Let’s talk about dreams first. Do you dream at night? Most girls dream. Some dream a lot; others dream less frequently. But everyone dreams at one time or another.
Most dreams happen at night. They are called, simply, dreams. If a dream happens while a person is awake, it’s called a vision or a trance.
There are many instances in the Bible of people receiving messages from God through their dreams and visions. These messages were extremely important to their lives. Many of the messages protected them from harm or helped them make a wise decision instead of a foolish one.
Let’s take a look at a few people in the Bible who had dreams and visions that changed the course of history:
---In a vision God gave Abraham the promise that He would one day send the Messiah to save us.
---In a dream God told Joseph of the Coat of Many Colors that he would one day help his family survive during a time of great famine.
---In a dream God spoke to Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, to take Mary and the Christ Child to Egypt to escape being killed by the wicked King Herod.
---In a vision, God gave the Apostle John the entire Book of Revelation so that we can know what will happen before Jesus returns to earth to rule and reign.
God still speaks to us today through our dreams, so it’s very important to pay attention to them. Some people think that dreams come from eating last night’s pizza and getting indigestion. But this is rarely true.
It’s important to write down our dreams. So keep a notebook and pen by your bed. If you have a dream, write down the following information when you wake up:
1) The date of your dream.
2) The time you woke up.
3) The feeling you had when you woke up from your dream. Were you afraid, happy, worried, excited, confused?
4) The color of your dream. Was it in color, black and white, brightly colored, or muted?
5) The names of the people in your dream if there were any.
After you’ve written this down, ask Holy Spirit to show you what your dream means. He may show you right away, or He may show you over time. So, be patient and don’t get discouraged. Holy Spirit will always show you what your dream means when you ask Him.
Keep a journal of your dreams. I’ve been keeping a journal of my dreams for a long time. Every once in a while, I re-read my dreams to keep God’s messages to me fresh in my mind. Would you believe that this blog is the result of a dream I had? God showed me that I was to write a blog for teen girls. He even gave me your name: Gabriel Girls! How cool is that?
If you are having trouble figuring out what your dreams mean, write to me. I’ve been trained in dream interpretation, and I would be happy to help you.
Also, if you want to share a dream here on this blog, please feel free to do so. We can all pitch in to help you decipher what your dream means.
With love in the Lion of Judah (That’s another name for Jesus!),
Dr. MaryAnn
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Copyright 2015 by Dr. MaryAnn Diorio. All Rights Reserved.
Copyright 2015 by Dr. MaryAnn Diorio. All Rights Reserved.
To Become a Gabriel Girl, you need to qualify as follows:
- You need to be born again. This means that you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and the Lord of your life.If you don't know how to do this, click here.
- You need to have a desire to tell others about Jesus wherever you go and whenever you can.
- You need to commit to following Jesus by reading the Bible and praying every day and by obeying Jesus' command to love Him and to love your neighbor.
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