Do Your Dreams Mean Something?

[tim-from-pa]

just this morning I was dreaming I was in my old childhood home, and was waking up, but when I looked outside the sun was setting when it should have been rising

Hi Tim-from-pa
Dreams don't make sense to our natural mind because they're symbolic and metaphorical. For instance, here's the meaning of your dream:
This is a message from your heavenly father telling you that you are about to embark on a season during which you will be facing something from your childhood and past. During this time in your life it will be hard to see what is going on and it may not feel good to you. Even though you feel you should be 'over it' and well past having to deal with this childhood issue or whatever this is from your younger years, God is about to bring you to it.
Here is how the symbolism is broken down: when we dream of our childhood home it symbolizes something from that era in our lives which needs to be dealt with or is influencing us as an adult. The fact it is almost dark when it should be light tells you that this is going to be a season in your life during which you think it's already dealt with but in reality you are only beginning to enter into this rather dark time. Often God waits for us to be at a certain level of maturity before He brings us back to the hurts and areas of our childhood days before having us deal with certain things.
God bless and I hope that made sense for you!
FB

The childhood home part does not bother me, as I been dreaming that in various forms for years. It was the sun part --- and then I just remembered why I dreamed it was setting when I was rising.

As usual, I do calculations even in my mind when sleeping (I've been know to even do equations in my sleep). I was watching the Kotel Cam a lot the day before, and it's 7 hours ahead of us. So when I wake, say, 8:30AM when the sun is moderately high, the sun is setting at 3:30 over there. As a matter of fact, the solar position in my dream was the same altitude as it would have been in Israel. I had that on my mind.

 

[fishbreath]

This seems to sit well with my spirit. It is very interesting that you say we are not to communicate with the deceased, because now that you mention it, we in fact did not talk at all. I remember feeling that it was good to see her, so that seems right on. It was a short dream so I'm not sure what other details I can give. We were "at home" though it wasn't where I live now, nor necessarily any past home but the feeling was clear that we were at home. Things were quiet and peaceful. Thinking about it, I don't think any words were spoken, nor any sounds from the baby. It was clear that it was her new baby and that she was caring for it. Everything was very peaceful as she put the little one down for a nap. That's about it really. There was no focus on the environment, it seemed to be the baby. I view my mother with much Love and believe that she belongs to the Lord. We always had a good relationship, and she was very instrumental in my coming to faith and being baptised when I was 14. I do pray for the Lord to pour out His blessings upon her often.

New things in my life coming about lately are my renewed walk with our Lord, and I am soon to be married again. My fiance is back in Poland and has sold her two houses over there, which took awhile, has tied up all of her loose ends and is preparing to return to be with me. We are on the cusp of this happening even as we speak. The only other thing is me and my son have partnered up in business and incorporated, but this is not really new, I have been in business for myself since 1994, so this is merely a reorganization of sorts. There was no bankruptcy or anything like that, just partnering for business reasons and that he has come of age and is in reality more of a partner than a helper type or mere tech. I have a pending disability case stemming from an auto accident in 2009 where I broke my back in two places and this is coming up real soon to be decided upon. I couldn't do all of the work involved with my trade without my son, it's just above me at this point. That my son is here and with me in this plays heavily into the degree of success that is possible in this. It is clear to me that the Lord chastised me sore with that accident, I was headed into the wrong path when it happened, I felt myself begin to black out at the wheel of my truck and looked into the rearview mirror and said Lord be with me. I take the Lord much more seriously now, and praise God that I am even able to still walk.

I am very young in faith at this point, but it is clear that the Lord is dealing with me. I pray and struggle for correct wisdom and understanding of it all, having total faith going into an uncertain future. That's it in a nut shell.

ahhh.. I had forgotten that you were the one who was in the accident. sorry, it's hard to keep track of people.
Well, with your mother being a significant positive factor in your life, the Lord is telling you that something new, Godly, and positive is being birthed into your life - so praise Him for it because it's coming. hmm.. I just had an inkling again on the "peace" I had mentioned earlier and here's what may be about to happen for you. Although you are obviously very busy with many new things from what you've written here, I believe what God is saying here is that you are about to birth a season of rest (sleeping baby). Your mother is only used as a symbol here of the source of something Godly, she doesn't represent herself. This is a good dream, positive. Enjoy the rest it seems He's going to bring you into & God bless!

