1 00:00:02,690 --> 00:00:03,730 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:05,180 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 2: Teach Us to Pray is brought to you by Life 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 2: Audio and is a part of our Faith Toolkit series. 4 00:00:10,980 --> 00:00:16,420 Speaker 2: For more inspirational, faith-affirming podcasts, visit lifeaudio.com. 5 00:00:20,420 --> 00:00:23,140 Speaker 3: Have you ever had a dream and wondered if the 6 00:00:23,180 --> 00:00:26,250 Speaker 3: dream was from God or if it was just your imagination? 7 00:00:26,860 --> 00:00:29,580 Speaker 3: Throughout the Bible, we see that God speaks to people 8 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:33,150 Speaker 3: through their dreams, and I believe He still does so today. 9 00:00:33,870 --> 00:00:36,449 Speaker 1: In this episode, we'll discuss how to know if a 10 00:00:36,510 --> 00:00:39,230 Speaker 1: dream is from God, so you can learn one more 11 00:00:39,270 --> 00:00:52,140 Speaker 1: way that God speaks to His people today. Enjoy. Welcome back, friend. 12 00:00:52,420 --> 00:00:54,459 Speaker 3: You are listening to the Teach Us to Pray podcast. 13 00:00:54,780 --> 00:00:57,620 Speaker 3: where we teach believers practical and real-life tips on how 14 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:00,300 Speaker 3: to grow your faith and relationship with God through the 15 00:01:00,340 --> 00:01:03,180 Speaker 3: power of prayer. I'm Christina Patterson, host of the Teach 16 00:01:03,220 --> 00:01:05,850 Speaker 3: Us to Pray podcast, and founder of Beloved Women, where 17 00:01:05,890 --> 00:01:08,730 Speaker 3: I have the honor of encouraging, equipping, and empowering women 18 00:01:08,890 --> 00:01:11,330 Speaker 3: all over the world in the love and truth of 19 00:01:11,430 --> 00:01:16,330 Speaker 3: Jesus Christ. You can connect with me there at BelovedWomen.org. Today, 20 00:01:16,350 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 3: we're going to be talking about how to know if 21 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:23,540 Speaker 3: a dream is from God. And over the past few episodes, 22 00:01:23,580 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 3: we've been talking about how God speaks to his people. Now, 23 00:01:28,060 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 3: when we think about dreams, usually we think about, okay, 24 00:01:30,660 --> 00:01:32,700 Speaker 3: we're asleep and maybe we ate too much the night 25 00:01:32,740 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 3: before and we have this crazy, wacky dream, right? But 26 00:01:36,860 --> 00:01:40,709 Speaker 3: what if God is speaking to us even when we 27 00:01:40,770 --> 00:01:45,310 Speaker 3: are asleep through our dreams? In the Bible, in Genesis, 28 00:01:45,350 --> 00:01:48,490 Speaker 3: we read about Joseph who had a dream about becoming 29 00:01:48,510 --> 00:01:49,490 Speaker 3: a ruler. 30 00:01:49,390 --> 00:01:50,970 Speaker 1: Over his brothers. 31 00:01:51,070 --> 00:01:54,610 Speaker 3: And we see through his testimony in the scriptures, that 32 00:01:54,690 --> 00:01:59,780 Speaker 3: dream actually come to pass. That God gave him a 33 00:01:59,830 --> 00:02:03,860 Speaker 3: dream to show him a vision, a revelation of his 34 00:02:03,940 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 3: purpose on his life and just kind of reassure him 35 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 3: that that was what God had for him. And so 36 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,370 Speaker 3: God spoke to him through that dream. Joseph also had 37 00:02:14,430 --> 00:02:17,010 Speaker 3: the gift of being able to interpret dreams. 38 00:02:17,470 --> 00:02:20,030 Speaker 1: So even though Joseph. 39 00:02:19,590 --> 00:02:24,389 Speaker 3: Had this dream about becoming a ruler over many people, 40 00:02:24,530 --> 00:02:27,230 Speaker 3: specifically his brothers and his brothers bowing down to him. 41 00:02:27,290 --> 00:02:30,049 Speaker 3: And him sharing that dream with his brothers got him 42 00:02:30,090 --> 00:02:33,470 Speaker 3: into some trouble. But he finds himself as a slave 43 00:02:33,669 --> 00:02:37,270 Speaker 3: in Egypt, a prisoner there. And the pharaoh at the 44 00:02:37,310 --> 00:02:40,210 Speaker 3: time had a dream that he needed interpreted. 