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Posted by: GODS Grace

Dream:
I’m invited to a woman’s Bible study and only recognize one other lady attending. Women are bring junk food full of processed sweets to share and I didn’t bring any. The study is about to start and I don’t want to miss to. A lady collecting the sweets tells me that the group needs more candy and wondered if I could pick some up from the store. I'm thinking to myself, more junk food? If I go to the store, I will miss the meeting.
I go outside and there are many people. A short Hispanic couple catch my attention. He seems anointed like a minister. He is telling another couple that they should always dress in light comfortable clothing for church. Comparing the simularities of how they are dressed. He is dressed in a white T-shirt and khaki shorts.(I thought of how the power Holy Spirit is described as the comforter; comfort, and white for purity.) I’m thinking he must be the pastor. He leads the people to an area on the church property that’s completely littered. There are vagrants standing around a shack near the property line. The property slopes downward from were the vagrants are standing. Standing at the bottom of the slope the pastor says that he has cleaned this area up many times yet it only gets missed up again. I’m thinking this must be a really bad neighborhood. The pastor gives a young man several boxes piled up by the road. The boxes contain amplifiers and musical instruments that seem new. Then he gives me a bag of good potting soil. I’m wondering were I’m suppose to put the good soil. Do I take it back to the church building for the children to put the soil in small pots? They could plant crosses in the pots of soil or should I leave it outside in this area of vagrants. I notice a vine full of ripe juicy blackberries. I remember telling others to taste the fruit and how good it is to eat. Thinking to myself that I’d had sweeter, I wondered if the berries will sweeten with a little time? I’m wondering why others aren’t eating the fruit. I tell my eldest son about the fruit but he can’t see it. Then I notice a beautiful large tree also by the property line fence. I try pointing it out. The vine has grow into the tree and berries are growing up high in the branches. He is young and if he wants he could easily climb to reach the fruit. The blackberries were growing in abundant supply and seemed to not run out. Then I noticed that the vagrants have disappeared and the property is clean. Often I awake hearing songs so I don't no if this relates?I awake hearing this song:
Valley Song Lyrics
Jars of Clay
You have led me to the sadness
I have carried this pain
On a back bruised, nearly broken
I'm crying out to you

Chorus
I will sing of Your mercy
That leads me through valleys of sorrow
To rivers of joy

When death like a gypsy
Comes to steal what I love
I will still look to the heavens
I will still seek your face

But I fear you aren't listening
Because there are no words
Just the stillness and the hunger
For a faith that assures

Chorus

Alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia

While we wait for rescue
With our eyes tightly shut
Face to the ground using our hands
To cover the fatal cut

And though the pain is an ocean
Tossing us around, around, around
You have calmed greater waters
Higher mountains have come down

Chorus

Yeah

Alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia

Alleluia, alleluia alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia alleluia, alleluia

Chorus (4 Xs)

Oh, Lord sing of Your mercy,
Mercy
Your mercy



Posted by: bill & alexis

Quote:
Originally Posted by GODS Grace
Dream:
I’m invited to a woman’s Bible study and only recognize one other lady attending. Women are bring junk food full of processed sweets to share and I didn’t bring any. The study is about to start and I don’t want to miss to. A lady collecting the sweets tells me that the group needs more candy and wondered if I could pick some up from the store. I'm thinking to myself, more junk food? If I go to the store, I will miss the meeting.
I go outside and there are many people. A short Hispanic couple catch my attention. He seems anointed like a minister. He is telling another couple that they should always dress in light comfortable clothing for church. Comparing the simularities of how they are dressed. He is dressed in a white T-shirt and khaki shorts.(I thought of how the power Holy Spirit is described as the comforter; comfort, and white for purity.) I’m thinking he must be the pastor. He leads the people to an area on the church property that’s completely littered. There are vagrants standing around a shack near the property line. The property slopes downward from were the vagrants are standing. Standing at the bottom of the slope the pastor says that he has cleaned this area up many times yet it only gets missed up again. I’m thinking this must be a really bad neighborhood. The pastor gives a young man several boxes piled up by the road. The boxes contain amplifiers and musical instruments that seem new. Then he gives me a bag of good potting soil. I’m wondering were I’m suppose to put the good soil. Do I take it back to the church building for the children to put the soil in small pots? They could plant crosses in the pots of soil or should I leave it outside in this area of vagrants. I notice a vine full of ripe juicy blackberries. I remember telling others to taste the fruit and how good it is to eat. Thinking to myself that I’d had sweeter, I wondered if the berries will sweeten with a little time? I’m wondering why others aren’t eating the fruit. I tell my eldest son about the fruit but he can’t see it. Then I notice a beautiful large tree also by the property line fence. I try pointing it out. The vine has grow into the tree and berries are growing up high in the branches. He is young and if he wants he could easily climb to reach the fruit. The blackberries were growing in abundant supply and seemed to not run out. Then I noticed that the vagrants have disappeared and the property is clean. Often I awake hearing songs so I don't no if this relates?I awake hearing this song:
Valley Song Lyrics
Jars of Clay
You have led me to the sadness
I have carried this pain
On a back bruised, nearly broken
I'm crying out to you

