What is the strangest dream you have ever had?
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One silly dream was of an Alligator riding in a purple car on a stared road and at one point he went into the water
One serious one was
My father and I were out in an a little strip of road surrounded by a bunch of houses, and he was trying to get my to bomb the houses so I took off running and he ran after me for after while then went back in the house shot his wife, my siblings, and then his wife's parents.
One serious one was
My father and I were out in an a little strip of road surrounded by a bunch of houses, and he was trying to get my to bomb the houses so I took off running and he ran after me for after while then went back in the house shot his wife, my siblings, and then his wife's parents.
I had a dream where I was flying while holding a balloon then at the top there was a boat. I let go of the balloon and rode the flying boat instead. I can't forget that dream because after that dream I got hired. When I recently dreamed about flying on a hot air balloon, I thought I will be promoted. Maybe something better is coming.
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Difficult to choose. I have very vivid, very strange dreams almost every night. Some take on some very dark themes, some have been nearly prophetic in their accuracy, and some have been emotionally cleansing.
There are a couple I've had that were almost a waking dream, and they were so vivid that I almost want to call them visions because I can recall them in minute detail even all these years later and most of my dreams dissipate like smoke soon after I wake up.
There are a couple I've had that were almost a waking dream, and they were so vivid that I almost want to call them visions because I can recall them in minute detail even all these years later and most of my dreams dissipate like smoke soon after I wake up.
I retired six years ago and quite often I dream I am in an office based job. The place and people are a combination of the two main places I worked in during my life and so is the work. In in my dream I know I am retired but no one else does.
I also dream that I am living in a house that I have never seen and in a town I have never been to.
I also dream that I am living in a house that I have never seen and in a town I have never been to.
A long time ago when i was a kid i had a dream i was on a ghost ship and this woman and her unborn/born baby with the umbilical cord still attached were both talking to me about something.. I don't remember the conversation because i was about 6 at the time, but about 8 years later i had the same dream again but this time the woman said something like " wow you've grown".. and the ship was under water this time and the little naked baby was running up and down the halls of the ship.
I did dream work off and on over the course of decades. What that entailed was
being committed to making time in the morning to awake naturally, be relaxed,
and write down any dreams before they faded from memory. Doing such really
helped my dream recall, and I came to be able to recall much more than dream
highlights, as well as see when one dream ended and the next began (as opposed
to thinking it was all one dream, for instance).
Over time I started having clairvoyant dreams. Actually it was one of the reasons
I was doing dream work in the first place, aside from the fact that the whole subject
of the psyche just plain interested me. Sometimes on a weekend I would go to sleep
in the afternoon just to dream. One of those dreams was quite powerful, but I had
many interesting dreams over the years and filled many booklets with their records.
By powerful I mean it was symbolism laden and quite meaningful. I was attending
weekly breakfast meetings of various spiritual teachers, healers, and practitioners
at the time, and this one woman who was visiting was a shaman, specifically looking
for someone, anyone, who had had a dream with peppers in it. My dream had had
peppers in it, but I was kind of day dreaming during that meeting and also shy, so
did not want to speak up, and nobody else did either. The meeting ended...
Later that afternoon I had a beautiful picture of a spider's web attached to a
lovely pink rose that I wanted to gift to this shaman; her name was Ariadne,
and she had told us about the maze and the Minotaur and the means of finding
one's way from the center of the labyrinth, and I thought she might appreciate
the picture. At any rate, I felt compelled to give it to her, so I went to the place
where the weekly meetings took place (they used to publish a monthly magazine
as well, and the office space was just around the corner from where I worked)
and spoke to the facilitator/publisher, who told me that Ariadne was just gone
out for a cup of coffee, but she convinced me to wait for her to return so I could
give the picture to her personally. So I waited a little while...
When Ariadne returned, she was very happy to see me, and receive my
gift to her, and we got to chatting. By and by I told her about that dream
I had had with the peppers in it, and she was flabbergasted that I had not
shared it with the group, and insisted, after hearing the whole of it, that
I attend the special Friday evening meeting, and be the special guest speaker
to tell my symbolism laden dream to all these relatively total strangers (except
for the magazine publisher, whom I knew quite well
) and so I agreed, and
went to this meeting, where the topic was all about dreams. I retold my dream
to the group. One member was particularly skeptical, wondering how in the world
I had such incredible dream recall, and also wondering about the preponderance
of universally meaningful elements in my dream...
At the end of it all they had me recite one of my poems for them.