45 00:02:41,169 --> 00:02:42,610 Speaker 1: And he found out. 46 00:02:42,630 --> 00:02:45,710 Speaker 3: About Joseph and Joseph being able to interpret dreams. He 47 00:02:45,750 --> 00:02:50,329 Speaker 3: calls him up and Joseph correctly interprets the king's dream 48 00:02:50,370 --> 00:02:52,930 Speaker 3: to let them know that a famine is coming and 49 00:02:52,940 --> 00:02:56,810 Speaker 3: that they need to prepare. And so throughout the scriptures, 50 00:02:56,970 --> 00:02:59,190 Speaker 3: we see that there are multiple ways that God is 51 00:02:59,230 --> 00:03:00,070 Speaker 3: speaking to his people. 52 00:03:01,050 --> 00:03:01,889 Speaker 1: He speaks to us. 53 00:03:02,430 --> 00:03:06,540 Speaker 3: We see that he'll send angels as messengers to give 54 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:10,660 Speaker 3: a word. We'll see God show up in theophanies, which 55 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 3: are pretty much physical. 56 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: Manifestations of Christ in the scriptures, showing up to give 57 00:03:15,500 --> 00:03:17,650 Speaker 1: a message to someone. 58 00:03:17,690 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 3: We'll see or hear that God gave someone a vision. 59 00:03:20,900 --> 00:03:24,380 Speaker 3: So they were awake, but they had a vision. And 60 00:03:24,620 --> 00:03:28,990 Speaker 3: God relayed a message to someone through a vision. 61 00:03:29,350 --> 00:03:30,130 Speaker 1: And dreams are the same. 62 00:03:30,210 --> 00:03:32,410 Speaker 3: Dreams are another way that we see throughout the scriptures 63 00:03:32,750 --> 00:03:36,890 Speaker 3: that God is speaking to his people. And I believe 64 00:03:37,390 --> 00:03:40,350 Speaker 3: personally that God does the same to this day. I 65 00:03:41,230 --> 00:03:44,890 Speaker 3: have had certain dreams where I was confident this was God. 66 00:03:45,190 --> 00:03:46,990 Speaker 3: I know that God spoke to me. And then I've 67 00:03:47,030 --> 00:03:49,230 Speaker 3: had dreams where I wasn't sure. And then I've had 68 00:03:49,270 --> 00:03:51,990 Speaker 3: dreams where I knew, OK, you shouldn't eat that taco 69 00:03:52,330 --> 00:03:55,550 Speaker 3: after eight o'clock last night kind of dream, you know. 70 00:03:55,650 --> 00:03:56,710 Speaker 1: And so we need to be able to. 71 00:03:56,690 --> 00:04:00,070 Speaker 3: Have discernment to know where our dreams are coming from. 72 00:04:00,110 --> 00:04:01,590 Speaker 3: And if God is really trying to speak to us 73 00:04:01,610 --> 00:04:02,210 Speaker 3: through a dream. 74 00:04:02,250 --> 00:04:04,930 Speaker 1: Now, I can say personally, I don't dream. 75 00:04:05,090 --> 00:04:09,070 Speaker 3: Well, I don't remember my dreams every night and not 76 00:04:09,190 --> 00:04:11,510 Speaker 3: all of my dreams. I can confidently say, oh, I 77 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 3: got a word from the Lord. But there are a 78 00:04:13,620 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 3: few that I know for sure. 79 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,770 Speaker 1: God was really speaking to me. One in particular was 80 00:04:18,810 --> 00:04:19,650 Speaker 1: when I was in college. 81 00:04:20,339 --> 00:04:22,820 Speaker 3: I was going through a really bad breakup with my 82 00:04:22,860 --> 00:04:28,060 Speaker 3: boyfriend at the time. And I remember just struggling with 83 00:04:28,180 --> 00:04:31,020 Speaker 3: deciding if I should try to work this out or 84 00:04:31,060 --> 00:04:34,020 Speaker 3: if I should leave. I knew that the Lord had 85 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 3: called me to get out of this relationship. He had 86 00:04:36,380 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 3: already made it very clear through prayer and just a 87 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:41,140 Speaker 3: sensing of the Holy Spirit. 88 00:04:41,180 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: And if you go, I think it's two episodes back, 89 00:04:43,500 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: we talk about. 