Understanding Dreams

Do you ever wonder what your dreams mean? I am absolutely fascinated with dreams and dream interpretation. Every now and again I would have the privilege of remembering a dream and then share with a friend about this weird dream I had last night. We'd laugh about it and think nothing of it. Little did I know that many times there is a message in our dreams. How many times have you dismissed a dream because it was kooky, silly or just down right crazy?

Prophetic Conference

In 2008 I was invited to a prophetic conference that a friend of mine was hosting. Prophecy means to "speak God's words." Prophecy can be expressed in a number of creative ways like music and preaching just to name a few, which happened to take place at this conference. My friend wanted me to experience this new wave of prophetic worship. I will say it was different but I wasn't necessarily moved by it. The conference also included dream interpretation. Now this excited me because four years prior I had a dream that I was dying to know the meaning of. So basically, I sat down with a woman and told her my dream. She explained from a biblical perspective what certain symbols meant and gave me revelation on the dream. The woman recorded the interpretation on a tape recorder and gave me the cassette tape. I still have that tape to this day. I was amazed at how certain actions and colors in the dream meant something. I was blown away to learn there was actually a message for me in the dream.

Dreamland

Days after receiving my interpretation, I began to dream every night almost! I truly believe God released a gift in me when my dream was interpreted. What the woman did was prophetic. She spoke forth God's word into my life by decoding my dream and giving me its meaning. This was such an exciting time for me. As soon as my head would hit the pillow, I was in dreamland. After some time, I realized I needed to understand how to interpret my own dreams. I never took a class. The Holy Spirit was my teacher. After a while I began interpreting dreams for others. I'm by no means an expert. I started following Christian prophetic dream sites to practice and get a better understanding of dream interpretation. I purchased a couple of biblically based books by Christian authors to understand dream symbolism. I began to understand that dreams are one of the ways that God chooses to communicate with us. Check out Job 33:14-18. How amazing is that scripture! It's important to remember that dreams are from God and only God holds the true interpretation of a dream.

Revelation

As my fascination with dreams began to mellow out, I wondered why God would talk to me through parables. Why couldn't he just keep it plain and simple? I've come to realize that God is amazingly creative. Communicating through dreams is His way of getting us to spend time with him. If we want to understand a dream and its message, we have to go to the source right? In order to receive understanding of a dream you must first pray and ask God for revelation, then seek out what the symbols mean in the bible. Regular dream books and online dream dictionaries are useful but should not be your primary source because many of those symbols have different meanings from the bible. If you interpret your dream using regular dream books - the interpretation will most likely be incorrect. Once you've prayed and asked the Lord for revelation and you still can't seem to grasp the meaning of your dream - be patient and let the Lord reveal it in his time.

Let's briefly talk about Shoe Dreams. Here is a short dream I had in 2008:



"I was sitting alone at a dinner party. The waitress carries over a pair of clear plastic pumps and said, "These are from the gentleman at that table." I told her to tell him, "No thank you, they don't fit my feet." She did and the gentleman looked offended."

 

Shoes: Being prepared to share the gospel and or where you are going in life

New Shoes: New ministry or new way of life
Gentleman: Holy Spirit
Waitress: Servant of God

Interpretation: The Holy Spirit (God) who is a gentleman, was inviting me into a new ministry/calling (purpose) in my life that he would soon make clear. Not realizing this was God I rejected the shoes by saying they don't fit. I probably said that because I didn't feel qualified to walk this new path. The Holy Spirit will become offended if we reject or deny Him.

Once I realized what the dream meant, I apologized to the Lord and accepted the new call and path He wanted me to walk. Oh, what a journey it has been! So what has God been saying to you in your dreams?

Blessings,
Tytenisha

Sinful Acts

 Sinful Acts


My  Dream

I was sitting in the balcony of a political/government building. There was an election going on. A minister that I know was there with a friend (another minister). They began making me feel like I shouldn't be there. They asked me, "Why are you here?" I said, "I want to make a difference in peoples lives." I reassured them I didn't want to start a church or step on anyone's toes or get in anyone's lane. I just want to DO MINISTRY and help people. 

