I dreamed of Jesus...

[Allegra360]

I am a true believer that God speaks to us in dreams.  Not every dream, and not all the time, but when we need Him, He is there.  This is a dream I had back in November 2001 when I was in Texas for a 2-3 month training while in the military.  I used this time away from my husband to focus completely on God when I was not in training.  I went to weekly ladies Bible Study, Sunday school, morning and evening church.  Then when I was in my dorm I read the Bible, did my own Bible study and only took a break to watch Viper ER (I am deathly afraid of snakes so I force myself to watch them on TV so that I can develop some sort of rationalization about them....ick!).

 Anyways...the dream (it is rather graphic and somewhat gross)

 I have had a recurring dream about chewing bubble gum.  I would chew the gum and as I chewed it, it would grow so that it filled my mouth, stuck to my teeth, and threatened my life.  Because of this, I stopped chewing gum when I was a little kid.  Even today I will only chew a tiny bit of gum if I need to freshen my breath and can not get to toothbrush and paste (like right before church).  Anyways...

 In this dream I was chewing gum and it grew and grew.  I tried to bite my way through it before I suffocated.  I was panicking because I could not breathe and I knew in my very core that I was dying.  Jesus came to me and said "do not be afraid.  That is your humanity; take it back inside you".  (HERE IS THE GROSS PART)  The gum morphed into being a part of me-my intestines actually.  I stopped fighting the feeling of dying and instead forced my body-my humanity-back inside me.  I felt the pain, and the sensations of reabsorbing my humanity.  

 I learned two things from this dream:  I was in danger of losing my humanity.  Right before I went to this training I was very condescending of people, very self righteous, and a lot of other things.  This dream showed me that I was on a road that if I didn't turn back now, I wouldn't be able to turn back later.  The second thing I learn:  I knew who my savior was.  In my dream Jesus did not look like Jesus in all the paintings.  Yet, I knew Him.  God said that the sheep will know the Shepard's voice, and I truly believe Him.  I sometimes get worried about being misled on religious issues, but I just close my eyes and repeat "the sheep will know the Shepard's voice".  Praise God.  (By the way, I have no idea what Jesus looked like in my dream.  His face disappeared as soon as I woke up, but I knew that He was Jesus and I knew that He did not look like what I thought He looked like).  I am glad that I don't remember His actual face.  I think knowing that when I see Him again, I will know Him is enough-and it is very comforting.

 Shortly after this dream evaporated, I had another dream:  I was in the passenger side seat of a car.  In the back seat were 3 people I met while I was TDY.  Even though there wasn't anyone in the driver's seat, the car was spinning around out of control.  One of the girls in the back seat looked at me; her face was twisted with evil and she said "where is your God now?" (I REALLY hate that question-usually asked by ignorant people who think God is Santa Clause.)  I just closed my eyes and knew that God was with me no matter what happens to me physically.  God is so good to us.  Even if we are not following His plan, He is there to guide us back to the narrow path.  Even so, rest assured that Satan is there trying to lure us into his self-destructive realm and we must constantly be on guard against his tactics.  Even in dreams.

 It has been years since I even thought about these dreams, but last night I could not sleep until I remembered every part of it.  I hope that this helps you seek an answer that you may be looking for.  It certainly helps me to remember how God continually delivers me from evil and prepares a table for me before my enemies.  I thank you God.  I am your humble servant, your sheep.  I wait and listen for your voice.  Come dear Jesus.

[mama4Christ361]

Oct. 14, 2008 at 9:54 AM

Oh wow! How wierd b/c I had a dream of Him not too long ago and it didn't look like the pictures, but I knew it was Him! He was a passenger in a truck I was driving. I was so scared b/c this thing was huge(I am lucky to drive our car which is itty bitty!) and the seat beside me was empty and I was so fearful. Then I parked and got out, thankful to be alive. Then I looked in the cab and saw Jesus sitting right beside where I was(like up on top of me almost) on the bench seat, and I knew He had been riding with me the whole time, and had the wheel in His hands, guiding me. It let me know:He had my life in His hands and would never let me go astray.

Also, what is really odd is that yesterday we had to rent a truck to get dh back to post after his leave(he broke our car) and it was the SAME TRUCK FROM MY DREAM TWO MONTHS AGO!!!!!!!!! I was so scared when I first got behind the wheel, but I felt a warm prescence and a pressure on my hip, almost like someone was squeezed up against me, and I was completely at peace then. I even felt the wheel jerk out of my hands a few times when I was about to go astray(it was really late, so I was too tired to be driving really) WOW! Talk about prophetic dreams!

[Allegra360]

Oct. 14, 2008 at 12:52 PM

Mama4Christ361--that is amazing!  God is more awesome than we can imagine, yet He is so loving and tender.  He understands our fears and He is there to comfort us.  Praise God for the times he speaks softly to us and the times when He shows himself to us in dreams. 

(Original Poster)

[blessed1026]

Oct. 20, 2008 at 11:58 PM

This post has been a real blessing to my heart in it's time of need right now...Thank you for you for sharing this and most of all thank you for obedient to Goid b/c Iknow it was He that led you to do it. God bless you

[Allegra360]

Oct. 28, 2008 at 12:40 AM

Melanie, I am so thankful this helped you!  I almost didn't post it because it was so long and I didn't know if it would help anyone to even read it.  But, God wouldn't let me sleep until i remembered every detail and promised to post it.  I am humbled that it in any way answered a question for you.

Blessings to you, my friend.

(Original Poster)

[mama4Christ361]

Mar. 5, 2009 at 10:11 PM

I know that this is an old post but I come to it from time to time just to remind myself of God's power, thanks for writing it, it is a blessing to me.