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Impact: Is a dream a lie if it don’t come true?—Becky Copeland—09.02.07

“Is a dream a lie if it don’t come true, or is it something worse?” So goes a line from the song The River. How do we deal with unfulfilled dreams and disappointments in our lives? Our American culture tells us we’re failures if we don’t achieve. We are tempted to think God owes us a pleasant, successful life in exchange for following Christ. But that’s not what Scripture teaches at all. Hebrews 11:39–12:2 provides perspective and encouragement for those who would run the race God sets before them.

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