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LUKE BARNETT The Biggest Enemies of Your God-Given Dream The biggest enemies of a God-given dream are what I call dream busters. These are the people around you who don’t see or appreciate the dream the way you do. greater cost than I would have liked. Here are the main facts and warnings about dream busters, as I see them. I have learned how to handle dream busters because they are an occupational hazard for any dream- centered leader. These principles are not just slogans for me. I’ve road tested each of them, sometimes at a If you are going to be a dream- centered person, you’re going to have to decide who you fear—God or people. For much of my early ministry, I was a people pleaser. I feared disapproval, so I sometimes 32 Solutions Dream Busters Teach Us Who We Really Fear