Dream a Little Dream

Scripture tells us that God communicates with His people in various ways (2 Timothy 3:16, Romans 1:18-20, Joel 2:28). I am a believer of God speaking through dreams and I believe He does so with me. This seems to happen when I am at an impasse or have questions on what He is doing in my life. I have questioned Him plenty and He has always given me an answer - even answers I didnt agree with or want. You see when I come to God with my questions, doubts, fears and anxieties, He listens to me. I have had conversations with other believers who think this is wrong or disrespectful. Lemme tell you something - If God is my Father, my Savior, my Friend, then I should be able to speak with Him about such things. And guess what? He already knows what is going on in my head and heart anyway, so telling Him that I am feeling some sort of way is no surprise to Him. But I digress...

When God gives me a dream, 2 things happen - One, I know it's from Him, I don't know how I know, I just do. I am pretty sure this is the Holy Spirit that's telling me - "Hey this is for you". And the second thing that happens is I get up as fast as I can, usually half asleep and start writing everything about the dream I can remember. Why would I have a dream? Again, God is trying to convey His message to me that the distractions of the world and life will keep me from hearing what He is trying to say. He will speak when only HE can get my attention. I have been seeking His next step in my walk and have felt like David, "How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long will I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart?...Look on me and answer, O LORD my God" Psalm 13:1-3 NIV. David, who was reputed to be a "man after God's own heart", questioned God, asking Him where are You? What are You doing? Can't You hear me?

I believe my dream was to give me a little more patience and reassurance in waiting for Him to move me into the next season. I have been feeling like a move from where I have been currently to the next step is coming but I am impatient. I will tell you the one thing that God did say to me as I woke up from this dream is this, "Nothing is as it seems." What I gathered from that after sitting with Him this morning, was that when I and/or my family were going thru some stuff, HE was the only one I/we could rely on . That the loss of a house, a dog attack, a sickness and even a death was NEVER what it seemed. All of those events in my life and the life of my family were devastating to us and our natural thinking BUT none of it was without a wonder from God.

Also in this dream, many were praying but yet walked away before they could see the outcome of what God was doing in that moment. So the other take away for me was that if I cannot be patient in the season I am in, I will miss out on exactly what God is doing. I will miss out on those "smaller" blessings, victories, lessons. We cannot be praying for something to happen and then decide we are done waiting on God and just go ahead and do what we think we should do on our own. He will allow us to do that, which then results in us missing out on what He was doing because He wasn't moving fast enough, giving quick enough or listening hard enough. If we walk away before God shows His purpose or plan we don't deny Him anything, we deny ourselves to be a witness to His majesty.

Sometimes we close our eyes so that we don't see what God is doing. This was also a part of the dream I had, even though this person could see the other instrument God was using, he closed his eyes. Oh, to be able to see what God is doing and does in our lives rather than shut our eyes to Him. This, I think, is for those of us who cannot accept the change that God wants to make within us. Maybe it's for the non-believer, the skeptic of God. Keeping our eyes closed waiting for the pain that is going to happen from Him cutting out sin in our lives but if we have the courage to keep our eyes open we could see how it's not Him cutting anything out but growing something new in the soil of our brokenness. This is the evidence that we lack trust in God. Not wanting to trust that He knows what is best for us, keeping our eyes closed and waiting for the worst but missing out on His best.

Fear will keep us in a state of keeping our eyes shut so we don't see what God is doing. Trust what God wants to do especially when nothing is at it seems. I have lived this way for the last 3 years and I know I can absolutely trust what God does and I can trust He has it all planned out. Have I closed my eyes in the process? Yes, sometimes. But this has truly taught me that nothing is as it seems. Don't be afraid to allow God to do what He wants because it's always better than what we think.

BE BOLD!

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN!

SEE WHAT GOD IS DOING....EVEN IF YOU THINK IT IS GOING TO HURT AND IT DOES!

Warrior On!