There are many important dreams in the Word of God. I know many people these days are afraid to trust their, or other’s dreams. I understand that, yet it is wisdom to learn God’s ways. Most have no idea that Godly ways exist to interpret dreams. By learning more about Biblical dream interpretation, I continue to grow in many areas of my life.
There are several categories of revelatory experiences with God, and with our soul. Here are just a few.
Open visions, are experiences while we are awake. These are as simple as a flash of an image in one’s “mind’s eye,” to, “full movie,” type encounters.
Dreams take place when we are asleep, while we are in levels of rest where we are not fully in control. This is one reason I like to pray to take each thought captive to Christ, (2 Cor. 10:3-5,) including my sleep..
I understand that many dreams may originate from indigestion. That was scrooge’s thought in Dicken’s, A Christmas Carol, but he was mistaken. Some refer to those as, “pizza dreams.” (Soul)
Some dreams arise from focusing on things other than our Lord. Difficult life experiences, too much media, and problem solving in our own ways all represent possible examples. I guess I might call those, ”stress dreams.”(Soul)
In a different category, there are demonic encounters. We take each thought captive. . . . Greater is He that is in us than He that is in the world. Try reading 1 John 4 It is also wisdom to pray for a holy imagination
Then there are what I call, “God dreams.” With these, one usually knows this a message from our Creator and there are many categories of these. Revelation from God can be like the last book of the Bible, or much less complex. Simply put: God dreams reveal truth, to us in the night watch.
Other examples of dreams are directional, prophetic, warning, and intercessory, just to list a few types.
A friend of mine shared a dream that is a clear example of a God Dream. It’s a great read.
Generally, the God dreams I experience tend to be in full color, some are almost 3D. I find I am usually participating in the action, and emotionally involved at some level. Mine are rarely one scene. It is common to have segments that may or may not appear to tie together clearly from our perspective.
I was taught to write my dreams down to interpret them. I also learned to ask three questions before beginning.
1) Was it in color or black and white?
2) How did you feel during and revisiting the dream? Or put another way, what emotions did you experience during the dream?
3) Then put a title to your dream, the entire dream, covering all the segments.
Possibly the bottom line on godly dream interpretation is that they line up with the principles of the Word of God. And yes, there is so much more to say about this topic.
I did not write this because I am looking to interpret a bunch of dreams. I believe the end of Joel 2 is close, and we all need to discern what we are encountering.
This is what came out of me when I sat down to write about one of my most favorite dreams from the Bible.
Stay tuned. . .
