has a dream ever left you shaken up?

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Although it was just a simple dream it left me feeling horrible. I dreamt I met what I thought was a nice God fearing man . I went over to his house with good intentions we were praying then out of nowhere he tries to sexually assault me. I get scared try to get out of his house afraid he is going to rape me.I plead with him to let me go and I'm looking out the window praying"God I'm scared let me go tell him to let me go!"I hit him and manage to get out of his house.While I'm outside all I want is to run get far away except I realize I'm utterly lost and I can't find my car.
I woke up shaken up. I tried to analyze it.
 
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Huh, have you ever been sexually assaulted or raped before? As for me, I have had dreams that were terrifying, but I really don't remember any of them. Of course, I don't remember the good ones either.
 
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No.My ex husband used to be very abusive and after my divorce I met a guy at work that kept on perusing me I refused to get involved I had an instinct I should stay away,but I foolishly let my guard down. I wasn't raped he was fired from work for sexual harassment.I notice that after that I have been very insecure extremely fearful have a lot of anxiety. I have a really hard time trusting people and I'm super judgmental critical on myself. I feel like it's my fault that I feel this horrible because I didn't listen to my instinct and stay far away.
 
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I've had dreams that have left me shaken, but none like that one. In one dream I was in a dark house and I saw all these knives that were in a kitchen sink suddenly rise up and turn themselves towards me in mid air. Then they came towards me and I immediately woke up screaming.
 
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My dream wasn't real it didn't happen.. but I honestly have had horrible life events happen to me.My toxic abusive ex husband so I tried to analyze my dream to see if perhaps my dreams are unconscious answers? dreams are pointless no need to analyze them then?
 
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Dreams are the brain processing the days events. Or perhaps even old events. I would not try to interpret it. That begins entering dangerous spiritual ground.
It's no surprise you have such dreams considering your past. So just do your best to let it go. If you're really curious if the dream means anything pray about it. Going to others to find more is dangerous.
 
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Ugly. I greatly appreciate your advice. I will definitely stop trying to analyze my dreams.Thank you so much.God bless you for being so kind and giving such wise advice not only to me but to others here too.Thank you.
 

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There's safe ways to interpret dreams, just don't ask physics or none of that nonsence. Sometimes other people in your dreams are parts of your personality, maybe you've been feeling that part of your personality is causing you trouble of some kind.
Sex in dreams usually is symbolic of authority from someone, maybe you're feeling uncomfortable with some one who has or is trying to have authority over you. Those are just my guesses. It could just be strees or just a crazy dream.
 

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You already have the interpretation and have confessed your fault, what remains is to pray one for another; am at fault as well letting my guard down with desire for women. "Confess your faults one to another and pray one for another that you may be healed." I'm emotionally exhausted as well but will continue in prayer.
Good night sister.
 
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Thank you all. I will take your advice and do my part. I will pray for both him and me(ask for forgiveness)let go of my past release it God finally with God's help I can be healed.Thank you all
 

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I've had dreams that have left me shaken, but none like that one. In one dream I was in a dark house and I saw all these knives that were in a kitchen sink suddenly rise up and turn themselves towards me in mid air. Then they came towards me and I immediately woke up screaming.
The interpretation of your dream: "A whore is a sharp sword." You also left your guard down with desire for women, I just admitted that along with Celi to pray for one another, welcome aboard for fellow-ship and prayer. Thank you Lord that we can come as we are for mercy and grace to help. To cleanse our hearts as we walk in your Light.
 
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The interpretation of your dream: "A whore is a sharp sword." You also left your guard down with desire for women, I just admitted that along with Celi to pray for one another, welcome aboard for fellow-ship and prayer. Thank you Lord that we can come as we are for mercy and grace to help. To cleanse our hearts as we walk in your Light.
WTH? I'm sure you're wrong and you don't even remotely know what the hey you're talking about lol.
 
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Years and years ago I had a dream that an elder in my church was laying in my bathtub. He was fully clothed and wet, and there was another man fainted laying his head on his shoulder. I got an awful feeling, and I remembered that the elder had cancer. But that wasn't it. My awful feeling was coming from the other man, and it bothered me so much that I couldn't tell who it was. My heart was full of compassion for both of them, and I felt scared, sad, and helpless.

When I woke I told my roommate about my dream, and how it seemed so real, and so emotional. She brushed it off, and we went on with our day, but that sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach would not go away. That night we both went to church. During class the phone rang. The elder from my dream, who had cancer, got up to answer the phone. A few minutes later he came back with a sad look on his face. He told us that another elder, whom I haven't seen since I was a child, passed away last night. My roommate looked at me with wide eyes. I don't know what to make of it.
 

