dreams?

[apb32]

Do you believe that God speaks to us through dreams?

 

[Joshua260]

Yes, I believe that's possible. The Bible gives several examples of God speaking to people in dreams.

 

[apb32]

I've had a couple of dreams lately I believe to be God sent and when I tried to talk to people about them they look at me like I am crazy

 

[Joshua260]

I've had a couple of dreams lately I believe to be God sent and when I tried to talk to people about them they look at me like I am crazy

I'm not surprised. There are a few books out there that talk about symbolism in dreams, but I don't believe God reads those books. Rather, I believe that communication from God (when he uses symbols) in dreams will usually take on the form of symbols that will often relate to the dreamer personally. I do not claim to be an expert, but I cite the dreams of the cup-bearer and the baker with Joseph as an example of what I'm talking about. For the cup-bearer, three days were represented by three vine branches while for the baker, three days were represented by three bread baskets. Therefore, some symbols in your dreams, if God spoke to you using symbols in your dreams, may relate to you personally while others might not understand the meaning.

 

[apb32]

My dream came almost straight from scripture. After dreaming I was so shaken and moved I started to google certain details from dream and came upon a verse in Matthew that was spot on to the dream I had. For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Matthew 24:27 that dream was very recent. Several years ago I dreamed of being somewhere I didn't recognize with hundreds of people we were building or restoring what I knew to be a temple a large boom was heard the floor began to shake and crumble beneath our feet and a voice came from out of nowhere saying that every knee will bend and every head shall bow people panicked and ran I ran searching for my kids and couldn't find them. I put that dream away and I ran from it until here recently.

 

[ellyo1]

Do you believe that God speaks to us through dreams?

If he does, he will let us know what it means. Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus was given dreams and he was told exactly what the dreams meant. I don't believe in all this guessing and junk going around just someone had a dream. People trying to tell you what your dreams mean........went to a church where they actually had two "phropets" having two lines of people to tell them what their dreams mean....one lady got in both lines and both of these "phropets" told her different meanings about what the dream meant. She left confused. Most dreams are caused by too much pizza, spicy food and an unsettled mind or emotional state. People are danger of practicing witchcraft with this crazy stuff. If God brings you a dream, I would seek Him, not man, to give me the answer.

 

[apb32]

I do agree that there a lot of crazy things happening out there. The bible clearly tells us that many false prophets have gone out into the world and will deceive many. I would not ever say that I am a prophet however I do not believe my dreams to be simply pizza dreams. I believe that they were a wake up call that lead me back to Christ and because of these very dreams I've been compelled to read my bible and pray more than ever. I've learned more since these dreams than I ever did growing up in church. I believe wholeheartedly that he was calling me back to him through these dreams and opened my heart and mind so that I can better understand the scripture I read.

 

[talitha]

Yes, He absolutely does. I have been interpreting dreams for over a dozen years. Many people need help understanding their dreams. We used to have a dream forum on CF that was very helpful and a good place to be, but the staff closed it down.

 

[Bobinator]

... Several years ago I dreamed of being somewhere I didn't recognize with hundreds of people we were building or restoring what I knew to be a temple a large boom was heard the floor began to shake and crumble beneath our feet and a voice came from out of nowhere saying that every knee will bend and every head shall bow people panicked and ran I ran searching for my kids and couldn't find them. I put that dream away and I ran from it until here recently.

Christians from all over the world are donating their time and money to churches and causes that are spiritually unprofitable and are based on man's concept of what is good, thinking they're doing the will of God. But very soon, God will visit the sins of his people, and all their efforts and "good works" will come crumbling down. If anyone belongs to a large church that preaches feel good messages and is full of social programs, then you're at risk of being in this group. If you listen regularly to preachers like Joel Olsteen, T.D. Jakes and others like them, you're likely to be in this group that will run in fear when the Lord executes his judgments upon the earth that will first start with the church. It's already set in motion.

None of God's prophets and apostles brought people to the Lord by making them feel good about themselves and telling them how to improve the quality of their lives with prosperity. That sort of thing is for people like Tony Robins. God's prophets preached repentance from dead works and turning away from sin.

Jesus sent his disciples out two by two, with nary a cent in their pockets, to preach the gospel while walking in faith, healing the sick, and casting out devils, etc, not amass fortunes, build massive facilities and television ministries with people's names on them.