90 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:47,510 Speaker 3: How to know when the Holy Spirit is leading you 91 00:04:47,550 --> 00:04:51,070 Speaker 3: in a certain direction, how to discern the leading of 92 00:04:51,110 --> 00:04:54,169 Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit. And so it was God speaking to 93 00:04:54,210 --> 00:04:57,210 Speaker 3: me in that way. But for me, that wasn't enough. 94 00:04:57,270 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 3: God had to come to me in a dream because 95 00:04:59,100 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 3: I was still just straddling the fence on making that 96 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 3: decision to really just be obedient to God and fully 97 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 3: leave this relationship. And so what I would do in 98 00:05:09,180 --> 00:05:13,469 Speaker 3: college is I would go to my morning classes because 99 00:05:13,510 --> 00:05:15,810 Speaker 3: I am not a morning person, y'all. I would go 100 00:05:15,830 --> 00:05:18,690 Speaker 3: to my morning classes and because I was a freshman, 101 00:05:18,710 --> 00:05:21,470 Speaker 3: I had to take morning classes. I didn't, we had 102 00:05:21,490 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 3: to pick our classes later than other people. So other people, 103 00:05:25,100 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 3: the upperclassmen already got like the better time classes, like 104 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,180 Speaker 3: around lunchtime, you know? So I had like this eight 105 00:05:31,220 --> 00:05:34,740 Speaker 3: o'clock class that I had to like drag myself to. 106 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,580 Speaker 3: I would go to the class and then after the class, 107 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,310 Speaker 3: I would have a block of time in between classes 108 00:05:39,910 --> 00:05:41,190 Speaker 3: and I would use that time to go to the 109 00:05:41,230 --> 00:05:43,610 Speaker 3: library and And you think I'm going to say that 110 00:05:43,650 --> 00:05:44,070 Speaker 3: I studied? 111 00:05:44,130 --> 00:05:45,830 Speaker 1: No, I did not study. I would take a nap. 112 00:05:46,950 --> 00:05:48,390 Speaker 3: I would go to the library and I would go 113 00:05:48,750 --> 00:05:52,510 Speaker 3: back to sleep. And so this particular morning was no different. 114 00:05:53,070 --> 00:05:56,010 Speaker 3: I went to my, it was like eight o'clock in 115 00:05:56,029 --> 00:05:59,750 Speaker 3: the morning biology class. And then I went to the library. 116 00:05:59,770 --> 00:06:03,130 Speaker 3: I remember just feeling extremely tired that day. And I 117 00:06:03,180 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 3: sat at a desk and I just put my head 118 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,219 Speaker 3: down and I fell asleep. And I had the most 119 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 3: vivid dream ever. And in the dream, I was at 120 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 3: home by myself and the phone rang and it was 121 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:21,420 Speaker 3: my ex-boyfriend. And he was just like in desperate need. 122 00:06:21,460 --> 00:06:24,260 Speaker 3: He was like, I really need help. And I was like, okay, 123 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:29,089 Speaker 3: you know, I'm on my way. And in the dream, 124 00:06:29,350 --> 00:06:33,210 Speaker 3: the Lord showed me my ex-boyfriend at the time and 125 00:06:33,270 --> 00:06:38,970 Speaker 3: that in around him were like three evil spirits. And 126 00:06:39,830 --> 00:06:42,750 Speaker 3: I heard God in the dream say, don't go. And 127 00:06:42,870 --> 00:06:45,710 Speaker 3: so I was still on the phone and I said, 128 00:06:45,790 --> 00:06:48,860 Speaker 3: I can't go. Like in my heart, in the dream, 129 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 3: you know, my intention was to go, to help, to 130 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:55,700 Speaker 3: do all the things, right? Even though God had already 131 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 3: told me to separate myself from this person, but my 132 00:06:59,020 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 3: heart was, oh, I'm going. 