It was all very thrilling in a peculiarly awkward sort of way but
also very gratifying I will never forget it The poem I recited
is called My Vital Spark, and can be read on my poetry page
*
One day when my daughter was over, we were sorting through some of my stuff, and
she discovered my dream journals, which she was interested in, so we spent some
time going through them (I maintained control of that process, knowing not all would
be appropriate for her) and we laughed hilariously at many of them. She claimed
at the time that she did not dream, which of course I told her was not true, because
everyone dreams, but many do not remember their dreams if they make no effort
to do so. Immediately after that she started experiencing dream recall, and then
we had even more to laugh hilariously about together. She had some doozies
*
Once about thirty five years ago I dreamed of a cousin I had not seen for years
and years. He was not someone I was particularly close to or anything (he was
a number of years older than me so not my peer), though as a child my family
saw his family a little more frequently than some other of my aunts and uncles
and cousins. Anyway, I dreamed of him one night, and then the very next day
he called me out of the blue, laughing at me and thinking I would have no idea
who it was on the other end of the line, but of course I knew right away haha.
Other similar things would happen, where I would dream some seemingly random
senseless weird thing and then sometime later that very thing would happen. I will
give you an example of what I mean by random and seemingly senseless: in one
dream I was walking along a sidewalk when my purse fell off my body and landed
behind me on the sidewalk. Nothing like that had ever happened to me before, until
a few weeks later I was walking along a sidewalk, when suddenly my purse was on
the ground behind me, having fallen off my body. I usually wear cross body purses
so this is not like a strap slipping off your shoulder; I dislike that style of purse
*
Perhaps the most memorable dreams I had were serial dreams prior to the death
of someone I considered my soul mate. I had many clairvoyant experiences while
we were together, felt led to be with him, and a few days before he died, I was
guided to a song that gave me strength during the impossible grief filled months
that followed his passing. One of the amazing things that happened was, even
though I was not a Christian at the time, I was able to acknowledge God for the
love He had brought into my life and shown me through this man, his love for
me, and my ability to love him. Love had been quite unkind and heartlessly
cruel to me before, so to have that type of experience and to be able to credit
it to God was pretty amazing for me
Such blessings are not easily forgotten
being committed to making time in the morning to awake naturally, be relaxed,
and write down any dreams before they faded from memory. Doing such really
helped my dream recall, and I came to be able to recall much more than dream
highlights, as well as see when one dream ended and the next began (as opposed
to thinking it was all one dream, for instance).
Over time I started having clairvoyant dreams. Actually it was one of the reasons
I was doing dream work in the first place, aside from the fact that the whole subject
of the psyche just plain interested me. Sometimes on a weekend I would go to sleep
in the afternoon just to dream. One of those dreams was quite powerful, but I had
many interesting dreams over the years and filled many booklets with their records.
By powerful I mean it was symbolism laden and quite meaningful. I was attending
weekly breakfast meetings of various spiritual teachers, healers, and practitioners
at the time, and this one woman who was visiting was a shaman, specifically looking
for someone, anyone, who had had a dream with peppers in it. My dream had had
peppers in it, but I was kind of day dreaming during that meeting and also shy, so
did not want to speak up, and nobody else did either. The meeting ended...
Later that afternoon I had a beautiful picture of a spider's web attached to a
lovely pink rose that I wanted to gift to this shaman; her name was Ariadne,
and she had told us about the maze and the Minotaur and the means of finding
one's way from the center of the labyrinth, and I thought she might appreciate
the picture. At any rate, I felt compelled to give it to her, so I went to the place
where the weekly meetings took place (they used to publish a monthly magazine
as well, and the office space was just around the corner from where I worked)
and spoke to the facilitator/publisher, who told me that Ariadne was just gone
out for a cup of coffee, but she convinced me to wait for her to return so I could
give the picture to her personally. So I waited a little while...
When Ariadne returned, she was very happy to see me, and receive my
gift to her, and we got to chatting. By and by I told her about that dream
I had had with the peppers in it, and she was flabbergasted that I had not
shared it with the group, and insisted, after hearing the whole of it, that
I attend the special Friday evening meeting, and be the special guest speaker
to tell my symbolism laden dream to all these relatively total strangers (except
for the magazine publisher, whom I knew quite well
) and so I agreed, and went to this meeting, where the topic was all about dreams. I retold my dream
to the group. One member was particularly skeptical, wondering how in the world
I had such incredible dream recall, and also wondering about the preponderance
of universally meaningful elements in my dream...
At the end of it all they had me recite one of my poems for them.