 

[fishbreath]

I don't often remember my dreams, but when I do, I try to remember to jot them down so I can look them up later.
Our subconscious minds are extremely powerful - and I think dreams are a great way to get in touch with that, to understand our psychology/study of the soul.
Take it with the grain of salt... http://www.dreammoods.com/dreamdictionary/

Hi Comprehender,
If you should dream and you recall one, feel free to pass it by this thread.
I've seen that link before and looked at that site in the past. It is full of new age and occult symbology which isn't biblical, I would not recommend anyone use that particular site to help them interpret dreams because they will end up with a wrong interpretation. You obviously picked up on that to some degree when you wrote 'take it with a grain of salt'. Keep asking God for discernment - He'll grow that gift in you. Bless you girl.

 

[farouk]

There are times when I wake up and know a certain part of a dream is of importance. And then when it happens I say "yep, I remember when I dreamed this."

It's definitely not a coincidence.

But I definitely don't know what to make of it, either!

Hi [MENTION=93407]Kaileymarie[/MENTION] !

An interesting aspect of this is also that when the Bible was not yet complete, He sometimes used dreams to reveal His will. But now that we have the Bible, God's Word, there is a sense in which the need for dreams, etc. is not as great.

(Two cents')

 

[Kaileymarie]

There are times when I wake up and know a certain part of a dream is of importance. And then when it happens I say "yep, I remember when I dreamed this."

It's definitely not a coincidence.

But I definitely don't know what to make of it, either!

Hi [MENTION=93407]Kaileymarie[/MENTION] !

An interesting aspect of this is also that when the Bible was not yet complete, He sometimes used dreams to reveal His will. But now that we have the Bible, God's Word, there is a sense in which the need for dreams, etc. is not as great.

(Two cents')

Hello!

It's always kind of felt like reassurance that I am on the right path.

Hmm.. If he still needs to use my dreams to communicate with me so often, maybe I need to pray and read my bible more!

 

[fishbreath]

I was in some sort of a sea side town and I had a friend or partner with me but I never really got to see them, only glimpses. Then somehow there was a warning put out that there was a badguy or escaped convict or something like that in the area and people should be careful. Me and my buddy went home to our big seaside house and before long the badguy showed up and it was on. He was a big man and had on a red stocking cap and what seemed like a down filled ski jacket or something that was yello and red I think. I don't know why he was dressed warm in a seaside location but he was.

There was chasing each other around the house. He was obviously trying to hurt me or kill me but I didn't see that he had any weapons. There were moments of it when my buddy was there and it seemed almost as if we were chasing him trying to capture him. Then for some moments my buddy was not there and the bad guy was chasing me. Then he was there again and while he was with me the badguy would run. We wound up in the basement and I was at the top of the stairs with the bad guy trying to come up for me. my buddy seemed to be in the basement somewhere and when the bad guy would try to come up for me I would would glance down quickly and yell "Stab him" and the bad guy would turn his attention from me to combat my buddy who wasn't there a knife and when he did I would try to kick him with both feet while holding on to both sides of the stairway. We did that a few times and then it gets fuzzy.
Somehow I was able to get away and I was running outside to get away from the house. It was nighttime now. I was worried that the badguy was chasing me and kept looking back but I didn't see him. It seemed as if my buddy had got away also and was right behind me but I didn't see him. I ran up the beach and there was a wooden bridge that went over a body of water to the street proper but instead of running all the way across the bridge I jumped over the side into the water and swam a little distance to the shoreline where there was people waiting which pulled me out. As I hit the water my buddy was right behind me and came up on shore too. Then I woke up

