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Guidelines
for Successfully Interpreting Spiritual Dreams
Those who have had a dream which they believe to be
from God, called "spiritual dreams," know how frustrating they can
sometimes be.
These dreams are often full of intimidating and bizarre symbolism
which leave us scratching our heads asking, "Lord, what in the world are
you trying to tell me through this?!"
As one who has long been fascinated by this subject
and who has been interpreting dreams for many years I want to share with you
some guidelines which will greatly help you in interpreting your dreams and the
dreams of others.
The most common mistake is to
interpret our spiritual dreams literally. Often a woman will dream of being raped. This most often represents not a criminal act which is soon
to occur, but rather an emotional or
spiritual robbing of something near and dear to the person.
Dreams are very cryptic and symbolic in nature and we must be careful to know when to take an element
literally and when to see it as
representative of something else.
Be aware that individuals can
sometimes represent types of people
rather than themselves. For example, you repeatedly dream of the same person from your high school days they could
be representing a certain type or
class of person (the wild party girl, the neglected
social outcast, etc.).
God will often use a person you have strong
opinions of (negative or positive) to
represent types of sin or types of generations or age groups He's directing you to minister to. The valedictorian of my senior class represents my generation, and
she appears in my dreams every few
years when God is communicating messages to me on
this subject. When I dream of Amy Clark I know I immediately have part of the dream de-coded.
Always interpret the dream within
the overall context of the emotion you
felt upon waking. For instance, one person may dream of standing in the midst of rushing
water which is rising higher and higher.
Two people can have that same dream and one
awakens terrified of drowning while
another has total peace. The water in one dream may represent impending doom and judgment while in the other it represents the power of the Holy Spirit.
One has to analyze their emotional reaction
to the dream. When you are first awakened
are you excited, empowered, scared, or confused?
If you are just confused with no overtly positive or negative impression then you'll realize that this third
guideline does not help you and you'll
be glad this article was free! No seriously,
this just means you'll have to struggle a little harder to arrive at the dream's meaning, but you
can still decode it with a little time
and prayer.
There are no universal standard
meanings for the symbols in your
dreams. Besides a few common symbols that are universal, we
each have our own unique
"dream vocabulary" that we get the joy of discovering over time. We all seem to have particularly unique symbols for the demonic realm.
In my mother in law's dreams they're
alligators, in others' dreams they're snakes, in mine they're bearded,
tattooed men on motorcycles! It's a
long story - don't ask.
For someone who grew up with dogs that were
treated like family members, dogs in
their dreams could represent safety and divine oversight.
For a person who was mauled as a child and is terrified of dogs today, the presence of a dog in their
dream could be indicative of danger or
an attack from the enemy.
The same holds true for common objects,
colors, animals, or geographic locations.
Every person's dream vocabulary is unique and has
to be gradually discerned.
I hope these four guidelines will help you in
better interpreting your dreams. But these guidelines will be useless if you
don't record your dreams. Be sure to keep a notebook next to the bed or a
recording device for later dictation and record the dream immediately upon
awakening.
Rest assured that when you ask God for wisdom in
interpreting your dreams, He will provide it. Also be encouraged that He has gifted
some in the Body of Christ with a specific gift of dream interpretation and
they can be very helpful for especially difficult dreams.
Would you want God to change
your life?
God
has made it possible for you to know Him and experience an amazing change in your own life through
a relationship with His Son, Jesus Christ, and have eternal life.
Say
the following prayer:
“Father God, I
confess I am a sinner and my sins have separated me from you.
I am truly sorry. I now want to turn
away from my past sinful life and live a new life pleasing to you.
Please forgive me,
and help me avoid sinning again.
I believe that your
son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive,
and hears my prayer.
I invite Jesus to
become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day
forward. Thank you that according to your Word, I am now born again.
Please send your
Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life.
In Jesus' name I
pray, amen.”
“I Love You Lord” Maranatha
lyrics
I love you Lord
and I lift my voice
To worship you
Oh my soul rejoice
and I lift my voice
To worship you
Oh my soul rejoice
Take joy my king
in what you hear
May it be a sweet sweet sound
in your ear
in what you hear
May it be a sweet sweet sound
in your ear
(repeat 3x)
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