133 00:07:01,100 --> 00:07:02,940 Speaker 1: But God said, don't go. 134 00:07:03,700 --> 00:07:05,350 Speaker 3: And the reason why in the dream I didn't go 135 00:07:05,380 --> 00:07:09,380 Speaker 3: was because I sensed in the dream that there was 136 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,090 Speaker 3: a battle going on that God hadn't given me. There 137 00:07:12,110 --> 00:07:15,150 Speaker 3: was an unseen battle going on that God had not 138 00:07:15,310 --> 00:07:19,150 Speaker 3: given me authority to win. And so it was clear 139 00:07:19,310 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 3: in the dream that if you go, you will get 140 00:07:22,710 --> 00:07:25,180 Speaker 3: caught up in this spiritual battle that's going on and 141 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,860 Speaker 3: it will cost you because God hasn't given you territory here. 142 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 3: He hasn't given you jurisdiction here. And so it was 143 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,260 Speaker 3: just like a warning, like it was a really serious 144 00:07:35,380 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 3: warning from God. Like when I heard God's voice say, 145 00:07:37,900 --> 00:07:40,679 Speaker 3: don't go, like it just sunk deep down into my spirit. 146 00:07:41,500 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 3: And so I just kind of pondered when I woke up, 147 00:07:44,220 --> 00:07:46,060 Speaker 3: I kind of pondered on the dream, you know, and 148 00:07:46,220 --> 00:07:49,110 Speaker 3: like I said at the beginning, I don't normally remember 149 00:07:49,730 --> 00:07:51,450 Speaker 3: most of the dreams that I have, but this one 150 00:07:51,470 --> 00:07:55,870 Speaker 3: just stuck with me so vividly and so clearly. And 151 00:07:55,890 --> 00:07:59,110 Speaker 3: a few weeks later, that exact thing happened. I got 152 00:07:59,150 --> 00:08:02,500 Speaker 3: a call asking for help. And I knew, and this 153 00:08:02,510 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 3: was happening in the physical, in real life. But God, 154 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 3: through the dream, had shown me what was going on 155 00:08:08,620 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 3: in the spiritual. And so I knew what I had 156 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:15,740 Speaker 3: to say. And so I said, I can't come. Knowing, 157 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,620 Speaker 3: you know, without that dream, I probably would have done 158 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 3: whatever I needed to do to come and help. 159 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:23,190 Speaker 1: And do all things. And God was like, no. 160 00:08:23,930 --> 00:08:28,290 Speaker 3: And I knew that I didn't want to get caught 161 00:08:28,330 --> 00:08:31,380 Speaker 3: up in a spiritual battle. that I wasn't equipped for, 162 00:08:31,540 --> 00:08:35,220 Speaker 3: that I wasn't called to, because I knew enough at 163 00:08:35,260 --> 00:08:38,990 Speaker 3: that point to know that, you know, if you're going 164 00:08:39,010 --> 00:08:42,210 Speaker 3: to be fighting spiritual battles, you need God on your side. 165 00:08:42,970 --> 00:08:44,870 Speaker 3: You need to make sure you're fighting on the right 166 00:08:44,929 --> 00:08:47,450 Speaker 3: side and you don't want to go into any type 167 00:08:47,510 --> 00:08:49,410 Speaker 3: of battle ill-equipped. 168 00:08:50,130 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: You'll set yourself up for failure. 169 00:08:52,179 --> 00:08:57,059 Speaker 3: And so Throughout time, God revealed to me why that 170 00:08:57,100 --> 00:08:58,020 Speaker 3: was the best decision. 171 00:08:58,260 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: And he was right. 172 00:08:59,179 --> 00:09:01,470 Speaker 3: And I'm so grateful that God gave me that dream 173 00:09:01,950 --> 00:09:05,309 Speaker 3: because God had been speaking to me through confirmation, through 174 00:09:05,350 --> 00:09:07,530 Speaker 3: other people, through the leading of the Holy Spirit. And 175 00:09:07,650 --> 00:09:10,410 Speaker 3: I just wasn't getting it because, you know, the heart 176 00:09:10,630 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 3: is deceitful above all things. And I just couldn't see clearly. 