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Interpreting Dreams in Season

If you are like me, there are times of struggling with understanding "the meaning and significance" of a dream. So many times God has given a dream and although I had no doubt it was from Him, I simply could not understand it. There can be different reasons involved with why we may not understand the meanings of our dreams, but among the list of contributing factors, there are a few reasons that stand out above the rest.

1) Sometimes we, in our natural reasoning, might be trying too hard to figure out the "symbolisms" in the dream that we make it harder to comprehend than what God intended, and we end up looking past the obvious.

2) It may be that God desires the Body to function together in an "every joint supplying" effort and chooses to give one the dream, and another the interpretation. This will keep us in a humble place of understanding that--we truly do need one another's portions. I have found when this is the case, the Lord will give me a persistent prodding to share it with a certain person.

3) The last reason I want to mention and the one I feel prompted to focus on, is that often, the Lord will withhold the meaning of the revelation until its "appointed time" has come.

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I am not going to even try to pretend that I may know or understand God's reasons for doing what He does, but there are times He does give (partial) insight for some of His decisions. I have a tendency to ask the Lord, "Why?" Sometimes He will tell me and other times He says that it's not for me to know. I am to only trust Him in His ways without any explanation. Some of the "whys?" I have asked over the years have been, "Lord, why did You give me this dream so far ahead of its time?" or, "Why did You give me this dream but not tell me its meaning?"

The reasons can vary greatly, and I have learned along the years that I cannot take one answer and apply it to every dream. There certainly must be Holy Spirit led discernment with each individual dream. But, there can be a general guideline followed as long as we are careful not to lock it into a hard, fast rule that does not allow the Holy Spirit liberty to speak differently to us.

Why would God give us a dream before its appointed time? It's the same reason why He may speak vaguely or give a glimpse to us about our future. He knows us too well and knows we may become too eager to fulfill the things He has shown us. We might have a tendency to run ahead of Him and be determined to make happen what we have been shown. When we do that, we are bringing the dream into existence by our own strength and our own timing, instead of God's--and that's a formula for disaster.

Why Show Us Before the Appointed Time?

When we have the dream, even if we don't have the revelation, things begin to take place within our spirits. We begin to develop within a seed of revelation, even if we don't realize it's taking place. Our spirit grabs a hold of it much like when we pray in our spiritual language. In our spiritual prayer language, we don't have the interpretation of it most of the time, but our spirit within us does, and it's a perfect prayer that cannot be tampered with from our own understanding. Likewise, we may be given a dream months or even years ahead of time with no interpretation or understanding, but when the appointed time arrives (read Habakkuk 2:3), we begin to discover that much has already taken place within us.

Later when we are given the revelation of the dream, we are able to grasp it from a much deeper place of understanding than when it was first given. Often by the time we receive the understanding, we may also have the surrounding circumstances lining up with the dream (or at least at the brink of it). This ensures we don't interpret our dreams into wrong circumstances or twist and stretch it, trying to make it fit prematurely.

For example in 2003, I was given a dream from the Lord--which I am now receiving the revelation from. It was a dream that stirred me greatly, and even though I did not understand it at the time, it seemed so full of promise. For the past several years, I have lifted this dream before the Lord so many times, but only recently have I received the understanding of it.

The funny thing with dreams is we may spend a long time trying to understand them, and when the unveiling of them comes, their interpretation seems so obvious! That's why it's called "revelation," which means "act of revealing; the disclosing to others of what was before unknown to them; that which is revealed; often, a striking disclosure."

This dream has much personal direction and insight for me, but it also gives insight to the season that the Body of Christ is now entering into. For this reason, the Lord has pressed me to release the portion of the dream that is for His Body.

Olympic Swimmers Dream

I was at one end of a large, long swimming pool and many others were there also. Some were in the pool while others were positioned on the deck, around the pool. As with most public pools the deck surrounding the pool was made of concrete. The people on the deck seemed to be spectators and were quite content, delighted where they were at. They were appropriately dressed for being on the deck, while I, along with the others in the pool, were dressed appropriately for swimming.

This pool was slightly different than most other public swimming pools I have seen. The first thing I noticed as I stepped into the pool was several small shallow steps. Each step took me a little deeper into the water. At the deepest part on the steps, the water was only knee deep. Following the steps, the floor of the pool was divided into approximately three different levels. I moved from the last step, into the first level which was to my waist, and then proceeded stepping into the second level that was now to my shoulders, and finally when reaching the last level, I found that it was necessary to swim because the water was deep--over a person's head. The water was very clean and clear; there was a crystal clear view of every step and every level.

I began swimming laps back and forth. As I swam, I noticed that I no longer could see any shallow parts of the pool; it all seemed to be deep. I looked across from one end to the other and it seemed so far that I could not imagine being able to swim the distance. I watched the movements of others around me and as they turned from one direction to another, I realized I was in the pool with Olympic swimmers! I was not sure I would be able to keep up with them and felt unqualified to be in the pool with them.

To my surprise, when I swam, I noticed that I had to hardly put any effort into each stroke, and I was propelled a much greater distance than what I would be from any natural ability. I swam among the others with grace and ease, as if I was as trained and experienced as they were. With only a couple of strokes of my arms, I was able to go the entire length of the pool, effortlessly. There was no distinction of one being more equipped or more highly trained than another; we all blended in equally with one another.

