When Dreams Talk

Do you ever listen to your dreams? I mean, your real dreams, that you have when you sleep at night. God spoke to people in dreams a lot in the Bible. He hasn't changed, so I think we can assume that He's still talking. We've just gotten so far away from hearing Him. We're afraid to sound too New Age or just plain crazy. We forget that God doesn't behave the way He's supposed to.

Pay attention to dreams that you remember vividly. They could be giving you direction or warning. If you are concerned that you're getting strange direction, not to worry, just pay attention. God will confirm His voice to you in different ways. If you think you're getting the same message through some other source, then you should listen up.

One time I was getting advice to go to a writer's conference. I looked into it and tried to see if I could fit it into my schedule. Then I had a dream that I was putting on different wigs and dresses and hats that didn't belong to me and made me look ridiculous. When I prayed about the dream the next day, I realized that I didn't have to try to be like everyone else because it just wasn't going to work for me. I dropped the plans for the conference.

But don't get overly stressed about every single thing you dream. Even Freud said that sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. He wasn't so good about knowing when a dream is an invitation to your destiny.