It was all very thrilling in a peculiarly awkward sort of way but
also very gratifying
I will never forget it The poem I recitedis called My Vital Spark, and can be read on my poetry page
*
One day when my daughter was over, we were sorting through some of my stuff, and
she discovered my dream journals, which she was interested in, so we spent some
time going through them (I maintained control of that process, knowing not all would
be appropriate for her) and we laughed hilariously at many of them. She claimed
at the time that she did not dream, which of course I told her was not true, because
everyone dreams, but many do not remember their dreams if they make no effort
to do so. Immediately after that she started experiencing dream recall, and then
we had even more to laugh hilariously about together. She had some doozies
*
Once about thirty five years ago I dreamed of a cousin I had not seen for years
and years. He was not someone I was particularly close to or anything (he was
a number of years older than me so not my peer), though as a child my family
saw his family a little more frequently than some other of my aunts and uncles
and cousins. Anyway, I dreamed of him one night, and then the very next day
he called me out of the blue, laughing at me and thinking I would have no idea
who it was on the other end of the line, but of course I knew right away haha.
Other similar things would happen, where I would dream some seemingly random
senseless weird thing and then sometime later that very thing would happen. I will
give you an example of what I mean by random and seemingly senseless: in one
dream I was walking along a sidewalk when my purse fell off my body and landed
behind me on the sidewalk. Nothing like that had ever happened to me before, until
a few weeks later I was walking along a sidewalk, when suddenly my purse was on
the ground behind me, having fallen off my body. I usually wear cross body purses
so this is not like a strap slipping off your shoulder; I dislike that style of purse
*
Perhaps the most memorable dreams I had were serial dreams prior to the death
of someone I considered my soul mate. I had many clairvoyant experiences while
we were together, felt led to be with him, and a few days before he died, I was
guided to a song that gave me strength during the impossible grief filled months
that followed his passing. One of the amazing things that happened was, even
though I was not a Christian at the time, I was able to acknowledge God for the
love He had brought into my life and shown me through this man, his love for
me, and my ability to love him. Love had been quite unkind and heartlessly
cruel to me before, so to have that type of experience and to be able to credit
it to God was pretty amazing for me
Such blessings are not easily forgotten
3
I had dream that there was gangster in our house. And I was making my confession of faith. He told me that he will bring more his leader and more of gangsters. Yet in the dream I said I am unafraid of them. I will stand on what the bible says. And it's the second to third time, I had the same dream.
D
I had a funny one a couple of days ago.
I dreamed I got a new job doing data inputting into a computer. That's something I could/can do easily. And my boss was Bill Gates.
Minor little problem, for the life of me, I couldn't figure out how to work the computer. The operating system was something I've never seen before. How do I tell Bill Gates he hired someone with inputting skills and yet cannot figure out how to input on that computer? And he was giving me that look that only angry bosses can give someone so incompetent. Then I woke up and knew the actually problem was I was trying to input on an Apple computer. I've never had an Apple, so I was sure I couldn't do it.
And then the humor hit me -- why is Bill Gates demanding I input on an Apple? lol
I dreamed I got a new job doing data inputting into a computer. That's something I could/can do easily. And my boss was Bill Gates.
Minor little problem, for the life of me, I couldn't figure out how to work the computer. The operating system was something I've never seen before. How do I tell Bill Gates he hired someone with inputting skills and yet cannot figure out how to input on that computer? And he was giving me that look that only angry bosses can give someone so incompetent. Then I woke up and knew the actually problem was I was trying to input on an Apple computer. I've never had an Apple, so I was sure I couldn't do it.
And then the humor hit me -- why is Bill Gates demanding I input on an Apple? lol
D
Most disturbing dream:
It was Armageddon. No, really! That Armageddon. And hubby and I were caught by some nefarious soldiers and put into a warehouse with a bunch of other prisoners. The warehouse must have been dug into the earth, because the only way in or out was about 6-10 steep steps and hubby was in a wheelchair. (This was years before he was ever in a wheelchair, so no idea where that came from. No idea where the rest of the dream came from either.)
We were given a choice -- either do what they wanted or be tortured and then killed. And we were given sharp filleting knives to make that choice.
What they wanted was for us to cut the faces off of other people in that warehouse and put them on us. If we did that, the faces would suddenly fit, and we'd look just like that person. Then we could spend the rest of our life being that person for their purposes.
But it really was cutting off someone else's face -- all that pain, death, and torture was very evident in the dream. People were doing just that all around us, so I saw what it looked like. And I was left with the choice of doing that or watching hubby die in that wheelchair. (The reason there was no way out.)
I woke up with a sense that I couldn't make up my mind -- which made the dream ten times worse, because apparently, I was considering cutting someone else's face off to save us.
It was Armageddon. No, really! That Armageddon. And hubby and I were caught by some nefarious soldiers and put into a warehouse with a bunch of other prisoners. The warehouse must have been dug into the earth, because the only way in or out was about 6-10 steep steps and hubby was in a wheelchair. (This was years before he was ever in a wheelchair, so no idea where that came from. No idea where the rest of the dream came from either.)