A man (dressed not as one of the swimmers, but in regular clothing) who we recognized as being the owner of the pool, entered into the center of the pool. After a short time, I realized he was draining the water from the pool. When the water was completely drained, I could once again see the steps and the different levels of the pool. As we were then standing inside of a dry pool, we all began to move toward this man who stood in the center of it.

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The man spoke to a young woman that stood among us and instructed her to adjust a white knob located on the floor of the pool. She had a difficult time comprehending where the knob was at. Those of us standing there could feel her becoming nervous as the moments passed by and she was unable to see the white knob. The rest of us were able to clearly see the knob so we began to point to it and direct the young woman until she was able to find it and make the adjustment. Through this process, the man did not interfere in anyway, but stood silently observing as we directed the young woman to what it was we could clearly see, but she could not.

After the adjustment was finished, the man gave a final shout to us, saying, "Be careful!" He then turned and left the pool. His instructions to us were not a frantic warning to be careful, rather it was more of what you might say to your children when they are about to embark on a fun adventure, wanting to give them a last reminder to not be careless in their time of fun.

From the place that the adjustment was made, water began to spray forth. This was not ordinary pool water. The water sprayed out swiftly, having great force. It quickly became a giant wave, coming directly towards us. There was a slight place of fear within me when I saw the wave, but it was not fear like being afraid for my life, it was more like a respectful awe--as in a respect for something that you know contains much power.

As I looked upon this wave, I understood the man's final instructions to us, "Be careful," as there was great power within this wave. As it is with power, if you do not respect it and become reckless with it, it can be damaging. The wave was not being brought to destroy us, but to move and carry us with its great power--that in itself could be an exciting and thrilling fun ride! As we stood there observing this wave coming full force towards us, we could sense and feel the timing of the wave. We knew that there was an appointed timing that we would (by a small act of our own will) either choose to be carried by the wave or be knocked down by it.

As I discerned the exact moment of the impending wave's arrival into the place I was standing, I made a slight jumping motion and was then on top of the wave, being carried by no effort of my own, only by the power and force behind this giant wave. As I looked around me at all the other swimmers, I noticed differences in how we were all riding this wave. Some were on small boogie boards and some had nothing between them and the water. The water was no longer clear, it was now blue, like ocean water, and the wave was white-capped like the waves in the deep of the ocean.

When I glanced toward the people that were on the deck, I saw them all watching delightedly at what was taking place, and I knew somehow that part of their delight was in observing the diversity of how each one of us was riding the wave in our own unique style.

Interpretation

I first must address that the separation between people on the deck and the people in the pool--is only a distinction of different functions within the Body of Christ. Those on the deck were in no way representing people who are "missing it" in anyway. In fact, it's just the opposite. They were people fully grounded on a solid foundation and are exactly where they need to be. The people surrounding the pool were clearly viewing everything happening. They did not miss out on anything, but were experiencing it, only from a different perspective. I perceive that many are the intercessors who are actively involved in prayerfully positioning those within the pool (representing those who are in the ministry field with a strong emphasis on the fivefold) to ride the wave.

The steps that are taken at the very entrance of the pool are necessary steps of obedience unto the Lord. Every step of obedience will take you a little deeper into the revelation of the Spirit, leading you to deeper levels of anointing, revelation and relationship. Notice that each step and each level is clearly a choice that is within view.

"But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." 2 Corinthians 3:18 (also, read Ezekiel 47:1-12)

I would like to note that the same steps of obedience are of such importance no matter what your function is within the Body of Christ. There is not one function more valuable than the other, some gifts/callings are only out in the forefront being seen more than others. Being "seen" does not signify a greater value or anointing than one that is not in view.

Many in this season are about to be launched into a new depth of ministry and may feel unequipped or unqualified to enter into. This is a time of the Lord releasing acceleration and a season of being thrust forward, not by our own abilities, rather by the favor, grace and Spirit of God. We are entering into a time of becoming qualified to minister in our gifting, not by our own merit of accomplishments and training, but by first and foremost--grace, inspiration, anointing and acceleration of the Holy Spirit.

In the Kingdom of God, there is no place for "respecter of persons," nor is there a place for competition of "who will be the first to arrive." Whether it be in regards to experience or the size of ministry one may be in, we are all made equal by His Spirit. The anointing is His, and so, in this season, we shall profoundly see the "unknowns" and the "youth of the Kingdom" minister powerfully as if they have had years of prior training equal to those who are well-seasoned ministers.

Matthew 20:12, "...'These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.'"

Much of the ministry that the Body of Christ has been submerged in, has been pleasant, refreshing and enjoyable, but really somewhat on the calm side (with a few exceptions); nothing necessarily filled with His manifested extraordinary power. This season holds a definite, noticeable transformation within the Body of Christ.

Prior to this transformation, it is necessary for us to be emptied of all we have become content and comfortable with. As this takes place, it may seem as a dry time. But it is a time we must walk through. The dry time is not a time of being void of the presence of the Lord. In fact, He is right there in the center of it all. It is a time of emptying out all of the old for the purpose of being prepared for this next season of genuine Holy Spirit-filled power.

Some in the Body may have already gone through this dry time in their lives and ministries and are on the brink of the wave coming into view. Others may be right in the middle of it, while yet others are just getting ready to enter into it. Wherever you may be walking at in this time, do not despair! The dry time is a "God thing" and is the hour we are in by His design. It's a good place to be, and there is much promise and abundance following closely behind it.

The Lord is saying that we are entering a season of our dreams being revealed and a time of fulfillment. Since this dream holds so much insight into the season the corporate Body is entering into, I encourage you to press into Him for even more revelation about it.