The Beautiful Dream
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Scene One
A Dark Place
I was standing alone in a dark place, looking straight ahead. There were no stars and no moon. All I could see were a few wavy strings of white floating vapor against a dark backdrop in the distance. They formed what looked like a ridge of mountains. But really, it was only a void—nothing beautiful to look at. My soul felt numb.
Someone was approaching me from behind on my right side. I didn’t see him, but I sensed his presence coming toward me. Strangely, I wasn’t afraid. As he came closer, I turned my head to the right and looked into his face and then his eyes. I felt lovingly drawn to him, even though I didn’t know who he was.
His face was handsome to me—of olive skin tone and clean-shaven. Though he had chiseled masculine features, his countenance was softly inviting. He had dark, medium length hair that was straight and layered, and his dark black eyes looked back into mine.
The Invitation
With the kindness of a true gentleman he asked me to dance with him—even though he spoke no words from his mouth. I quickly agreed, and then suddenly felt uncomfortable with the thought that he might discover my flaws. As he approached me I thought to myself, “I don’t know how to dance!” All I knew about dancing was that I should follow his lead.
Standing behind me, he placed his arms loosely around me with his hands on the front part of my waist. I placed my hands over his. He kept his head near my right ear.
Extravagant Love
As soon as he touched me I felt intense love like I’ve never felt in my whole life! His love permeated my being and all my cares were gone—all of them! I was instantly in love! He danced the most simple but beautiful dance with me—deeply romantic but purely innocent. We took slow steps swaying to the left and to the right. He even dipped me gently to the left and to the right. All too soon, the dance was over.
Then he stood beside me. Still saying no words, he asked to see me again and I eagerly agreed. I asked him when I would see Him again. He said he would return to me, but when he answered, the day and time was unclear.
Scene Two
I saw my husband, Mark, and myself sitting together on sand-toned concrete bleachers, the big squared chunky kind. It was daytime and there were no other people there. The scene was zoomed in on the area where we were seated so that I couldn’t see how high or wide the bleachers were.
I was telling Mark all about the amazing man I had danced with and how much I loved him. The immense love and joy I felt when I danced with the man was still just as strong! Mark was so happy for me as I told him with great enthusiasm how the man’s love had completely transformed me. He wanted to hear all about it!
Scene Three
The man who danced with me was leading me into a room of his house. He was to my right as we walked, and I was still full of ecstasy! The opening into this room was wide, slightly arched, with curved edges and no doors. There was a table in the room, so I assumed it was a dining room, however, there was nothing on the table to define its purpose. There was no decor in the house. It was clean, white, and bright with possibly a faint sky-blue hue.
Meet the Family
As we walked toward the room, I wanted to ask him when we could be alone again. I loved him so much! But I sensed this wasn’t the right time, so with joyful anticipation, I kept silent. It seemed that he was escorting me into a very important meeting with his family, but I was not anxious about it at all. Love and acceptance were in the atmosphere, and I knew I was right where I was supposed to be. I felt so special!
As we entered the room, we approached an oblong table. It had rounded corners and seated eight. He led me around the left end of the table to the first chair on the other side. I stood behind my chair like everyone else. My chair was across the table from him, next to one end of the table. The mother stood at the other end of the table. I turned my head to the left to look at her because she seemed to be in charge at that moment. She was rather large and she wore a solid pink dress like the one my mother wore to her grandchildren’s weddings.
Not Paying Attention
Absent-mindedly, I gazed upward and to my left at the blank white ceiling. I was still daydreaming about the man I loved—even though he was right there across the table from me. I was still wondering when I could be alone with him again! He was so amazing!
All of a sudden I glanced back down and realized that everyone was seated except me! I felt so embarrassed and ashamed. I didn’t know what to do. Right then, the mother stood back up and everyone at the table followed her lead. They stood as well. Then I heard the mother say kindly to everyone, “Be seated.” At that moment, I woke up from the dream.
Awake
On February 21, 2013, I awoke from this dream feeling like a teenager in love. But then I suddenly became alarmed! The man I had dreamed about was not my husband! I danced with the man in the dream, and I was so in love with him! I began to ask God to forgive me for having the dream. But right away I remembered scene two, where my husband, Mark, was thrilled about my love-relationship with the man.
Relief
At that moment, I knew this dream was from God and I had danced with Jesus, God’s Son! I can’t express the overwhelming awe I felt! Jesus came in such an intimate way to reveal His love for me. That morning, I was flooded with tears of joy and anticipation. The dream contained secrets for me to discover. So, I asked the Lord for an interpretation and the dream has been unfolding to me ever since.