We were given a choice -- either do what they wanted or be tortured and then killed. And we were given sharp filleting knives to make that choice.
What they wanted was for us to cut the faces off of other people in that warehouse and put them on us. If we did that, the faces would suddenly fit, and we'd look just like that person. Then we could spend the rest of our life being that person for their purposes.
But it really was cutting off someone else's face -- all that pain, death, and torture was very evident in the dream. People were doing just that all around us, so I saw what it looked like. And I was left with the choice of doing that or watching hubby die in that wheelchair. (The reason there was no way out.)
I woke up with a sense that I couldn't make up my mind -- which made the dream ten times worse, because apparently, I was considering cutting someone else's face off to save us.
E
3angels, please do not get me wrong ...I can not interpret dreams but ...I've spiritually discerned that this dream of yours is an admonition towards your FAITH to Jesus. 3angels...not giving you a bible lesson here... but to share with you what I've spiritually understood in my own personal spiritual walk as a student / follower in Christ... now to try and give you a full understanding, the Greek term for “disciple” in the New Testament is mathetes, which means more than just “student” or “learner.” A disciple is a “follower,” someone who adheres completely to the teachings of another, making them his rule of life and conduct. The Pharisees prided themselves in being disciples of Moses (John 9:28). Jesus’ followers were called “disciples” long before they were ever called “Christians.” Their discipleship began with Jesus’ call and required them to exercise their will to follow Him (Matthew 9:9).
Jesus was quite explicit about the cost of following Him. Discipleship requires a totally committed life: “Any of you who does not give up everything he has.... cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:33). Sacrifice is expected: “Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me’” (Matthew 16:24).
Not all of Jesus’ followers were able to make such a commitment. There were many who left Jesus after a while. “From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him” (John 6:66).
Biblically speaking, a Christian is a disciple of Christ. A Christian is someone who has placed his/her faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (John 1:12). A Christian has been born again by the power of the Holy Spirit (John 3:3). A Christian “belongs to Christ” and is daily being transformed into the likeness of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18).
A true Christian / Follower of Christ (and not one in name only) will have to be a disciple of Christ as well. That is, he/ she has counted the cost and has totally committed his/ her life to following Jesus. He/She accepts the call to sacrifice and follows wherever the Lord leads. The Christian disciple completely adheres to the teaching of Jesus, makes Christ his number-one priority, and lives accordingly. He is actively involved in making other Christian disciples (Matthew 28:19–20).
A true Christian disciple is a believer in Christ and possesses new life through the indwelling Holy Spirit. Because he loves Christ, a Christian will also be an obedient disciple (John 14:15). Paul describes the reality of being a Christian disciple: “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20).
The Bible talks a lot about suffering for the sake of Christ. In the era in which the New Testament was written, followers of Jesus were often ostracized by their own families and communities. Some of the worst persecution came from the religious leaders (Acts 4:1–3). Jesus told His followers, "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:10). He reminded His disciples, "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first" (John 15:18).
Second Timothy 3:12 says, "Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted." As in biblical times, many Christians today have found that making a public declaration of faith in Christ can result in imprisonment, beatings, torture, or death (Hebrews 11:32–38; 2 Corinthians 12:10; Philippians 3:8; Acts 5:40). Often those of us in free nations shudder at the thought, but we feel relatively safe. We understand that there are thousands who suffer daily for the sake of Christ and are thankful we don't have to. But is there only one kind of persecution?
Jesus stated clearly what it means to follow Him: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?" (Luke 9:23–25). Our modern understanding of the phrase "take up their cross and follow me" is often inadequate. In Jesus' day the cross always symbolized death. When a man carried a cross, he had already been condemned to die on it. Jesus said that, in order to follow Him, one must be willing to die. We will not all die martyrs’ deaths. We will not all be imprisoned, beaten, or tortured for our faith. So what kind of death did Jesus mean?
Paul explains in Galatians 2:20, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." To follow Christ means we die to our own way of doing things. We consider our will, our rights, our passions, and our goals to be crucified on the cross with Him. Our right to direct our own lives is dead to us (Philippians 3:7–8). Death involves suffering. The flesh does not want to die. Dying to self is painful and goes against our natural inclination to seek our own pleasure. But we cannot follow both Christ and the flesh (Luke 16:13; Matthew 6:24; Romans 8:8). Jesus said, "No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God" (Luke 9:62).
Paul suffered more than most for Jesus' sake. He said this to the Christians at Phillipi: "For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him" (Philippians 1:2). The word granted here means "shown favor, given freely as a gift." Paul does not present suffering as a curse, but as a benefit.