Well this one certainly doesn't speak of rest... LOL. This dream speaks of a spiritual battle which is raging in your heart.
Before I go on to offer more on an interpretation, I need to explain to you why all the people in your dream seem to symbolize aspects of yourself and an inner conflict.............. Sometimes it's confusing to those who are learning how to interpret dreams when they're told that often the different people in a dream can represent parts or aspects of themselves. It can be explained this way: God is made up of three = Father, son & Holy Spirit. Even though He is one God, He has different aspects of Himself. Since we are created in His image, we also have different aspects of ourselves. Some of those aspects are surrendered to Jesus and some are not - It's an ongoing process for the Lord to bring us to full surrender in every area within us. So when He gives us dreams, we often see ourselves in more than one of the characters. Approx 95% of the dreams God gives us are about ourselves to help us grow and mature (this is not a rule however as some people receive many prophetic dream messages for the body). God almost always uses people in our dreams as symbolisms and they usually do not represent themselves. Usually the people in our dreams are symbolic of aspects of ourselves or represent a type of spirit or a mindset.

OK... Now we can go forward and look at the dream a little closer.
Was the bad guy bawled by any chance? -- What I'm seeing here is a well protected mindset, belief, or influence in your heart which has come from the outside and is attempting to cause problems. The reason you felt sometimes it was after you and other times you were chasing it, is referencing this inner fight you are, or will be having with yourself internally. The house next to the ocean symbolizes your heart (home) and nearby spiritual influences (ocean). The jacket speaks of a form of covering or protection which is keeping this belief or mindset safe.. Remember that when we look at a dream with our carnal mind it doesn't make sense, so a guy with a big jacket on in a warm climate makes no sense, but when spiritually discerned, the jacket is symbolic. The basement scene references the fact that this inner belief or mindset is something 'foundational'.. it may also indicate that this is something 'hidden' (down in the cellar) or unseen in your life right now. You are trying to reject it (kicking with both feet) during this struggle. Stabbing someone speaks of 'cutting words' so it appears that your unidentifiable friend in the dream is Jesus who is going to help you "cut something negative off you" so you can be free of it.
The scene in regards to running outside shows you that whatever this is will be be brought out into the open during a dark time (the night season).. during this dark season it will be hard to see things clearly and you may not believe God is really with you, but in the end, as you come through to the other side, you will see clearly He was with you all the way, He was 'backing you up' and had your back the whole time (coming out of the water behind you).

Edward it seems the Lord speaks to you quite often thru dreams.. those who dream a lot often have a type of prophetic gifting. The Word of God calls dreams "night visions". You may benefit from signing onto Papa's Dream Forum and reading some of the interpretation lessons there (its all free & Christian). The owner of the site is very nice and ministers to the members there in interpreting as well. I'm also on the site under this name 'fishbreath' and I help interpret also as well as some of the members there. It's quite fun and the atmosphere is that of a close Christian family. You're most welcome to join us. bless you. Let me know what your thoughts are on the interp and if you have other info to share.

 

[fishbreath]

You mean shouting out? No. Not one sound from him. Just action, but it was very clear his intent. I doubt you meant bald, because you seem to be very well read and written, but he did have hair sticking out from under his hat.
Your interpretation seems to be right on the money sister, though I merely didn't understand what it meant before you told me. It makes perfect sense. I will now share with you what it was that I withheld earlier.
There is a thread going on here on this board about is OSAS true or not. I have always held the belief that OSAS is a fact, and I put all faith in scripture above what man says. But these who are saying that OSAS is not true but a heresy introduced into the church are making a good case for this, and even put many scriptures to me that back them up. This is the conflict within me. I have always held for OSAS to be true, and now I am in a state of confusion about it and studying the issue more closely with an open mind in an effort to not be wrong and deceived in some way. Last night before I went to sleep, I prayed to God to reveal to me in a dream the truth of the matter because I need to be on solid ground on this one way or the other...and this is the dream I had. Wow.