After talking with these ministers, I felt sad because of how they treated me. I ended up in a room in the basement of this government building. I was on the floor in a corner hidden away listening to music. The two ministers came down the stairs naked. They were laughing, playing and giving each other fellatio. They were having the time of their lives. I made it known that I was there. They were very shocked and surprised to see me because they were exposed. The minister I know said, "This is not good."

We were back upstairs on the balcony and the two ministers were watching the election. I felt afraid that if I didn't do what they say or answer them the way they wanted me to, they would kill me. The Minister that I know was now alone. There was a woman there who had on a white suit with blue trim. Her husband won the election. She was excited and started crying. Someone asked her, why are you so happy? Excitedly she said, "This is me and my husband's dream.  We just want to do what's right and make a difference." I was so happy for her. When I looked around, the minister I knew was gone.

(Disclaimer: This post is not about every minister/leader)

Dream Interpretation:

 

This dream has so much meaning and depth that I don't have the space to thoroughly explain it. The gist of this dream is about the sinful acts that take place amongst leadership within the body of Christ. It also shows their treatment of those who they feel are not their equal or who are not in agreement with what they do. It's not necessarily about the homosexual act that took place in this dream although that is prevalent within the body of Christ. It's about ministers/leaders who are committing sinful acts that go completely against God's word. In addition, these types of leaders are connected with other leaders of the same mindset, therefore they do favors for one another. The dream also expresses Jesus' desire for the elect (true followers of Christ) to "Do what is right and make a difference," and we will!

Bad Leadership:

The church is lacking true ministry because leadership has taken the focus off of Christ. The focus is on fame, riches, and having a large congregation to support these goals. Leadership ranges from the Bishop all the way down to the least of servants. I believe one of the sinful acts that some leaders engage in is manipulation. They twist the word of God for their benefit and cause believers to be bound and chained by religion and tradition. Because of their title, they make you feel you can not question their teachings or why things are being done a certain way, and you dare not confront them on something they did that was questionable to you and others.

They preach that you have to "Obey your leaders and submit to their authority" (Hebrews 13:17). They forget to mention that Hebrews 13:7 says, "Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith." Basically, if they've lived a good example of Christ and you can see the fruit in their lives then follow God's word and submit to their authority.

Take Action:

I pray that the eyes of those sitting under this kind of leadership will be opened. If you are experiencing this, I hope that you will pray for your leader but also take action as the Lord leads you. The bible says, "Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it" (James 4:17). If you are aware of your leaders committing sinful acts and you do nothing, you are just as guilty. If you are not comfortable with addressing your leadership, pray for them. If you don't see change and it becomes to much, you may need to seek out a new church home.

If you feel your leadership needs to be addressed, be very very prayerful about it. The bible says you and two or three witnesses have the right to address your leader. It MUST be done in love and with a RIGHT spirit. You and the other witnesses need to live clean respectable lives. First, get rid of the log in your own eye, then deal with the speck in your Leaders eye. Here are God's instructions for addressing leaders who are walking in sin: 1 TIMOTHY 5:19-21.

If you are a minister/leader engaging in despicable acts, God sees you and He is exposing your secrets to his elect. Repent and do ministry the way God intended you to.

Good Leadership/Ministry:

What is ministry? Ministry is serving and meeting the needs of others. Good leaders make discipleship a priority. It's important to raise up mature leaders in Christ and send them out to disciple others. Ministry is done in various capacities. Jesus said, "Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, spend time with those who are imprisoned. True ministry is about setting people free through Jesus Christ.

The woman in the dream symbolized the bride of Christ (the church) and her husband was Jesus. You and I are the church. We must do what is right and make a difference in the world. This blog is my ministry. I desire to help people understand God's truth. Jesus said, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few." We are the workers. Let's get busy for Christ! check out Life With Purpose.

Blessings,
Tytenisha