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God Speaks

In my bible study class this past week we talked about how God speaks to us. I want to share a dream I had last night. I was dreaming that I was in a situation with a grandfather type figure. He was an older man who was struggling to put something together. I could see that all he needed to do was place this one item into another and he'd have accomplished his task. I wanted to help him. It was a simple task and I knew I could do it quickly. I went over and placed the item inside the other one. I was quickly chastised by other people in the room (who seemed to be aunts and cousins in relationship to me) and they said that I need to let him do these things for himself. I felt very hurt and embarrassed so I quickly got up and left the room. I was running around trying to get away from the grandfather type figure. However, no matter where I ran he was there ahead of me. At first I was very frustrated and I just wanted him to leave me alone but after a while it became a game. I would try to out smart him but he would always be ahead of me. I thought I had the advantage because I knew this place from my childhood and could find the places to hide but he was always there first.

When I woke up I realized that in a way this is similar to our relationship with God. We try to do things on our own to "help" the situation along instead of waiting for him to complete his work on his own. And as a reminder He showed me that no matter where I go He is always ahead of me laying out the way.

I've been struggling with an area in my life recently where I've come to realize that the more I try to control it the more unsatisfied I will be with the result. By letting go and allowing God to create his plan the end result will be so much better than anything I could have created. This dream confirmed this idea in my heart.

How has God spoken to you in your life?


"But God speaks again and again, though people do not recognize it. He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in bed." Job 33:14-15

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