oh my goodness, yes it does appear Abba has shown you the inner struggle on the matter..... I'm not sure that the actual answer is clear though - do you feel He's given you a definite answer?
When I asked about the bawled guy I meant was he hairless? ..lol
I have wondered about OSAS things before but the conclusion I came to is that it doesn't really matter = If we are running after Jesus, and that's what we should be doing in an actively participating way, then we will never have to worry if we've lost our salvation. To me the argument is senseless (many of the things Christians argue about are senseless actually!) - it really doesn't matter.. As far as I'm concerned, the only people who will care about not being able to lose one's salvation are those who want to see how much they can get away with and still make it to glory... lol... that's my 2 cents worth. We ought to be striving to grow and know God intimately always and if we are, and if we encourage others to do so as well, it doesn't matter about OSAS

 

[fishbreath]

No, I don't think I have been given an answer. I'm not looking for a reason to be a lazy Christian or to sin. It's just that a long held belief of mine has been questioned in a very significant way and it bugs me to know the truth of the matter. Since I did not actually receive an answer, yet did receive a vision about it, what do you think this could mean?

I tried to include as many details as possible because you had said that details are significant, so I answered that one question both ways for you (I had to look bawled up, but it was there, saying it meant shouting out). Is that significant one way or the other as a detail?

I have to agree with you that the OSAS may not be a critical issue of doctrine for the most part, but if it is not so, and perhaps one could be disqualified from the prize then perhaps it may be. I sit here now wondering if it is not critical, then why did I have the vision? It was obviously a spiritual dream and full of symbolism, just the way God gave visions to others in the Bible, so perhaps I am missing a critical portion of it and some detail was not remembered by me to pass on. Hmmm.

oh mercy, yes I spelled 'bald' wrong! haha. Usually I am a good speller, just not today apparently! Bald men in dreams can reference an unwise mindset or belief (in biblical days it was a disgrace to be bald and hair was one's glory, baldness can also reference humility). So then whatever this is isn't necessarily "unwise" persay..
Is it possible God gave you the night vision to indicate that the 'bad guy' is the struggle itself? ... just some food for thought. You as the dreamer must seek the Lord for the ultimate answer of course. I didn't mean for it to come across I was suggesting you personally were lazy or anything.. that's just my take on the matter. Others obviously have a different take.

 

[fishbreath]

Am I reading you right though, that the bad guy was me also? The conflict within myself

yes in a sense... not really you, but a part of you struggling with something. It may not be about this particular OSAS thing.. it may be something that is around the bend. I've very often found that the Lord puts dual meanings into dreams and they often reference something I'm currently going thru but also speak of something about to happen in the future. oh.. that reminds me, when you left the house in the dream, do you recall what door you left by? Was it the front door? A front door indicates something which will happen in the future. A side door speaks of something that is happening now or is about to happen.
oh.. while you were responding I added more to my reply above in regards to the bald fellow and what baldness in dreams can mean, scroll up for that bit.

 

[tim-from-pa]

I have to tell you the funny dream I had last night.

I was at a horologist show and had these two antique clocks. I was setting them up so that they were ready to to chime 12 o'clock. Just when they were ready to chime, the ATF told everyone "Get down!" and took them away! :toofunny

I guess they thought they were timers ready to explode! :toofunny

 

[fishbreath]

I was at a horologist show and had these two antique clocks. I was setting them up so that they were ready to to chime 12 o'clock. Just when they were ready to chime, the ATF told everyone "Get down!" and took them away!
I guess they thought they were timers ready to explode!

Hi tim-from-pa,
what does ATF stand for?
Horology is the study of time and the art or science of measuring time.
Antiques speak of something from the past
I believe God is about to "show" you something in regards to times past (?) - it may be about a memory or something generational..
12 o'clock is both the 'midnight hour' and/or it can reference something coming to maturity
... I'm not totally clear on this so bare with me, sometimes it takes some asking from God for clarity... anyway, let me know what an ATF is in the meantime

 

[fishbreath]

Jesus was considered by his peers, like you consider "new age" - on the fringe, heresy.
That's why they crucified him - he was bold enough to question the theology of the day, to explore a better way, and the religious leaders felt threatened by him.