Suffering can take many forms. By choosing to obey the Lord Jesus Christ, we are setting ourselves at odds with our own flesh that desires to GRATIFY itself (self indulgence) and with odds with the world. Galatians 1:10 says, "For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ" (NASB). By closely adhering to the teachings of the Bible, we set ourselves up for rejection, mockery, loneliness, or betrayal. Often, the cruelest persecution comes from those who consider themselves spiritual but have defined God according to their own ideas. If we choose to take a stand for righteousness and biblical truth, we ensure that we will be misunderstood, mocked, or worse. We need to keep in mind that no threat of suffering deterred the apostles from preaching Christ. In fact, Paul said that losing everything was worth it "that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death" (Philippians 3:10, NASB). Acts 5:40–41 describes the reaction of the apostles after they received another beating for preaching about Jesus: "The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name."
Suffering in some form is always going to be a part of being a true follower of Christ. Jesus said the path that leads to life is difficult (Matthew 7:14). Our hardship is also a way of identifying with His suffering in a small way.
Jesus said if we deny him before men, He will deny us before His Father in heaven (Matthew 10:33; Luke 12:9). There are many subtle ways to deny Christ. If our actions, words, lifestyle, or entertainment choices do not reflect His will, we are denying Christ. If we claim to know Him but live as though we didn't, we are denying Christ (1 John 3:6–10). Many people choose those forms of denying Christ because they do not want to suffer for Him.
Often our greatest suffering comes from within as we battle for control over a heart that must die to its own will and surrender to Christ’s lordship (Romans 7:15–25). In whatever form suffering comes, we should embrace it as a badge of honor and a privilege that we, like the apostles, have "been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name."
I am in hope that I have been to some assistance to better understanding your spiritual of FAITH Admonition Dream. With Much Blessings Erika B.
Jesus was quite explicit about the cost of following Him. Discipleship requires a totally committed life: “Any of you who does not give up everything he has.... cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:33). Sacrifice is expected: “Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me’” (Matthew 16:24).
Not all of Jesus’ followers were able to make such a commitment. There were many who left Jesus after a while. “From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him” (John 6:66).
Biblically speaking, a Christian is a disciple of Christ. A Christian is someone who has placed his/her faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (John 1:12). A Christian has been born again by the power of the Holy Spirit (John 3:3). A Christian “belongs to Christ” and is daily being transformed into the likeness of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18).
A true Christian / Follower of Christ (and not one in name only) will have to be a disciple of Christ as well. That is, he/ she has counted the cost and has totally committed his/ her life to following Jesus. He/She accepts the call to sacrifice and follows wherever the Lord leads. The Christian disciple completely adheres to the teaching of Jesus, makes Christ his number-one priority, and lives accordingly. He is actively involved in making other Christian disciples (Matthew 28:19–20).
A true Christian disciple is a believer in Christ and possesses new life through the indwelling Holy Spirit. Because he loves Christ, a Christian will also be an obedient disciple (John 14:15). Paul describes the reality of being a Christian disciple: “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20).
The Bible talks a lot about suffering for the sake of Christ. In the era in which the New Testament was written, followers of Jesus were often ostracized by their own families and communities. Some of the worst persecution came from the religious leaders (Acts 4:1–3). Jesus told His followers, "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:10). He reminded His disciples, "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first" (John 15:18).
Second Timothy 3:12 says, "Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted." As in biblical times, many Christians today have found that making a public declaration of faith in Christ can result in imprisonment, beatings, torture, or death (Hebrews 11:32–38; 2 Corinthians 12:10; Philippians 3:8; Acts 5:40). Often those of us in free nations shudder at the thought, but we feel relatively safe. We understand that there are thousands who suffer daily for the sake of Christ and are thankful we don't have to. But is there only one kind of persecution?
Jesus stated clearly what it means to follow Him: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?" (Luke 9:23–25). Our modern understanding of the phrase "take up their cross and follow me" is often inadequate. In Jesus' day the cross always symbolized death. When a man carried a cross, he had already been condemned to die on it. Jesus said that, in order to follow Him, one must be willing to die. We will not all die martyrs’ deaths. We will not all be imprisoned, beaten, or tortured for our faith. So what kind of death did Jesus mean?
Paul explains in Galatians 2:20, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." To follow Christ means we die to our own way of doing things. We consider our will, our rights, our passions, and our goals to be crucified on the cross with Him. Our right to direct our own lives is dead to us (Philippians 3:7–8). Death involves suffering. The flesh does not want to die. Dying to self is painful and goes against our natural inclination to seek our own pleasure. But we cannot follow both Christ and the flesh (Luke 16:13; Matthew 6:24; Romans 8:8). Jesus said, "No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God" (Luke 9:62).