177 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:18,959 Speaker 3: But for some reason, when I had that dream, it 178 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,670 Speaker 3: just really spoke to my heart. because God was showing 179 00:09:22,710 --> 00:09:24,750 Speaker 3: me what's going to happen. And then when it actually happened, 180 00:09:24,790 --> 00:09:26,870 Speaker 3: I was like, oh, that really was from God. 181 00:09:27,309 --> 00:09:28,750 Speaker 1: This is really true. 182 00:09:37,700 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 3: And so, I don't know, I'd be interested to know 183 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:41,620 Speaker 3: if you've ever had a dream like that, that God 184 00:09:41,660 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 3: just gave. 185 00:09:42,220 --> 00:09:45,420 Speaker 1: You and then it came true. I've had a few. 186 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,580 Speaker 1: It does not happen often. It does not happen often. 187 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:50,199 Speaker 1: Let me say that. But there have been a few 188 00:09:50,220 --> 00:09:53,500 Speaker 1: where I've been like, oh, wow, okay, God, you know, 189 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:54,270 Speaker 1: I have a dream. 190 00:09:55,030 --> 00:09:56,770 Speaker 3: And yeah, and I'm not trying to say like I'm 191 00:09:56,809 --> 00:10:01,340 Speaker 3: a prophet or anything, not at all. all. Not at all. 192 00:10:01,460 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 3: I just believe that God has decided to speak to 193 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:08,130 Speaker 3: me sometimes through dreams. And I think that he can 194 00:10:08,150 --> 00:10:11,010 Speaker 3: speak to anybody in those ways. Now, some people might say, oh, 195 00:10:11,350 --> 00:10:14,230 Speaker 3: that's just a coincidence. But I've walked with the Lord 196 00:10:14,270 --> 00:10:16,550 Speaker 3: long enough to know that I don't believe in coincidences. 197 00:10:16,809 --> 00:10:19,740 Speaker 3: God has a purpose and a plan for everything. And 198 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,740 Speaker 3: so that's why if you really believe that a dream 199 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:25,020 Speaker 3: is from God, that's something that you don't want to 200 00:10:25,059 --> 00:10:28,610 Speaker 3: take lightly. And so now you might be wondering, well, 201 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:30,350 Speaker 3: how do I know if a dream is from God? 202 00:10:30,410 --> 00:10:31,730 Speaker 3: And so there are just a few things that I 203 00:10:31,770 --> 00:10:33,490 Speaker 3: want to discuss with you today to know if. 204 00:10:33,410 --> 00:10:35,630 Speaker 1: A dream is from God or not. 205 00:10:36,210 --> 00:10:41,510 Speaker 3: And one, I would ask yourself, you know, how does 206 00:10:41,530 --> 00:10:42,890 Speaker 3: this dream make you feel? 207 00:10:42,910 --> 00:10:47,130 Speaker 1: If you feel confused or or fearful. 208 00:10:47,510 --> 00:10:49,630 Speaker 3: We know that God is not a God of confusion. 209 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,940 Speaker 1: And we also know that God has not given us 210 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 1: a spirit of fear. 211 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 3: And so one thing that you want to be aware 212 00:10:57,780 --> 00:11:01,830 Speaker 3: of is that sometimes we can be attacked spiritually in 213 00:11:01,870 --> 00:11:05,170 Speaker 3: our dreams as well. So we got to know, okay, 214 00:11:05,730 --> 00:11:07,890 Speaker 3: is God speaking to me or is this a spiritual 215 00:11:07,929 --> 00:11:12,150 Speaker 3: attack from the enemy? And one thing that I've realized 216 00:11:12,190 --> 00:11:16,070 Speaker 3: is that when I'm in a season of particularly increased 217 00:11:16,090 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 3: spiritual attack, I might have more bad dreams. 218 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: And I'll be tempted to think, oh, there's something bad 219 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: about to happen. You know what I'm saying? And I'm 220 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 1: like on edge and I'm like anxious and I'm scared. 