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yes, like to be wrong for a change, not that wasn't wrong before but can like being wrong for a change.
Well then there are other things that are sharp swords. Another verse comes to mind,
Proverbs 30:13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
This is about the fear of man, would apply to anyone at one time or another. "The fear of man brings a snare."
We know that "The snare is broken and we are escaped, our help is in the name of the Lord."
 

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Years and years ago I had a dream that an elder in my church was laying in my bathtub. He was fully clothed and wet, and there was another man fainted laying his head on his shoulder. I got an awful feeling, and I remembered that the elder had cancer. But that wasn't it. My awful feeling was coming from the other man, and it bothered me so much that I couldn't tell who it was. My heart was full of compassion for both of them, and I felt scared, sad, and helpless.

When I woke I told my roommate about my dream, and how it seemed so real, and so emotional. She brushed it off, and we went on with our day, but that sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach would not go away. That night we both went to church. During class the phone rang. The elder from my dream, who had cancer, got up to answer the phone. A few minutes later he came back with a sad look on his face. He told us that another elder, whom I haven't seen since I was a child, passed away last night. My roommate looked at me with wide eyes. I don't know what to make of it.
Laying in your bathtub, and full of compassion for them is connected: immersed in compassion. Compassion if from the Holy Spirit, even with Jesus, "He was moved with compassion and healed them." Don't miss the point in this case, God's compassion took one home. I don't claim to be a good interpreter or communicator, but fascinated by mysteries and God sais "Seek and you shall find." Interpreting doesn't make us more mature, Love does, in communicating well. Also "Now we see dimly, but then face to face.'
 
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Not sure why Ugly says going to others for thoughts on a dream is dangerous, a little glass half empty in my opinion. It is unhelpful to advise a deconstructive sense on something. I think it is good to go to others for some interpretation, because, it might inspire YOU to make more of it. How others interpret things, doesn't mean much if it doesn't open your OWN interpretation of it. It's called brain storming.

Anyway what I pick up from your dream (just my opinion), because I take dreams in abstract opposition;

You hope to meet a God fearing man, and you want to feel secure with him, but are insecure about yourself, and you see yourself as passive when it comes to men. A dream can point out our unaware subconscious fears, to what our waking desire is (abstract opposite).

From my perspective this was a physical dream, as in very close to your being/conscious, rather than more spiritual out of body out of mind. Dreams like this show us things which are blocking us, which are stopping us from doing something.

Now if my opinion seemed correct to you (actually I just read your follow up comment and seems to be the case!), then these are things you need to work with God on. We attract people into our life on a subconscious level. As in we cannot hope for someone great, and all our problems will go away. It is important to work on those problems, or find at least a very good friend that you can work on them with.

Where there is resent, have forgiveness because this is aligned to God. Where there is blame, have insight that it takes two to tango. Where there is self-pity, have remorse and in that more free place, think about what you can change about you. Were you strong and Godly going into that relationship? You have to be honest with yourself. If you see yourself as a victim (which can be as simple as not feeling loved), then someone will come along and make a victim out of us.

Be grateful for the past, find that way that you can be grateful. Since being in your abusive relationship, maybe some parts of you have broken down a little (never indefinitely), especially the good memories, but is anything about you better and stronger? Being grateful is one of the MOST important things when it comes to overcoming such things, and it's a choice really. Many will say 'I'm never going to be grateful, I'm never going to forgive' and they are setting themselves to suffer within, or experience the same suffering in the future.

It seems like there is a lot of healing to do. But the dark scars of the past are only present when we see them as ugly. God was always with us, through our dark times.

There is no-one stopping you say these words 'I forgive ... for ...' 'I am grateful for ... because ...', only you stop that. But God constantly wants you to open up and connect to him. There are two possible outcomes from this, something feels wonderfully different, or nothing feels different. I've never heard anyone say the latter. I can only advise to experiment by trying, and see if nothing feels different, or you feel better, although I know which it is.

It is more a question of, have you endured enough pain yet to change something or try something different?

Although it was just a simple dream it left me feeling horrible. I dreamt I met what I thought was a nice God fearing man . I went over to his house with good intentions we were praying then out of nowhere he tries to sexually assault me. I get scared try to get out of his house afraid he is going to rape me.I plead with him to let me go and I'm looking out the window praying"God I'm scared let me go tell him to let me go!"I hit him and manage to get out of his house.While I'm outside all I want is to run get far away except I realize I'm utterly lost and I can't find my car.
I woke up shaken up. I tried to analyze it.
 
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That's the thing.... it wasn't bad , it was good , but it was a reminder of something that I don't have in my life that I want.
May I venture to say that I know what your talking about? At least, I've had that dream. The one where you seem to have something that you've been missing for a long time. Even though it's a good dream it makes waking up tough.