The Father
Around two weeks later, I was sitting at our kitchen table having some alone time with God and I asked the Father a question. “Father, why was I seated to your left?” I heard Him quickly respond, “Because I want you close to my heart.” I welled up with tears and was awestruck by His answer! His love was so strong that I had to stop everything and just let Him love me.
To this day I picture my Heavenly Father seated to my right assuring me of His love and faithfulness, the Holy Spirit at the other end of the Table assuring me that I am dearly loved and accepted, and Jesus across from me where I can look into His wonderful face! All my Brothers and Sisters in Christ from all over the world are there too! Our God is so amazing! I don’t know how He does it, but I believe each of His children have been offered the same seating arrangement. Father God loves us so much that He wants us seated very close—next to His heart!
A Short Interpretation
Scene One
Jesus, God’s Son, comes to you and offers to rescue you from the kingdom of darkness as only He can do. All Jesus asks is a sincere “”Yes” to His invitation to becoming one with Him and follow His lead. The moment He touches you, Jesus supernaturally cleanses you from the guilt of sin (wrongdoing), fear and shame. To learn about the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross to pay the penalty of your sin, please go to the home page and click on Meet Jesus.
Scene Two
You are seated with someone on earth telling them about Jesus. Telling someone about your encounter with Jesus is the natural response to the eternal life that was infused into your being! God’s life inside you is like a seed in your heart and sharing Jesus is the first fruit of your spiritual tree! He is the foundation and source of your life but you still need to grow. You need to go higher up the steps of faith and love in Christ Jesus.
Scene Three
But because of his great love for us,God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:4-10 NIV
The Spiritual Realm
You are a spiritual being with a soul and a body. When you commit your life to Jesus, He takes you spiritually to the heavenly realms to be seated next to your Father. Isn’t that amazing!? Our eternity has begun in the Spirit as we live on earth! We were born again by the Spirit to have an actual intimate loving relationship with God. Many believers pay a lot of attention to living in the earthly realm but very little attention to living in the realm of God’s Spirit– the heavenly realms.
The Earthly Realm
When a believer only lives from the earthly realm, their spiritual tree will begin to wither. They have not understood who they are in Christ. Following the Spirit happens while we are seated with God in the heavenly realms where the atmosphere is extravagant love.
Christians who don’t realize that Jesus has taken them to the heavenly realms are easily affected by earthly circumstances. They can be pulled downward by trusting in the lies of the enemy. What other people think is more important to them than what God thinks. They have exchanged the truth that sets them free for lies that bind them up. Fear and shame creep back in—the very things Jesus freed us from! They have not been paying attention to God by being seated with Him.
Heaven on Earth
We stay connected to God by being seated with God in the Spirit. His perfect love drives out everything that doesn’t belong in Heaven. I’m not saying that the earth is Heaven. I’m saying that through the Spirit, Heaven has come to us even in a dark and chaotic world! By paying attention to the voice of the Holy Spirit we can follow Jesus and stay close to God.
Finding God’s Purpose
When Jesus escorts us into God’s presence, He restores our purpose. We have been asked to be seated above the chaos where God can speak to us, heal us and empower us to fulfill our destiny. But it must be by His direction and strength, not in our own. We have to want to be close to Jesus so much that we will do whatever He says, no matter the cost! God must be given complete control of our lives.
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11-13 NIV
Sit With God
The perfect love of God drives out all fear. But in order to live free of fear and shame we must develop a real relationship with God through the Holy Spirit. He wants us to literally sit with Him and listen, converse with Him and allow Him to deliver and heal us. He loves us so much! God was gracious to me and allowed me to experience what God’s love feels like in this beautiful dream. It feels like Heaven!
God’s love is free of sin, shame, fear, sickness, demonization, darkness, pain, anxiety, stress, inferiority, confusion, terror or any evil thing! The Spirit fills us with supernatural love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control and a sound mind. God wants us to exchange the effects of the kingdom of darkness with His extravagant love. We do that in counseling sessions with the Holy Spirit– alone with God.
If I can convince you of anything it would be to pursue Jesus Christ with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and to love others as He has loved you. His love is beyond description.
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3b:17-19 NIV
The Heavenly Realms
I pray that you will step into a new realm with God—the realm of His supernatural, powerful and transformational Love. May you be overwhelmed by the goodness of our God, the extravagant Love He has for you and the fellowship we have with Him and one another, seated together at His Table in the heavenly realms!
You have been given a place of honor at God’s Table—next to the Father’s heart, across from Jesus, and lead by the beautiful and powerful Holy Spirit. More than ever before, Holy Spirit is now saying to the Bride of Christ, “Be Seated.”