I am not here to debate and argue, thus I will not be baited, but I will clarify this for you in case you really are seeking the truth:
1. We are given the Word of God as a standard to measure and compare our dealings in life with
2. The prophetic symbols listed on that site you gave do not agree with the bible, thus they are not scripturally discerned by the author - And if they are not scriptural then they are occult garbage.
God bless you and have a great night :angel3

 

[fishbreath]

Moving forward folks ..
For those who are interested in learning how it is that God uses incredibly "silly" dreams to speak to us, there are all kinds of examples in the Word of God. For instance, here is one where God gave Pharaoh a dream about 3 skinny cows eating 3 fat cows.. that's pretty silly, and yet God used this dream to give an important message:
"And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine (cows), fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: And, behold, seven other kine (cows) came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them: And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me. And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do." - Genesis 41:17

 

[Carolyn]

I definintely rebel against your interpretation that rock and roll means rebellion. This might instead be an indication of bias on the part of the interpreter? Many good wholesome Christians who are grounded in the Word and have lived a surrendered life to Christ for decades, have sound and blessed marriages, and still enjoy hard rock that is Christ centered. The only people I have known who would take this stand were indoctrinated by holiness groups in the 50s, and cannot substantiate such claims with Scripture. However, raves are more associate with drugs today than rock and roll has ever been, and is probably of more concern. I am not familiar with drug free or wholesome raves. And I assume that most are chaotic.
I also fail to see how smoking cigarettes has anything to do with bitterness and unforgiveness. Perhaps he was seeking to escape the noise and turmoil of the place he was in and desired peace. The significance you place on these things seems inappropriate. But I am only speculating as well.

 

[fishbreath]

I definintely rebel against your interpretation that rock and roll means rebellion. This might instead be an indication of bias on the part of the interpreter? Many good wholesome Christians who are grounded in the Word and have lived a surrendered life to Christ for decades, have sound and blessed marriages, and still enjoy hard rock that is Christ centered. The only people I have known who would take this stand were indoctrinated by holiness groups in the 50s, and cannot substantiate such claims with Scripture. However, raves are more associate with drugs today than rock and roll has ever been, and is probably of more concern. I am not familiar with drug free or wholesome raves. And I assume that most are chaotic.
I also fail to see how smoking cigarettes has anything to do with bitterness and unforgiveness. Perhaps he was seeking to escape the noise and turmoil of the place he was in and desired peace. The significance you place on these things seems inappropriate. But I am only speculating as well.

hi Carolyn
Please do not mistake or presume that the interpretation of the dream means I don't like secular music. That is far from the truth and i am not judging secular music at all. As a matter of fact, God speaks to me using secular music quite a bit. He can use anything or anyone he so pleases to get a message across.
The reason rock music is symbolic of rebellion in this dream is 1. Because it's a fairly well known fact that culturally speaking, rock music has been attributed to the rebellious, and 2. Because of the word itself which includes the word 'rock'.. A rock is a hard and non pliable object which does not give way to being formed or moulded, thus it stubbornly adheres to it's shape.

Another reason I interpreted the dream as such is due to the inclination of the Holy Spirit's leading. He is the main ingredient and the puzzle solver.
The final indication that this particular dream was interpreted correctly is the fact that the interpretation bares witness with the dreamer.. When the dreamer whom God gave the dream to receives a witness within them, that is also a good sign it is correct. Of course, the dreamer will most often only receive a witness if they belong to Jesus and are seeking God's true word in their life.
I hope this helps you see some of how dream interpretation functions. I encourage you to read through the entire thread and view each of the scriptures I've given along the way
God bless

 

[farouk]

I definintely rebel against your interpretation that rock and roll means rebellion. This might instead be an indication of bias on the part of the interpreter? Many good wholesome Christians who are grounded in the Word and have lived a surrendered life to Christ for decades, have sound and blessed marriages, and still enjoy hard rock that is Christ centered. The only people I have known who would take this stand were indoctrinated by holiness groups in the 50s, and cannot substantiate such claims with Scripture. ..

Hi Carolyn! long time no see!

