The Beautiful Dream

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This post, The Beautiful Dream, is my very first post on this site– and my favorite. That is because in this dream I experienced the fullness of God enter my being, filling me with indescribable love and driving out all evil. I pray the Holy Spirit will personalize it for you and bring you closer to Jesus as only He can do!

THE BEAUTIFUL DREAM

Scene 1

A Dark Place

I was standing alone in a vast 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 hanging 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. I 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. He spoke no words from his mouth but somehow I heard his voice. 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. His hands on the front part of my waist.  I placed my hands over his and 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! All my cares were gone!  I was instantly in love!  He danced the most simple but beautiful dance with me. It was 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. I eagerly agreed!  I asked him when I would see him again.  He said he would return to me and gave me the day and time.

Scene 2

I saw my husband, Mark, and myself sitting together on sand-toned concrete bleachers. They were the big solid chunky kind.  It was daytime and there were no other people there.  The scene was zoomed in on the area where we were seated. 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 3

The man who danced with me was leading me into a room of his house.  He was to my right as we walked. I was still full of the love and ecstasy of his presence!  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 a very faint sky-blue hue.

Meet the Family

As we walked toward the room, I wanted to ask the man 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.  She was rather large and wore a solid pink dress like the one my mother wore to her grandchildren’s weddings. 

Not Paying Attention

Absent-mindedly, I gazed upward to my left at the blank ceiling.  I was still daydreaming about the man I loved—even though he was right there across the table from me.  He was so amazing and I was still wondering when I could be alone with him again!

All of a sudden I glanced back down and realized that everyone was seated except me!  I felt so ashamed and full of fear. 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 kindly say 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 felt 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. 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 graced 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. I asked, “Father, why was I seated to your left?”   Immediately, He said, “Because I want you next to my heart.”  I welled up with tears and was awestruck by His answer!  His love was so strong that I had to stop writing in my journal and just let Him love me. I could not have come up with that answer on my own.

The Table

To this day I picture my Heavenly Father seated to my right drawing me into His love and faithfulness. The Holy Spirit is at the other end of the Table assuring me that I am dearly loved and accepted. Jesus is seated 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, cheering me on!  Our God is so amazing!  I don’t know how He does it, but 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

God’s Son, comes to us and offers to rescue us from the kingdom of darkness as only He can do.  All Jesus asks is a sincere “Yes” to His invitation to become one with Him and follow His lead.  The moment He touches us, Jesus supernaturally cleanses us from the guilt of sin (wrongdoing), fear of punishment and shame.  

When I woke up I couldn’t remember the day Jesus said He would meet me again. I think that was on purpose. If we know Jesus, He dwells in us and will meet with us through God’s Holy Spirit any time. Jesus will also come again one day in all of His glory to take us Home to Heaven!

Scene Two

Build Only on the Foundation– Jesus Christ

My husband and I were sitting on the lowest step of the bleachers. As Christians, we began our relationship with God on the Foundation of the Good News of Jesus. He died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins and rose again on the third day. Now, we can know God intimately and be filled with the Holy Spirit. Jesus must remain our Foundation. As we grow higher up the steps of faith we must never let anything steal the joy of our salvation. And we have the joy of “filling up our bleachers” by telling others about Jesus.

Scene Three

The Spiritual Realm

In scene three I did not see any faces but I knew where people were seated and who they were. There were no walls, tables or chairs I could see with my eyes. But I knew they were there and who they represented. This was a spiritual place in the presence of God. We are spiritual beings with a soul and a body. When we say yes to following Jesus, He takes us to be spiritually seated next to our Father. We are one with God and our eternity has begun in the Spirit realm as we live on earth.  We were born again by the Spirit to have an actual intimate loving relationship with God.

Be Seated with God

I deeply desired to follow the Holy Spirit, but didn’t know how. So, when trials came, I payed more attention to the earthly realm. Events that happened in my life brought fear, anxiety and shame– the very things Jesus had freed me of! The Lord was telling me to keep my eyes fixed on Jesus and His cross. My guilt was gone! So, I was not to allow anyone or any spirit to put fear or shame on me.

The Holy Spirit was telling me not to fix my problems by myself but to pay attention to Him. And the Father told me to stay close to His heart of unfailing love. To accept shame from people in the natural realm shows that I really don’t understand who I am in the spiritual realm. And the only way I can truly love others is to accept all that I have been given through Jesus. Those that are seated in the love and grace of God are full of grace toward others.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1-2 NKJV

We Have Been Seated in the Atmosphere of God’s Perfect Love

God allowed me to experience His pure love in a dream at a time I desperately needed spiritual clarity. His love is beyond extravagant and feels like Heaven itself! God wanted me to pursue Him with all my heart. We must not settle for anything less than a close relationship with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

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

God’s love is His Presence. His love is free of sin, shame, fear, sickness, demonization, darkness, pain, anxiety, stress, inferiority, confusion, terror and every evil thing! God’s love is indescribable because He is so pure and holy. Jesus wants us to remain in His love by learning to pay attention to God’s Spirit. This is how we grow up in Christ. As we grow, we produce His supernatural “fruit” in our hearts that we cannot produce on our own. The “fruit” is God’s love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, a sound mind, courage… The perfect love of God drives out all fear! Even in a dark and chaotic world, we can experience Heaven on earth because the Holy Spirit lives in us!

The Body of Christ

If as brothers and sisters in Christ each one follows the Holy Spirit, we will be seated together in unity. Fear, shame and condemnation do not exist in the pure presence of God– only grace. At God’s Table, His Agape love and grace are the motivation for everything we do and say. We have been brought out of the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Light! Jesus exchanged His life for our death, His righteousness for our sin and His love for our fear and shame!

When one of us hasn’t been paying attention to God but realizes their error, the Spirit stands up for them. That’s our cue to give them the same grace as God has given us. We stand up, giving second chances… and third chances… to be seated with God in His grace and truth!

The Heavenly Realms

The Father gave the Bride of Christ a wonderful gift– the grace to be spiritually seated with God. And one day He will call us home to Heaven itself forever! Let us not be caught daydreaming– but living by the Spirit— when Jesus comes again! Ephesians 2:1-10

Be Seated

I pray that you will step into a new realm with God—the realm of the supernatural, powerful and transformational love of God in the Holy Spirit.  May you be overwhelmed by the goodness of our God and the extravagant love He has for you, and may His truth set you free! The loving fellowship we have with God and one another, seated together at His Table in the heavenly realms is available to us by His amazing grace. And may our hearts experience the Father’s love in such a real way that we want to spread the Good News!

You have been given a place of honor at God’s Table—next to the Father’s heart, across from Jesus so you can fix your eyes on His grace, and lead by the beautiful, loving and all-powerful Holy Spirit.  We are living in the end times so let’s not waste a day we’ve been given. Let us pay attention to the Lord, accept His grace daily, and give it away to others. More than ever before, Holy Spirit is now saying to the Bride of Christ, “Be Seated.”

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