I tread in the BDF with some trepidation...I wanted to do a series of threads covering Gifts of the Holy spirit, or you may just feel they are gifts you were born with - either way they are gifts from God. I'd like to begin with the gift of "dreams" and more specifically interpretation of dreams.
Personally I do not dream - or if I do I don't remember them but I know many Christians who do dream often feel that their dreams are insights or warnings from God. I would be interested in opinions and experiences on this. Then there are the interpreters, is this mumbo jumbo? Personally I'm not sure dream interpreters are anything other than folks like you and me largely guessing or maybe guessing with the help of a book listing basic dreams and their meanings - maybe a secular book or worse some kind of "spiritual" book but not written by Christians. Do you feel that interpreters are gifted in this way too? Can dreams be trusted? Can interpreters and interpretations be trusted? Thoughts?
Hi MPW. I have had a lot of Godly dreams over the years, most have been instructive dreams for me
or have provided personal insight, some have been prophetic and of things to come, which have
subsequently come true. A few have been for other people but I usually am very cautious about
sharing these with the relevant person unless there is some sort of confirmation, as I would not
want to mislead anyone. Other the years I have kept a dream diary of those Godly dreams.
There can be dreams of warning, of conviction, of rebuke, of instruction, of edification, of revelation, etc.
I was healed of my sleep walking through a dream.
I would however be the first to say NOT ALL DREAMS ARE GODLY DREAMS. Most are just the
usual fleshy dreams.
I could give you loads of examples of Godly dreams I have had, I don't know why some
people have them and some don't. All I know is that we worship a wonderful God and He
communicates with us in many different ways.
The Godly dreams have a different feel to them than normal dreams. They are vivid, colourful,
full of detail and have a sense of peace, excitement and the presence of God all at the same time.
For me they are also very symbolic. Sometimes I might have the same dream 3 times on different
nights, or I might have one dream broken down into 3 parts like watching a series over different
nights of the week but each one perfectly following on from the other.
It's a contentious subject and many will be quick to dismiss this post, all I can do is relate to
you my experiences. Not sure if this helps at all.
PS the dreams started around the time I had a special time with God as a young person,
i did post more about this when I posted my testimony in the testimony forum if you want to
read this.