221 00:11:26,340 --> 00:11:29,260 Speaker 3: And I have to realize, no, the enemy is trying 222 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,189 Speaker 3: to instill fear in your heart because you need to 223 00:11:32,210 --> 00:11:36,329 Speaker 3: be operating in faith, you know? And so sometimes when 224 00:11:36,390 --> 00:11:41,829 Speaker 3: fear takes over, we'll have dreams about that. Ecclesiastes 5.3 225 00:11:41,830 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 3: tells us, A dream comes when there are many cares. 226 00:11:46,780 --> 00:11:49,700 Speaker 3: And so it's telling us essentially that when you already 227 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:52,620 Speaker 3: have a lot on your mind and you're already stressed 228 00:11:52,660 --> 00:11:56,239 Speaker 3: and fearful about something, it's very common that you'll dream 229 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,340 Speaker 3: about it at night. That doesn't necessarily mean that it's 230 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:02,540 Speaker 3: from God. You could already be going through spiritual attack 231 00:12:02,580 --> 00:12:06,660 Speaker 3: and then it just manifests subconsciously. And honestly, I've realized 232 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:10,020 Speaker 3: that that's a tactic of the enemy because If you're 233 00:12:10,059 --> 00:12:12,380 Speaker 3: in a spiritual attack, you know, and you're struggling, but 234 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:15,450 Speaker 3: then you start getting stronger and you start overcoming, when 235 00:12:15,470 --> 00:12:18,150 Speaker 3: the enemy realizes that he can't attack you in the 236 00:12:18,230 --> 00:12:21,969 Speaker 3: physical anymore, in the conscious, he'll start attacking you in 237 00:12:22,010 --> 00:12:25,689 Speaker 3: the subconscious. And he'll try to start discouraging you even 238 00:12:25,750 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 3: while you're asleep because he can't get you while you're 239 00:12:28,100 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 3: awake because you're sober-minded, you're alert, you're on guard, you 240 00:12:30,940 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 3: got on your spiritual armor and you're ready to fight. 241 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:35,599 Speaker 3: So he's gonna, you know, the enemy will kick you 242 00:12:35,620 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 3: while you're down. And so he'll try to disrupt your sleep, 243 00:12:38,340 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 3: disrupt your peace, and confuse you. And so you do 244 00:12:42,740 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 3: have to realize, okay, this fearful dream very well might 245 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 3: be a form of spiritual attack. And so what we 246 00:12:49,570 --> 00:12:51,689 Speaker 3: need to do then is if we're not sure about 247 00:12:51,710 --> 00:12:55,270 Speaker 3: a particular dream, is that we need to pray about it. 248 00:12:55,870 --> 00:12:58,030 Speaker 3: You know, you might wonder, well, why would God just 249 00:12:58,050 --> 00:13:01,210 Speaker 3: give me a dream and it's not clear? We talked 250 00:13:01,250 --> 00:13:04,910 Speaker 3: about Pharaoh having a dream that in the dream wasn't 251 00:13:04,990 --> 00:13:10,630 Speaker 3: clear to him. And get a clear understanding of what 252 00:13:10,670 --> 00:13:13,780 Speaker 3: his dream was about. But I was reading, I was 253 00:13:13,820 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 3: listening to a young woman talking about God, understanding how 254 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 3: God speaks to us through dreams. And she brought up 255 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:23,700 Speaker 3: Proverbs 25, verse two, that says, it is the glory 256 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 3: of God to conceal a matter, to search out a 257 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 3: matter is the glory of kings. And so sometimes God 258 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,300 Speaker 3: may give us a dream that's not completely clear. 