Written by Rebecca Johnson
The Dream Version of Your Life
A few years ago, I had a dream that has stayed with me ever since. In the dream, a man walked into my room. Before leaving, he placed three large envelopes on my desk and quietly walked out. When I woke up, I immediately looked over at my desk.
Nothing.
No envelopes.
Just the familiar things that had always been there.
At the time, I didn’t understand the dream, so I tucked it away in my heart and carried on with life.Months later, I was listening to Natasha Bedingfield’s song “Unwritten.”As the lyrics played, I felt the Holy Spirit gently remind me of the dream.
And suddenly, I understood.
Those envelopes weren’t empty.
They were full of possibility.
The Pages That Haven’t Been Written Yet
There is a line in the song that says:
“Today is where your book begins. The rest is still unwritten.”
It made me think about how often we allow our past to dictate our future. We assume that because something hasn’t happened yet, it never will. We define ourselves by old chapters instead of believing God is still writing new ones. But what if there are still pages God is inviting us to write with Him?
Not pages filled with fear.
Not pages shaped by disappointment.
But pages filled with purpose.
The Dream Version of Your Life
The Dream Version of Your Life
That day, I felt inspired to do something I’d never done before.
I began writing down the dream version of my life.
Not the version shaped by fear.
Not the version shaped by what other people expected of me.
The version I believed God had placed in my heart.
I wrote as though I was partnering with Him.
What kind of woman was I becoming?
What had He called me to build?
Who was I serving?
How was I loving others?
What legacy would I leave behind?
It wasn’t about manifesting my own desires.
It was about giving language to the dreams I believed God had already planted in me.
Write the Vision
The Bible says:
“Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time.”
Habakkuk 2:2–3
God didn’t tell Habakkuk to keep the vision in his head. He told him to write it down.
Writing has a way of turning vague hopes into intentional prayers. It becomes a reminder of what God has spoken, especially during seasons when doubt tries to convince us we’ve imagined it all.
Your Story Isn’t Finished
I think so many of us live as though the best chapters are behind us.
But God is the Author of redemption.
Throughout Scripture, He took ordinary people and wrote extraordinary stories.
Noah built an ark before the rain.
Joseph held onto a dream through years of waiting.
Esther stepped into a purpose she never saw coming.
None of them knew how their stories would unfold.
They simply trusted the Author.