Encouraging Dream # 3

This is the final dream that I am going to share for the time being.  I will go back to more informative material.
Dream:  My husband and I was walking in this tall grass.  I was aware that we should be on the watch for snakes. Sure enough, a tall skinny snake wound itself around my left leg and was trying to bite me.  I reached down with my right hand and grabbed a hold of the snake's head.  With my right thumbnail I cut through its head, dividing it in two pieces with blood rushing out.  I knew that I had killed the snake.                                                                                                                                       
Interpretation:  My left leg represents my spiritual walk which was trying to be attacked.  Snakes represent curses or demons.  The right hand means natural or authority.  I reached with my authority in Christ and crushed the snakes head before he bit me.

Encouraging Dream #2

I was with a group of people and this older gentleman was prophesying how God was going to do something BIG with a little old lady. I got my phone out to video what he was prophesying. The next thing I know, these three large, dark demon looking apparitions began descending down the grand staircase behind the man I was videoing.  The crowd scattered. I crouched down and kept saying, "I love you Jesus."  This large demon was sitting on my back.  I then began to quote 1 John 4:4 which says, Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.  The demon got off my back.  When the demonic attack had ended, I looked around, and it looked like a tornado had gone through the place.  All the people that had scattered began coming back around.  This one lady said she didn't think it had been that bad of an attack.  She obviously had not had the same experience that I had gone through.  Then I had the thought that my attack was more severe because I was the "little old lady' the prophet had been prophesying about. I am not that old in the natural but possible am old in the spirit. (Mature)
Interpretaton:  I have been through a horrendous demonic attack that has now lifted. PTL  God is going to use me for Kingdom purposes that will have a great impact.  I am by nature small in stature, but mature in the things of the spirit.
This dream greatly encouraged me that what i have gone through these past four years is going to be used for God's greater glory.  "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according th his purpose for them."  Romans 8:28
NTL It has also given me a strategy to use against any future attacks, to quote 1 John 4:4.

Side note: Anytime someone is prophesying or saying something to someone else, remember that it is most likely for you because you are the one having the dream.

God's Encouragement in Dreams

I have recently had a flourish of encouraging dreams, and I am excited that I am coming out of a four year "winter season" with God. What I mean by winter season is that I am doing all I can to stay as close to God as possible with little evidence of Him speaking to me. We all go thru difficult seasons in life, but this trial has been particularly long. Even when we don't feel Him, He is there with us  because the word tells us that He will never leave us or forsake us. Hebrews 13:5 I want to share these dreams with my followers and what I believe they mean. I will share the first dream and the meaning with you in todays post.  Dream:  I was looking for a man and this creepy guy started following me. He had none of the physical attributes I like in a man. I tried to turn him off by telling him that I had a medical condition. It didn't work. He was still following me. Finally, he went to go get something (not sure what) and this other man came over and told me that the Lord had instucted him to come over and put his arm around me which would discourage the first, creepy guy from bothering me.  His action of putting his arm around me had worked.  The creepy guy left.                                                                                                                                                                                        Interpretation: The creepy guy was a demon and the guy who put is arm around me was an angel. God was sending angelic help which would drive the demon away.  Needless to say, that was a huge encouragement!

Personal God

God may have a particular way He shows you things in dreams, because you are uniquely designed. There are many areas that God uses to show me different things.  When I dream of nursing a baby, God is talking about discipling a new believer. When I dream of missing a boat or plane, He is telling me that I am not doing something He has instructed me to do.  If I dream of chewing gum, He is telling me that I am acting childish, or carnal. I have learned the symbols God uses to instruct me, but for each one reading this book, there may be different ways that God shows you the same message because you are different than me. God might uses a school setting and you as the teacher to show you discipling someone. It is a personal journey for every person.  God wants YOU to seek Him.  No other person can seek God for you.  This is one of the things I love about God, the fact that we all have a different perspective of Him because of our personal experiences and our personality. We are all different from that standpoint.  Don’t misunderstand what I am saying, God is not different, just the way He communicates to each of us. If you have a dream you are needing help with leave a comment in the comment section and I will comment back. Sweet dreams!

