In Defense of Critical Views of Dream Interpretation
I am sure that I am not the only one who has heard disturbing opinions regarding dream
interpretation. It is my wish that people would obey the bible and only utter only those things
that would impart God's grace unto the hearers but as long as we have negative people
uttering negative comments it is probably sensible to have a defense of our beliefs and
practices.
We have established a Biblical basis for dream interpretation, however, that does not put to
rest the cultural and social issues prevailing against dream interpretation.
I have heard dream interpretation called a "fad", "flaky", and a host of other negative
comments, discrediting or insulting the practice but because the Lord has done so much for
me through dreams and visions, I am very passionate in its defense. It saddens me that so
much of the body of Christ and even the leadership is ignorant and ambivalent toward
hearing from God through dreams and visions. These same people likely pray for a vision
but haven't even the faith or the passion to hear from God through their dreams. God says if
we are faithful in the little He will give us much. If we do not faithfully handle the dreams He is
speaking through how can we expect Him to do something which would require even more
faith?
Because the Lord has delivered me from absolutely crippling fear, depression and a host of
other issues through dreams and visions I am an evangelist for Life in the Spirit. Because
dream interpretation IS life in the spirit I have to remind myself that the natural man perceiveth
not the things of God. The more that we are a part of this natural world the less likely we are
to seek and hunger for the things of the spirit.
Matthew 13:44 (NIV) The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl
44"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it
again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Is there anything more important than hearing from God? Is not one word from the Throne of
Heaven worth everything we own? Shouldn't hearing from God be something we take
seriously and seek out? The bible says that if we seek we will find and I believe to the degree
that we seek we will find.
If we approach hearing from God through dreams and visions with ambivalence or without
faith we are going to get what we invested - nothing. We will reap exactly what we sowed -
nothing. But if we approach dreams with anticipation and great expectation toward hearing
from God we will reap a harvest of our faith and expectation. The degree that we seek,
believe that we will receive and invest ourselves will determine the degree that we receive
from the Throne of Heaven.
I will be the first to agree that not every dream is from God but I will approach and handle
every dream as though it were from God in an effort to give every message from God the
honor and esteem that it deserves.
Which do you think will please God more: A person who handled every dream, and went to
bed every night, with serious respect, anticipation, enthusiasm and hope that they may
receive a message from God? OR do you think that He would be more pleased by the
skeptic who has little regard for all that "dream interpretation business", in spite of bible
history and knowledge that the most common biblical form of communication between God
and man was through dream interpretation?
I believe God would be more pleased with the person eagerly anticipating and seeking every
word and message the Lord might utter.
Psalm 119:2 (New International Version)
2 Blessed are they who keep his statutes
and seek him with all their heart.
Although people can get fruity in things of the spirit the tendency of those people to be fruity
should not limit us from seeking God through dreams and visions. People who are flaky will
continue to be flaky. People who are well-balanced will continue to be well-balanced. And we
should be well-balanced and circumspect in every area so that we can be evagelists for life
in the spirit. We need to constantly be ambassadors for Christ and should always be using
the examples of our lives to draw people deeper into the things of God instead of repelling
them from the deeper things of Christ. If people can see that it is possible to be completely
spirit led and flowing in the supernatural while remaining sane they might be more likely to
open their hearts to flowing in the supernatural life in the spirit.
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