Yes, when it's Christian parents that not unusually take their young people to Christian rock concerts, when hard rock groups such as Disciple are bold in their Biblical lyrics, it's hard and unjustifiable to make sweeping psycholgical and spiritual judgments about everyone who listens to rock music.

Blessings.

PS: Not sure about the dreams thing.

 

[fishbreath]

when it's Christian parents that not unusually take their young people to Christian rock concerts, when hard rock groups such as Disciple are bold in their Biblical lyrics, it's hard and unjustifiable to make sweeping psycholgical and spiritual judgments about everyone who listens to rock music.

Perhaps you didn't read my reply to Carolyn below her remarks, I encourage you to read it and the full explanation. I also encourage you to read all of the posts and teachings in the thread.
One needs to understand and study how the Lord moves in interpretation.. which is highly biblical. There are over 300 scriptures in regards to dreams & visions. There's a reason for that, lol. In any case, if you don't believe God gives dreams it's certainly your free will choice to do so.
God bless you

 

[farouk]

when it's Christian parents that not unusually take their young people to Christian rock concerts, when hard rock groups such as Disciple are bold in their Biblical lyrics, it's hard and unjustifiable to make sweeping psycholgical and spiritual judgments about everyone who listens to rock music.

Perhaps you didn't read my reply to Carolyn below her remarks, I encourage you to read it and the full explanation. I also encourage you to read all of the posts and teachings in the thread.
One needs to understand and study how the Lord moves in interpretation.. which is highly biblical. There are over 300 scriptures in regards to dreams & visions. There's a reason for that, lol. In any case, if you don't believe God gives dreams it's certainly your free will choice to do so.
God bless you

Hi fishbreath:

I think the whole discussion needs to take into account the fact of Biblical revelation now being complete and sufficient for faith and conduct. I.e., God has now told us in His Word, the central message of which is about His Son the Lord Jesus Christ and His sin atoning death at the Cross, what He wants to reveal to us.

(We might well also get a personal sense of guidance about things also in various ways, but this is I believe quite subordinate to the complete revelation in the Christ of the Bible.)

 

[fishbreath]

when it's Christian parents that not unusually take their young people to Christian rock concerts, when hard rock groups such as Disciple are bold in their Biblical lyrics, it's hard and unjustifiable to make sweeping psycholgical and spiritual judgments about everyone who listens to rock music.

Perhaps you didn't read my reply to Carolyn below her remarks, I encourage you to read it and the full explanation. I also encourage you to read all of the posts and teachings in the thread.
One needs to understand and study how the Lord moves in interpretation.. which is highly biblical. There are over 300 scriptures in regards to dreams & visions. There's a reason for that, lol. In any case, if you don't believe God gives dreams it's certainly your free will choice to do so.
God bless you

Hi fishbreath:
I think the whole discussion needs to take into account the fact of Biblical revelation now being complete and sufficient for faith and conduct. I.e., God has now told us in His Word, the central message of which is about His Son the Lord Jesus Christ and His sin atoning death at the Cross, what He wants to reveal to us.
(We might well also get a personal sense of guidance about things also in various ways, but this is I believe quite subordinate to the complete revelation in the Christ of the Bible.)

Hi Farouk,
Much of what you have written here points to you being a cessationist who doesn't believe in the gifts of Holy Spirit. I do not enter into such debates.
As a matter of fact, debating is of no interest to me whatsoever.
God speaks to us in the same manners He did all through the Word of God. This thread is directed towards those who are hungry for more of God and are interested in growing in Him out of the box we humans tend to put Him in.
His Richest of Blessings and leadings into all truth

 

[Sparkey]

We might well also get a personal sense of guidance about things also in various ways, but this is I believe quite subordinate to the complete revelation in the Christ of the Bible.

Sounds like you are giving good advice and admonition here about the 'more sure word'. It would be good for every Member here to keep that in the forefront of their minds and hearts (self included) especially as we (I) enter into debate. I'm not sure how to truly enact Peace into my heart but I am sure that it is the Lords intent for me to do so. "My peace I give to you..." and, "Not as the world gives..."

That is one of those 'whatsoever things'. You know: Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things. Philippians 4:8