God dreams will line up with His word

A dream from God the Father will NEVER contradict His word.  That is the reason for knowing God’s word inside and out.  God would never tell you to do something that is sin.  Although dreams are one of the many ways that God speaks to His children, the primary way He speaks to us is when we read His book.  If you haven’t been reading God’s word for a long time, I suggest checking your dreams that you feel are from God with His word.  By checking your dreams by God’s principles, you can easily determine if the dreams are not from God.  If they don’t line up with His word then chances are they are from your soul or the enemy.

God has used dreams in my life to show me things that I wouldn’t ordinarily know.  When I see something in a dream that is not the way it is when I am awake, I have learned that this is one of the ways His gift of the word of knowledge operates in my life.  I once had a dream that the church we were going to at the time had termites.  A few weeks later, the church secretary, who happened to be a personal friend of mine called me and told me that they had discovered termites in the building.  Wow! My dream had come true.  Why did God show me the termites?  I believe He allowed me to see the termites because He wanted to show me that I could trust Him when He showed me something that actually did matter.  Sometimes He has showed me the heart break that some people go through so that I can pray for them.  If you have a lot of vivid dreams for other people chances are you are an intercessor.  God doesn’t show us things for other people if we are not going to pray. Most of the time the dream is for the dreamer unless you are an intercessor, pastor, counselor, or in a position of authority over people.

What is your Response to the Dream

What do with the dream once you receive it and understand its meaning? Remember that your dreams come from one of three sources, God, your soul, or Satan. Once you have determined the source of the dream, only then can you begin to know what to do with the dream.  Remember, God dreams are redemptive in nature, unlike soul dreams are things you either want to happen or are fearful of happening.  They originate from your emotions, mind, or will. Not that you shouldn’t listen to soul dreams, but be aware that soul dreams can deceive us and lead us away from God.  Soul dreams are motivated by our soul.  They are like when you hurt yourself and your body sends a message to the brain to feel pain and in turn when your soul is either in pain, expectation, or anxious about something, the soul sends a message to your brain and it comes out in your subconscious as a dream.  You need to listen to the dream because when you are awake you may feel fine but subconsciously are not fine. Something has either hurt you, caused you anxiety, or possibly you are desirous of something.  Until you can recognize the source you can’t take care of the root problem.  I once knew a very attractive single man who claimed several women had had dreams about marrying him.  Obviously these dreams were from these women’s souls.  One of them was actually married and said that she dreamed that when her husband died, she married this man.  That dream was more likely from Satan.  It didn’t line up with the word of God at all! When you know what things are causing you fear, anxiety, or pain, you can pray accordingly.  God told Paul, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4: 6-7 

Common Dreams Final

Another common dream is one of being back in school. I frequently have dreams where I am at school and am sitting in class and someone says, “There is a test today,” which I am totally unprepared for.  The feeling of Oh My Gosh, if someone had told me at least I would have studied. The feeling of being unprepared is the key to this dream.  If there is a task that you are feeling unprepared for you can always pray that God will show His strength in your weakness. That dream may be alerting you that a test is coming up and you need to be prepared for it so it won’t catch you off guard.  Pray! Pray! Pray!

When you dream of getting peed or pooped on you, this is telling you that you have been offended by someone.  I know this is crazy but the spirit of offense is very real and hard to see, so God will show you this is a dream to help you see it.  Another dream that shows you have pride in your life is when you dream of smoking. Yikes! We cannot see pride in our own lives so God will show us in a dream.

God uses things in our everyday lives to speak His messages to us.  Let’s say you are an avid golfer or fisherman, God will give you dreams of golfing or fishing.  If you are a teacher, God may show you a classroom or grading papers.  He uses ordinary, familiar things to teach us.  My husband is in the floor covering business, so he will frequently have dreams of job sites, rolls of carpet, etc.  The message is in the action or “take away.” Say for instance my husband dreams of a job going smooth and problem-free, the feeling of peace or that of doing a job well is the main “take away.”  On the other hand, if he dreams of a job that has problems after problems, the main “take away” would be the sense of frustration.  I think you get the picture.  Sweet dreams