the fact that he is such a visionary. I thought I had goals, but this man dreams big. He's not this way because he wants to be famous or feel the power of having big things accomplished, he just simply was made this way by the Lord.

There's times when he's talked about doing certain things when I thought that his dreams were maybe a little too out of touch with attainability and reality, but then, shortly after receiving a little prick from the Holy Spirit, I began to realize that maybe my parameters weren't big enough. Think of all the achievements that have been made in the course of history that previous to their occurence, seemed impossible to attain. Surely the great men and women behind these achievements were visionaries, and had found ridicule to be a routine part of their endeavor.

As we were reviewing finances last night to see if a move to Denver would be feasible, I felt myself understanding the reality that Elliot's dream of flight is going to be a long and possibly weary road. I have never doubted that he will attain it, but I think in my idealist perspective I thought that it would always just "work out". The reality of the pressures of money and family and bills and job fulfillment seemed to crash down on me, and maybe for the first time, I felt myself become a little discouraged about the whole situation. But as we might be fighting these feelings, the quote from above calls to me, and reminds me that despite the seeming impossibility of things, they can be achieved. I am reminded to let Elliot be who he was created to be by the Almighty, and to never stifle or doubt the dreams that I believe have been planted in his heart to be carried out. If it weren't for the Visionaries on this Earth, we would not have cars or electricity or the ability to put a man on the moon. And if it weren't for visionaries, than a major conduit of the Lord's plan coming to fruition would be absent.

Elliot, you are an amazing man who loves his family like a man should. The Lord has given you vision to not only fulfill His purposes for your life on Earth, but to carry out His will. Don't cater your dreams to what things are, but what you feel they should be. Despite the fact that this process will probably look completely different from what we want it to be, the Lord will be faithful to us and be faithful to finish the good work that He has started in you and me. I love you so much, and I will always be by your side. Dream big, my love.