259 00:13:31,820 --> 00:13:32,980 Speaker 1: And what we need to do is we need to 260 00:13:33,020 --> 00:13:33,510 Speaker 1: pray about it. 261 00:13:34,140 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 3: You know, we need to pray about what it means 262 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 3: and the purpose is, is one, to get clarity about 263 00:13:40,179 --> 00:13:42,020 Speaker 3: the dream, but also to draw us. 264 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:42,700 Speaker 1: Closer to God. 265 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 3: Two, it's about the search. It's about the seeking God 266 00:13:48,300 --> 00:13:52,670 Speaker 3: about the matter. And so sometimes a dream will be 267 00:13:52,750 --> 00:13:54,370 Speaker 3: clear and we'll just feel it in the spirit. This 268 00:13:54,390 --> 00:13:56,890 Speaker 3: is from God. And sometimes it won't be. And that's 269 00:13:56,929 --> 00:13:59,830 Speaker 3: when prayer comes in. And that's when we seek God. 270 00:13:59,850 --> 00:14:04,430 Speaker 3: And that's when maybe we talk to a trusted spiritual 271 00:14:04,610 --> 00:14:08,830 Speaker 3: advisor or counselor or pastor or friend that has good 272 00:14:09,030 --> 00:14:11,990 Speaker 3: discernment to be able to help us work through what 273 00:14:12,030 --> 00:14:13,310 Speaker 3: certain things may mean. 274 00:14:13,330 --> 00:14:15,670 Speaker 1: I will say this, though. God doesn't want us to 275 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 1: be stressed out about it, okay? 276 00:14:17,340 --> 00:14:19,860 Speaker 3: He doesn't want us to be anxious about it and 277 00:14:19,900 --> 00:14:21,100 Speaker 3: worried about like, oh my gosh, I got to figure 278 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:22,420 Speaker 3: out what this means. 279 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 1: No, God doesn't want any of that. 280 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 3: And we have to realize that sometimes, you know, like 281 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,270 Speaker 3: the scripture says, you know, it's the glory of God 282 00:14:29,290 --> 00:14:32,330 Speaker 3: to conceal a matter, but he will uncover it in time. 283 00:14:33,130 --> 00:14:35,740 Speaker 3: And so we have to be patient also. You know, 284 00:14:35,820 --> 00:14:38,180 Speaker 3: God might speak to you or give you a revelation, 285 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 3: a vision, a dream or something like that. And it 286 00:14:40,700 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 3: might be some time before you actually truly understand what 287 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:48,070 Speaker 3: it means. And in that, in the tension of waiting, 288 00:14:48,310 --> 00:14:50,370 Speaker 3: you know, we just have to trust God. We have 289 00:14:50,390 --> 00:14:52,180 Speaker 3: to continue to seek him, continue to pray about it, 290 00:14:52,230 --> 00:14:54,550 Speaker 3: but trust that when he's ready to reveal the meaning 291 00:14:54,590 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 3: to us, that he will. And so I hope that 292 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:05,590 Speaker 3: this gives you some starting places to really think about 293 00:15:05,910 --> 00:15:08,790 Speaker 3: and meditate on when it comes to your dreams and 294 00:15:08,830 --> 00:15:11,930 Speaker 3: if God is speaking to you through your dreams. But 295 00:15:11,970 --> 00:15:14,130 Speaker 3: what I want to leave you with today is just 296 00:15:14,190 --> 00:15:18,310 Speaker 3: the thought, the truth that God does speak to us 297 00:15:18,370 --> 00:15:20,610 Speaker 3: any way that he wants to and to not second 298 00:15:20,630 --> 00:15:24,710 Speaker 3: guess yourself and to trust that if God is speaking 299 00:15:24,750 --> 00:15:26,930 Speaker 3: to you through your dreams, that he will make it 300 00:15:27,630 --> 00:15:30,710 Speaker 3: clear in his time. It's our job to just keep 301 00:15:30,750 --> 00:15:33,890 Speaker 3: seeking him and to trust him when he does speak 302 00:15:34,150 --> 00:15:37,110 Speaker 3: to us. It is my hope that today's episode has 303 00:15:37,170 --> 00:15:40,150 Speaker 3: provided you with insightful and helpful tips on how you 304 00:15:40,170 --> 00:15:41,890 Speaker 3: can pray. 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