Help with understanding dreams

[BarefootHannahB]

Hi all. I "stumbled" on this forum looking up a dream a friend had, this is apart from the one I am telling you about. Here is my back story: Within the last year, I have started a blog, my calling. I've always been a Christian, but last year something ignited inside of me and changed my life as I started actually living for God. I've experienced a lot of attacks from the enemy and these past two weeks have been tough. The attacks started in January - which was the ending of a friendship with the person I thought was my best friend. I truly believe soul ties were broken and maybe something has been "released" against me and she is maybe word cursing me.

Here is my first dream:

It was my birthday and there was a party, I was riding in her car to the neighborhood pool house where the event was taking place. As we approached, she became raged with anger, I could feel it in my dream. She said strong words of hate toward me, she looked vicious and angry. She almost killed us and destroyed the grass on the side of the street and broke the fence. I got out of the car and remember telling my husband, she tried to kill me and she was crazy. I woke up and could still feel the anger.

I prayed to break any word curses and ties.

Two months later I find out that she was telling a mutual friend I was not trustworthy and other things. I sent her a message asking for forgiveness for causing her to feel that way as I felt I upheld our friendship with the highest loyalty and did not tell anything to anyone that was said in private and confidence. That night (before I received her response). I dreamed this:

So, I dreamed I was at school but my husband was in there too and we were in law school and we had one kid. We were trying to work out our problems but I couldn’t hold off any longer and filed for divorce that morning. Our friends were upset and were saying how upset Doug was going to be. Anyway, I left for the day and this African man stopped me. He asked if I experienced death in threes yet? I was hysterical and begging him to tell me how he knew. Because he said something that I was experiencing, something he should not have known. He asked if I noticed mosaic glass breaking around me? If so, my time was ending to stop whatever it was. He said there is something attached to me and it needed to be removed and it was coming from a book I had at home. He said the title and it was one that I had from when I was discovering new age. I disposed of it a long time ago and have since repented of those sins. It was a book I purchased after my dad died 11 years ago to try and cope.

I've prayed for guidance and more clarity from God.

The next night I dreamed that I received a phone call from my frantic sister that woke me from my sleep - she was saying that I was either possessed, oppressed by a demon and it was the same one that had my name. She said the name, but I can't even remember it but there was a connection with a song - a popular rock song - if I heard the tune I would probably remember. I remember immediately stopping her and praying to God, rebuking the spirit in Jesus' name and pleading the blood. It felt as though I was on my last lifeline trying to do this - almost suffocating in my dream. Then I woke up.

I have since been in prayer, reading and meditating and thinking about God. Asking Him to search and know me. When I'm not, I feel an immense feeling of suffocation and depression. It was so bad that I wanted to quit my blog and run away to not feel this way. Depression is something I battled years ago with the death of my dad and it's something I've been able to overcome with God's help but this is something else, something different. Something that is pure evil. I'm trying to figure out the connection with this girl and me. This is something that I feel isn't shaking or releasing anytime soon. I'm trying to figure out what is going on and what in the world is happening to me.

Thanks for all of your input and advice!

Hannah

 

[Kevin Snow]

Alright so let's first understand the place of dreams. Dreams are not authoritative or even coming from God. We know that dreams come from much business as it says here:

For a dream comes with much business, and a fool’s voice with many words. ~Ecclesiastes 5:3

And we know that the wicked rely on their dreams to do worse things as it says here:

Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones. ~Jude 1:8

Therefore we know that most dreams are not like the dreams that Pharaoh had during Joseph's day or Nebuchadnezzar had during Daniel's day. We must not get carried away into sensuality through our dreams. It can be a very real experience and seem to be connected to outside experiences but from what I can tell immediately from your dreams is that you are under spiritual attack.

The reason I know this is that I myself have been under spiritual attack in my dreams for a long time. You must not listen to your dreams therefore. They are a fractured lens and mirror of your life and are a place where you can easily be attacked by the enemy.

So I caution you to pray against those dreams, knowing that God is a God of light and truth and there is nothing twisted or crooked in him. In some way your mind is led astray through faithlessness or negativity, doubt or corrupting thoughts and you must regain the ground you've lost. Continue to meet with people and getting involved in your church to help people. Continue to eat well and make sure that you are getting to bed at a decent hour. And above all, meditate on the word and lose yourself in it. Obey these things and he will make your paths straight. Soon you will be strong enough in the Lord and you will say to these things "Begone!" and they will leave you in Jesus' name.

I pray and ask for you that you would have protection in your mind and that you would listen to the word and think about such things which are full of good things and light, just as it says in the scriptures:

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. ~Philippians 4:8

And do not forget the hope we have in Jesus Christ. For everyday we wait for him with patience, knowing that as we wait he is working to save everyone. And that soon he will return and restore all things back to their proper place.

 

[Martyr's Crown]

I agree with Kevin about you being under spiritual attack, this is very evident when reading about your dreams.

You wrote that you have started living more for God since last year, that's something the enemy doesn't like, and means they are loosing their power over you. I am very sure this is why you are getting so much attacked by them now, as they are sowing fear into you through your dreams.

Personally I don't see anything wrong with confronting your dreams and rebuking, binding and casting it out in Jesus's Name. As there is much power in His name, also when done it in faith. I have started speaking truth to myself whenever the enemy attacks me with lies, also using God's Word which is the best truth to keep in mind and heart!

You should remember that;

"You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world." (1 John 4:4)

So you have nothing to fear, just keep on having faith in God! Trust in His protection, because He truly cares for you! He's Got You!

Much Love in Christ Jesus!

 

[com7fy8]

First, a person who is functioning like a Christian friend is not going to give up on you. Jesus does not give up on any of His disciples.

Also, it is wise to not react in a bad way to anything, even if someone is wrong. But we with God can make His good use out of anything.

So, you do what your friend needs to do; simply stay prayerful to bless the person and be ready for how God is able to bless the person to do better. And even if the person keeps on going the wrong way, your readiness for loving will connect you with whoever is being for real in Jesus love.

We always are going to get attacked, somehow. But how we deal with it is what matters, and God is in control of what can happen and the details, plus His purpose which will win out.

So, I would say do not be at the mercy of if a wrong person will forgive you or not. But be busy with blessing the person, and be a good example to that person. And possibly you need to get more connected with mature Christians and not put a lot of your emotional eggs into one basket with only someone who is more like you. Possibly you both are not stable and mature like you need to be, and therefore it can be easy for you to break down and have problems and not be able to help each other like more mature Christians can help you.