Paul suffered more than most for Jesus' sake. He said this to the Christians at Phillipi: "For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him" (Philippians 1:2). The word granted here means "shown favor, given freely as a gift." Paul does not present suffering as a curse, but as a benefit.
Suffering can take many forms. By choosing to obey the Lord Jesus Christ, we are setting ourselves at odds with our own flesh that desires to GRATIFY itself (self indulgence) and with odds with the world. Galatians 1:10 says, "For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ" (NASB). By closely adhering to the teachings of the Bible, we set ourselves up for rejection, mockery, loneliness, or betrayal. Often, the cruelest persecution comes from those who consider themselves spiritual but have defined God according to their own ideas. If we choose to take a stand for righteousness and biblical truth, we ensure that we will be misunderstood, mocked, or worse. We need to keep in mind that no threat of suffering deterred the apostles from preaching Christ. In fact, Paul said that losing everything was worth it "that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death" (Philippians 3:10, NASB). Acts 5:40–41 describes the reaction of the apostles after they received another beating for preaching about Jesus: "The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name."
Suffering in some form is always going to be a part of being a true follower of Christ. Jesus said the path that leads to life is difficult (Matthew 7:14). Our hardship is also a way of identifying with His suffering in a small way.
Jesus said if we deny him before men, He will deny us before His Father in heaven (Matthew 10:33; Luke 12:9). There are many subtle ways to deny Christ. If our actions, words, lifestyle, or entertainment choices do not reflect His will, we are denying Christ. If we claim to know Him but live as though we didn't, we are denying Christ (1 John 3:6–10). Many people choose those forms of denying Christ because they do not want to suffer for Him.
Often our greatest suffering comes from within as we battle for control over a heart that must die to its own will and surrender to Christ’s lordship (Romans 7:15–25). In whatever form suffering comes, we should embrace it as a badge of honor and a privilege that we, like the apostles, have "been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name."
I am in hope that I have been to some assistance to better understanding your spiritual of FAITH Admonition Dream. With Much Blessings Erika B.
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3angels, please do not get me wrong ...I can not interpret dreams but ...I've spiritually discerned that this dream of yours is an admonition towards your FAITH to Jesus. 3angels...not giving you a bible lesson here... but to share with you what I've spiritually understood in my own personal spiritual walk as a student / follower in Christ... now to try and give you a full understanding, the Greek term for “disciple” in the New Testament is mathetes, which means more than just “student” or “learner.” A disciple is a “follower,” someone who adheres completely to the teachings of another, making them his rule of life and conduct. The Pharisees prided themselves in being disciples of Moses (John 9:28). Jesus’ followers were called “disciples” long before they were ever called “Christians.” Their discipleship began with Jesus’ call and required them to exercise their will to follow Him (Matthew 9:9).
Jesus was quite explicit about the cost of following Him. Discipleship requires a totally committed life: “Any of you who does not give up everything he has.... cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:33). Sacrifice is expected: “Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me’” (Matthew 16:24).
Not all of Jesus’ followers were able to make such a commitment. There were many who left Jesus after a while. “From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him” (John 6:66).
Biblically speaking, a Christian is a disciple of Christ. A Christian is someone who has placed his/her faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (John 1:12). A Christian has been born again by the power of the Holy Spirit (John 3:3). A Christian “belongs to Christ” and is daily being transformed into the likeness of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18).
A true Christian / Follower of Christ (and not one in name only) will have to be a disciple of Christ as well. That is, he/ she has counted the cost and has totally committed his/ her life to following Jesus. He/She accepts the call to sacrifice and follows wherever the Lord leads. The Christian disciple completely adheres to the teaching of Jesus, makes Christ his number-one priority, and lives accordingly. He is actively involved in making other Christian disciples (Matthew 28:19–20).
A true Christian disciple is a believer in Christ and possesses new life through the indwelling Holy Spirit. Because he loves Christ, a Christian will also be an obedient disciple (John 14:15). Paul describes the reality of being a Christian disciple: “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20).
The Bible talks a lot about suffering for the sake of Christ. In the era in which the New Testament was written, followers of Jesus were often ostracized by their own families and communities. Some of the worst persecution came from the religious leaders (Acts 4:1–3). Jesus told His followers, "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:10). He reminded His disciples, "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first" (John 15:18).
Second Timothy 3:12 says, "Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted." As in biblical times, many Christians today have found that making a public declaration of faith in Christ can result in imprisonment, beatings, torture, or death (Hebrews 11:32–38; 2 Corinthians 12:10; Philippians 3:8; Acts 5:40). Often those of us in free nations shudder at the thought, but we feel relatively safe. We understand that there are thousands who suffer daily for the sake of Christ and are thankful we don't have to. But is there only one kind of persecution?