Chorus
I will sing of Your mercy
That leads me through valleys of sorrow
To rivers of joy

When death like a gypsy
Comes to steal what I love
I will still look to the heavens
I will still seek your face

But I fear you aren't listening
Because there are no words
Just the stillness and the hunger
For a faith that assures

Chorus

Alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia

While we wait for rescue
With our eyes tightly shut
Face to the ground using our hands
To cover the fatal cut

And though the pain is an ocean
Tossing us around, around, around
You have calmed greater waters
Higher mountains have come down

Chorus

Yeah

Alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia

Alleluia, alleluia alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia alleluia, alleluia

Chorus (4 Xs)

Oh, Lord sing of Your mercy,
Mercy
Your mercy
Grace,
Hello sister!

Your dream is about a ministry you know, or will soon become involved with. There is also an exhortation in this dream to not seek a fellowship where those present seek "junk," or fake "sweets" (fruit of the Spirit.) The other part of the exhortation is to use your discernment to do the will of God - without being critical.

Unless a Hispanic couple has a symbolic meaning to you, you will probably know/meet a hispanic couple who are in ministry. They are doing their best for God, albeit a little legalistic, and struggling with a few fundamental Kingdom principles.

The bulk of your dream is symbolic, and shows that there are some areas where this minister struggles. Mainly issues of leadership.

The LORD is showing you that with proper - Holy Spirit - inspired leadership, this minister can permanently accomplish what he has been unsuccessful with before - a total and complete restoration, and completion of the territory this ministry influences.

Worship will be a key component of this transformation, and it's something that this ministry cannot merely pass-off to someone else.

He gives you potting soil, which is symbolic from the parable of the sower. Fertile ground. You strategize having the children put this soil into pots (Jars of Clay- hence the worship song you have heard) You even wanted to put small crosses in them! Why did he give this soil to you? You must have an interest in children's ministry.

Next, you see a part of the dream where the LORD is showing you there is no fruit without Him. This vine (Him) was going into a tree, which did not run-out of fruit. This tree is symbolic of the leader the LORD wants to transform this minister into. The fruit wasn't as sweet as you had tasted before, because it's going to be a process and not an instant thing. Again, this a point where your discernment is for the glory of God, and not a point of contention to hold against this ministry.

What a very nice dream you have had! I would encourage you by the amount of trust the LORD is showing you, by using you to positively impact this persons ministry. You have been shown some personal information, and that alone carries a huge responsibility - walk with Love, discernment, wisdom, grace, mercy and patience.

Be in peace, and have a very blessed day in the LORD!
Semper Fi!

-Bill



Posted by: GODS Grace

Hello Bill,
I think you hit the nail on the head. God knows that if I would have thought this dream related to a pastor I knew, then I wouldn’t have posted it. Your insight is very helpful. I’m feeling a little numb this morning about the situation, but I know God can answer “numb” prayers of faith just as well as He can answer passionate ones.!
I’m learning so much from you about how to understand and receive wisdom through dreams. I copied one thing that you mentioned briefly because I'm not sure if I understand it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by bill & alexis
Worship will be a key component of this transformation, and it's something that ...."this ministry cannot merely pass-off to someone else."
"Pass-off" sounds like someone isn't being responsible.
Is that what you mean?
I have been praying for there to be a transition in people understanding of worship. It doesn't matter how "annointed the worship team" is, people can still miss what true worship is.
Is that what you describe as "pass- off" ?
Thanks again! Grace



Posted by: GODS Grace

Hello Again Bill,

On a more personal note,you are right. I have been working w/ children for sometime and even felt stongly that the seatbeat dream was about some unresolved safety issues involving the children's ministry I'm over.
Praise God, things have begin changing in that area.
As a intercessor sometimes I'm called to be "my brothers keeper" guilty and in need of restoration. Often, I may be unaware if a dream is personal or for intercession purposes. I hoping that I will start getting better at discerning these things and so I value the wisdom God has give you and others at the web site.
A while back I had a dream that I would like to see what God shows you.
It was quite disturbing.
The Dream:
I'm cleaning a bathroom. It is very strange. The sink is movable. I'm not sure why I know it's a sink because it seems as if it sits on the floor. I ask a friend named Brandy for her help. (Brandy is an evangelist, and doesn't attend a traditional church?) She is a fast cleaner and motivates me to work faster. I think the house had two stories, but I had 5 downstairs bathrooms to clean first. I seemed to be cleaning them all by myself.
This house sat on a corner lot. Caddy corner sitting on another street I see a house with a man walking out the front door. I'm thinking he is working. His homes exterior was decaying. Then I get a second glance of the same house again with the man again leaving the house. This time an entire exterior wall above the garage falls exposing the entire contents of the house. As the interior of this house is exposed, large quantities of contents are exstemely organize in stacks, and remain untouched by the exterior damage.
These interior organized contents almost created the appearance of a wall.
I remember waking up before getting to clean the secord story of the house.

So, Did you get anything from that?
Thanks Always No Matter What !!!