Birthing the Dream: From Head to Heart to Hand

Fitting In is Exhausting. Belonging is Rest.

If you’ve ever carried a dream so long that it started to feel like a burden, you are not alone.

In Season 2, Episode 8 of the Graced to Lead Podcast, I had the privilege of speaking with none other than Dr. Joyce Gilmer, The Dream Activate-HER, and let me tell you, this conversation stirred something in me.

What hit home for me is when Dr. Joyce asked:

Where is your dream living right now?

Is it in your head, where you keep analyzing it to death?

Is it in your heart, where you’re nurturing it in secret but not yet moving on it?

Or is it in your hands—where you're actively building, stewarding, and walking it out?

That question did it for me. Because I’ve been all three at different points in my life. And sometimes, let’s be honest, we loop between all three!

Dr. Joyce reminded us that dreams don’t birth themselves. They require faith, strategy, support, and most importantly, a willingness to believe again. Even when you’ve been disappointed. Even when no one around you gets it. Even when your bank account says “not today.”

You may be wondering, “How do I even begin?”

Start with the breadcrumbs. God rarely gives us the entire vision up front. He gives us the next yes. The next step. And obedience becomes the bridge from where we are to where He’s calling us.

Another gem she dropped?

“We’re often frustrated because we’re trying to see something that God has actually called us to be.” Dr. Joyce Gilmer

Whew!

So this week, I’m challenging you to stop waiting for permission, confirmation, or perfection—and start partnering with God to bring your dream into the world.

You’re not crazy.

You’re not behind.

You’re birthing something holy.

And guess what? You don’t have to do it alone. Dr. Joyce said it best; “No one births a dream by themselves.”

There is help for you. You just have to ask for it, and move.

Until next time,

Keep dreaming, keep building, and remember, you are Graced to Lead.

Belinda

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Next Steps:

1. Listen to + Download Episode 8.

2. Want to go deeper? Book a coaching session with me.

Reflection Questions:

1. Where is your dream currently living; your head, heart, or hands?

2. What is one small act of obedience you can take this week to move your dream forward?

3. Who or what is one unexpected source of support that God may be trying to use in your life right now?