Jesus stated clearly what it means to follow Him: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?" (Luke 9:23–25). Our modern understanding of the phrase "take up their cross and follow me" is often inadequate. In Jesus' day the cross always symbolized death. When a man carried a cross, he had already been condemned to die on it. Jesus said that, in order to follow Him, one must be willing to die. We will not all die martyrs’ deaths. We will not all be imprisoned, beaten, or tortured for our faith. So what kind of death did Jesus mean?
Paul explains in Galatians 2:20, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." To follow Christ means we die to our own way of doing things. We consider our will, our rights, our passions, and our goals to be crucified on the cross with Him. Our right to direct our own lives is dead to us (Philippians 3:7–8). Death involves suffering. The flesh does not want to die. Dying to self is painful and goes against our natural inclination to seek our own pleasure. But we cannot follow both Christ and the flesh (Luke 16:13; Matthew 6:24; Romans 8:8). Jesus said, "No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God" (Luke 9:62).
Paul suffered more than most for Jesus' sake. He said this to the Christians at Phillipi: "For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him" (Philippians 1:2). The word granted here means "shown favor, given freely as a gift." Paul does not present suffering as a curse, but as a benefit.
Suffering can take many forms. By choosing to obey the Lord Jesus Christ, we are setting ourselves at odds with our own flesh that desires to GRATIFY itself (self indulgence) and with odds with the world. Galatians 1:10 says, "For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ" (NASB). By closely adhering to the teachings of the Bible, we set ourselves up for rejection, mockery, loneliness, or betrayal. Often, the cruelest persecution comes from those who consider themselves spiritual but have defined God according to their own ideas. If we choose to take a stand for righteousness and biblical truth, we ensure that we will be misunderstood, mocked, or worse. We need to keep in mind that no threat of suffering deterred the apostles from preaching Christ. In fact, Paul said that losing everything was worth it "that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death" (Philippians 3:10, NASB). Acts 5:40–41 describes the reaction of the apostles after they received another beating for preaching about Jesus: "The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name."
Suffering in some form is always going to be a part of being a true follower of Christ. Jesus said the path that leads to life is difficult (Matthew 7:14). Our hardship is also a way of identifying with His suffering in a small way.
Jesus said if we deny him before men, He will deny us before His Father in heaven (Matthew 10:33; Luke 12:9). There are many subtle ways to deny Christ. If our actions, words, lifestyle, or entertainment choices do not reflect His will, we are denying Christ. If we claim to know Him but live as though we didn't, we are denying Christ (1 John 3:6–10). Many people choose those forms of denying Christ because they do not want to suffer for Him.
Often our greatest suffering comes from within as we battle for control over a heart that must die to its own will and surrender to Christ’s lordship (Romans 7:15–25). In whatever form suffering comes, we should embrace it as a badge of honor and a privilege that we, like the apostles, have "been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name."
I am in hope that I have been to some assistance to better understanding your spiritual of FAITH Admonition Dream. With Much Blessings Erika B.
Jesus was quite explicit about the cost of following Him. Discipleship requires a totally committed life: “Any of you who does not give up everything he has.... cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:33). Sacrifice is expected: “Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me’” (Matthew 16:24).
Not all of Jesus’ followers were able to make such a commitment. There were many who left Jesus after a while. “From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him” (John 6:66).
Biblically speaking, a Christian is a disciple of Christ. A Christian is someone who has placed his/her faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (John 1:12). A Christian has been born again by the power of the Holy Spirit (John 3:3). A Christian “belongs to Christ” and is daily being transformed into the likeness of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18).
A true Christian / Follower of Christ (and not one in name only) will have to be a disciple of Christ as well. That is, he/ she has counted the cost and has totally committed his/ her life to following Jesus. He/She accepts the call to sacrifice and follows wherever the Lord leads. The Christian disciple completely adheres to the teaching of Jesus, makes Christ his number-one priority, and lives accordingly. He is actively involved in making other Christian disciples (Matthew 28:19–20).
A true Christian disciple is a believer in Christ and possesses new life through the indwelling Holy Spirit. Because he loves Christ, a Christian will also be an obedient disciple (John 14:15). Paul describes the reality of being a Christian disciple: “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20).
The Bible talks a lot about suffering for the sake of Christ. In the era in which the New Testament was written, followers of Jesus were often ostracized by their own families and communities. Some of the worst persecution came from the religious leaders (Acts 4:1–3). Jesus told His followers, "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:10). He reminded His disciples, "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first" (John 15:18).
