Then one day, Ordinary thought he heard the Dream Giver say, Come
further...

Ordinary found himself walking, knapsack over his shoulder, along the
far wall at the back of the city. He noticed a little gate he'd never
noticed before.

He heard the Dream Giver again. Come further...

He opened the gate and stepped outside. But as he did, he felt
strangely...uncomfortable. He looked toward the distant Unknown.

Well Done, Ordinary! the Dream Giver said. You are a good and faithful
Dreamer. Now let me show you more.

"More?" asked Ordinary.

More, said the Dream Giver. There's so much more of my Big Dream waiting
for you.

Now Ordinary looked at the horizon again. And he saw many Valleys and
Wide Waters. And he saw the gleam of many more Lands of Promise waiting
for a Dreamer to claim for the Dream Giver.

Soon you will leave what is familiar again, the Dream Giver said. And I
will be with you.

Suddenly, Ordinary understood. His Big Dream in the City of Anybodies
was nearly done. He was ready now for the Dream to grow into a new and
bigger Dream.

--

If you haven't read "the Dream Giver" by Bruce Wilkinson, I highly
recommend it. It's partly a parable about someone named Ordinary who
realizes that the Dream Giver (God) is urging him to leave his Comfort
Zone in the land of Familiar and begin the journey of a lifetime to his
Dream.

But then at the end, it takes a surprising turn (at least for me).

When Ordinary reaches his Big Dream, the Dream Giver says, Come
further...

That blew my mind.

Many of you have taken the steps, and left the land of Familiar to
pursue your Dream. And maybe you have achieved it!

But now, you see that maybe there is an even bigger Dream.

It's happening to me right now. As a matter of fact, it keeps happening!

I remember when I had a Dream and started my first music business.

Years later, God opened the door for us to come here to Nashville and
realize an even bigger Dream helping artists reach larger audiences,
with the highest quality.

Well, in recent months, the Dream Giver has come to me again, and said,
Come further....

Who am I to say no?

Right now we are looking at some possibilities to greatly grow both our
Production Company, and our Record Label. To places I honestly never
thought they would go.

And it's completely unfamiliar. And a bit scary.

But it's all about the Call isn't it?

As always I invite all of you to join us. After all, the whole reason
we're doing this is to help you with your Big Dream.

Two books I'd like to challenge you to read.

First, The Dream Giver by Bruce Wilkinson, and second, The Path by
Laurie Beth Jones. The Path will help you discover your true Mission
Statement. Any of you who have come to meet with us know, we are high on
getting your goals and vision down before you move on to the Big Dream.

As always, stay inspired, stay alert.

Perhaps the Dream Giver is speaking to you in a still small voice.

Come further...

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Eric Copeland is a fellow creative type who has seen his dream grow to
a successful Christian music production company and record label in
Nashville. You would think that would be enough...but the Dream Giver
has other ideas. If you'd like to find out more about us go to
www.CreativeSoulOnline.com