I’ve had a lot of dreams over the years. Some selfish and some spiritual. Some that God has revealed the meaning of and some that I’m still waiting on the revelation to be given. God allowed a lot of people in the Bible to have dreams. He speaks in dreams many times. I’m sure most of you are thinking of Joseph. That’s a biggie and a great example.
I wonder sometimes that if God uses dreams to speak then does it also mean that the enemy can also use dreams to attack? 🤔
I heard something the other day that really spoke to my heart.
“If your dream is not about helping people then your dream is not from God.”
My heart is always to be a light for others and God has given me a heart with a strong desire to help others. He has given me strong emotions with an ability to love big and strong.
I’m thankful for the dreams He has placed in my heart. I’m thankful for paths He has put me on that do allow me to help others.
I hadn’t really thought much about it until I heard a message a while back.
From the time I was a little girl…. I mean a very little girl… I had a desire to grow up, get married and have children. I had a desire to help others to feel loved and be successful in their lives. God blessed me so richly with the most amazing kids! Oh goodness my heart can still explode at the amount of love I have for them. My desire is to see them successful. Not only successful in their lives as far as skills and work achievements or advancements. Those are all wonderful blessings but my desire for them is to see them successfully growing in the Lord and using the gifts God gave each of them in ways that would advance God’s kingdom. My desire is for each one to have a heart so on fire for the Lord that they would find themselves sick at the thought of the sin in this world and do their best to stay away from it themselves. My desire is that if there be any hidden sin in their hearts that the Lord would reveal it to them and give them the courage to repent so that the devil would lose that hold on them.
My desire is to see them have such strong marriages that it will draw others to them and it will allow them an opportunity to share the gospel and personal testimonies that glorify God. My desire is to see them alongside their spouses with gentle and humble hearts teaching my grandchildren all about Jesus and that they would be faster than I ever was at catching and utilizing those teachable moments in a way that would plant deep seeds into the hearts of my grandkids whose soil of the heart is very fertile and impressionable right now.
My desire is to watch my grandchildren grow into people that have a strong love for the Lord and have such a keen sense of discernment that they’d quickly recognize right from wrong in this crazy mixed up world.
My absolute greatest desire is to see each of them living so strong for Christ that there will be no denying that we will all be spending our eternity in heaven together. I am so so extremely proud of each one of my kids and grandkids! When I say kids… that includes those kids that became mine (by law) when they married my children.
God has given me dreams and desires to be a wife to my husband that edifies and builds him up. Encouraging him in his walk with Christ and helping him to recognize his value and to help him grow spiritually every single day… and I’m so extremely proud to say that I married a man that helps me in those areas as well.
To see where we were in our early married years and where we are now is all glory to God. It’s been such a HUGE blessing to grow spiritually alongside my husband.
God has allowed me to be in places of work where I have not only worked with amazing people but also have had amazing patients that I’ve built relationships with over the years. Because of that ability God gave me to “love big” it has been proven many times to be at the moment the biggest thing that has gotten some of the patients through a very frightening time.
God has placed me in work places where at end of life moments for some patients He has allowed me the opportunity to share the gospel one last time to them.
God has placed me in work places where broken hearted families in hallways just need a hug, an encouraging word, prayer or sometimes just a tissue. God uses all situations.
MANY MANY MANY times God has put me in places that prayer was needed and offered to those in my path and sometimes the Lord led me to lay hands on them and offer prayer and when I was obedient then His glory came down with an anointing that couldn’t be denied. All glory to Him!!! 🙌🏼
When the people I’m around begin to lose sight of the Lord and their vision of the future changes to more selfish motives where they seek more power and money or just worldly pleasures instead of glorifying the Lord and helping others… then the Lord removes me from those situations and places me in other areas where the desire to help others is still alive and well. Places that aren’t necessarily perfect but filled with people whose hearts are open and willing to learn and grow and places where God is still calling me to be a light and testimony for Him at all times. (Lord, I pray I never fail You in that area)
God is so good and offers many moments for us to grab hold of right then! Prayer is always the key!
Dreams are good…. I love dreams! I dream vividly sometimes and when I wake up…. I think hmm that was weird or WOW that was spiritual and then I pray for the Lord to reveal the meaning.
How are the dreams of your life?
Are they for selfish gain?
Are they for more power?
Are they to get you out of the trouble you’ve found yourself in?
The “are they for” list can grow quickly…..
I guess the biggest question is….
Do your dreams involve helping others? If not… then check your heart and see who placed that dream in your heart?
“If your dream is not about helping people then your dream is not from God.” -JE
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