Second Timothy 3:12 says, "Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted." As in biblical times, many Christians today have found that making a public declaration of faith in Christ can result in imprisonment, beatings, torture, or death (Hebrews 11:32–38; 2 Corinthians 12:10; Philippians 3:8; Acts 5:40). Often those of us in free nations shudder at the thought, but we feel relatively safe. We understand that there are thousands who suffer daily for the sake of Christ and are thankful we don't have to. But is there only one kind of persecution?
Jesus stated clearly what it means to follow Him: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?" (Luke 9:23–25). Our modern understanding of the phrase "take up their cross and follow me" is often inadequate. In Jesus' day the cross always symbolized death. When a man carried a cross, he had already been condemned to die on it. Jesus said that, in order to follow Him, one must be willing to die. We will not all die martyrs’ deaths. We will not all be imprisoned, beaten, or tortured for our faith. So what kind of death did Jesus mean?
Paul explains in Galatians 2:20, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." To follow Christ means we die to our own way of doing things. We consider our will, our rights, our passions, and our goals to be crucified on the cross with Him. Our right to direct our own lives is dead to us (Philippians 3:7–8). Death involves suffering. The flesh does not want to die. Dying to self is painful and goes against our natural inclination to seek our own pleasure. But we cannot follow both Christ and the flesh (Luke 16:13; Matthew 6:24; Romans 8:8). Jesus said, "No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God" (Luke 9:62).
Paul suffered more than most for Jesus' sake. He said this to the Christians at Phillipi: "For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him" (Philippians 1:2). The word granted here means "shown favor, given freely as a gift." Paul does not present suffering as a curse, but as a benefit.
Suffering can take many forms. By choosing to obey the Lord Jesus Christ, we are setting ourselves at odds with our own flesh that desires to GRATIFY itself (self indulgence) and with odds with the world. Galatians 1:10 says, "For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ" (NASB). By closely adhering to the teachings of the Bible, we set ourselves up for rejection, mockery, loneliness, or betrayal. Often, the cruelest persecution comes from those who consider themselves spiritual but have defined God according to their own ideas. If we choose to take a stand for righteousness and biblical truth, we ensure that we will be misunderstood, mocked, or worse. We need to keep in mind that no threat of suffering deterred the apostles from preaching Christ. In fact, Paul said that losing everything was worth it "that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death" (Philippians 3:10, NASB). Acts 5:40–41 describes the reaction of the apostles after they received another beating for preaching about Jesus: "The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name."
Suffering in some form is always going to be a part of being a true follower of Christ. Jesus said the path that leads to life is difficult (Matthew 7:14). Our hardship is also a way of identifying with His suffering in a small way.
Jesus said if we deny him before men, He will deny us before His Father in heaven (Matthew 10:33; Luke 12:9). There are many subtle ways to deny Christ. If our actions, words, lifestyle, or entertainment choices do not reflect His will, we are denying Christ. If we claim to know Him but live as though we didn't, we are denying Christ (1 John 3:6–10). Many people choose those forms of denying Christ because they do not want to suffer for Him.
Often our greatest suffering comes from within as we battle for control over a heart that must die to its own will and surrender to Christ’s lordship (Romans 7:15–25). In whatever form suffering comes, we should embrace it as a badge of honor and a privilege that we, like the apostles, have "been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name."
I am in hope that I have been to some assistance to better understanding your spiritual of FAITH Admonition Dream. With Much Blessings Erika B.
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Thank you Erika B, for the encouragement. To be honest, I have been going through a time of spiritual testing. And there were times where people wanted me to compromise and then God brings to my remembrance of what Daniel had to go through and his three friends in Babylon. Though the decree was passed that nobody is to give petition to any other god for 30 days, Daniel still opened his windows wide as he did daily. He didn't buckled under the pressure, that also encouraged me to not compromise. And you know many I do not need to fight because God goes ahead of me everytime. God is faithful and mighty to save.
Thanks my friend.
Thanks my friend.
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Okay, I will set the record straight....I will not be the type of woman who will get involved with a married man. Now with that said, I had a nightmare last night that for some reason I got involved with a married guy and to make a long story short his wife found out and well, I suppose people can figure out the rest lol
I think this will be the last time I will take a muscle relaxer before bed
I think this will be the last time I will take a muscle relaxer before bed
well last night I had a dream that I was living with my adopted mom Jesus lives and tourist and i remember we were sitting on a couch in the living room and i had laptop open and was on cc and I said to Jesus lives that the news section had become like the bible discussion forum tourist said something but i don't remember what.
No idea why I had it I never even thought it about lol
No idea why I had it I never even thought it about lol