Visable & Invisable

I thought I would start out with somewhat of an explanation of what I do and believe in. As a follower of Christ, I came to believe in the Lord Jesus as my savior. That I was a sinner and I needed a redeemer. Believing such, has also led me into another world, different from the world I was brought up in prior to this belief. That world being the INVISABLE world. I was aware of the VISABLE world, and was somewhat comfortable there, but always knew deep down, that there was something deeper, something more significant than what I was truly seeing...and living...this new world of the INVISABLE....truly opened doors and shed LIGHT on the many truths of God's...that would otherwise have been unanswered, unopened, and deceiving.

You may be a follower of Christ, or you may be searching. Whatever you may be, you MUST be aware of both of the realms that surround us of the visable and the invisable, because that is the world we live in. Do NOT be deceived, do NOT be afraid, for the Lord is GOOD and His burden is light and His yoke is easy. You just have to step out in faith and trust Him. Do NOT be afraid of the enemy, for God has already conquered Him. I only speak of the enemy so that you would be aware of his schemes and you would NOT be deceived in this life, as your salvation and your station in this life as a warrior of the Lord our God, depends on it.

"The forces that determine history fall into two categories: visible and invisable. It is the interplay of these two realms that determines the course of history. As long as we confine our attention to things that are visable and material, we will find ourselves confronted from time to time by events and situations that we cannot fully explain or control.

To the visable realm belong all the normal objects and events of the material universe. We are familiar with this realm and feel at home in it, even though events often do not follow the course we would wish. For many people, the limits of their awareness do not extend further. Yet the Bible opens a door to another, invisable realm, which is not material, but spiritual. The forces at work in this realm exercise a continuous and decisive influence on events in the visible realm.

In 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 Paul delineates these two realms: For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

The things that belong to the visible realm are transitory and impermanent (note from me: even it's truths and facts). It is only in the invisable realm that we can find true and abiding reality. It is in this realm, too, that we discover the forces that will ultimately shape our destiny, even in the visable realm. Paul makes it clear that success in life depends upon being able to apprehend and relate to that which is invisable and spiritual." From the book, 'Blessing or Curse,You Can Choose,' by author Derek Prince.

Something to ponder and pray about!

A Fresh Release

I've been called, encouraged, and released once again by the Lord, and through others, to share some more dreams given to me by the Lord, in order to: REVEAL THE TRUTH of the DEPTHS of DARKNESS of the ENEMY to His children, so that, they would be ready and NOT disarmed at ALL times for battle. In other words...that God's children would be filled with discernment over the enemy's plans in ALL things. That they would KNOW God THROUGH relationship and His WORD.

That they would, "11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints."

I will be praying about the order and release of these dreams and visions. So please check back in every now and then as they come as this might take time...or maybe not! For I definately feel the urgency from the Lord's spirit to share.
God Bless!

ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS!!!!!!

PRIOR: I had this dream about 4yrs ago. In fact, I had written it into an e-mail to my pastor at the time, as well as sent it to my mother, who in turn had kept it, and e-mailed it to me this morning after I asked for its retrieval. It was made fresh and new to me again, as I had forgotten most of it, until now:)The names have been changed, so as to not misguide the reader into becoming caught up in those specific people, but to rather understand that God uses us in HIS ALL...for His glory...and to realize that we as christians ARE the 'Smith's', the Jane's, the Kathy's, etc. They represent us all in this dream. This dream was not necessarily 'for me', but a call for ALL Christians to be made aware NOT to slumber...but to be watchful, alert, and BATTLING at ALL times, regardless of our situations in life.

DREAM: On New Year's eve night 2004-2005? I had a dream that started off with me facing a group of demons that were coming towards me. I started off by rebuking them in the name of Jesus over and over, whereas they would turn away for a short while and keep their distance but would return. More and more started coming and there were too many for me to deal with on my own so I started to run for help. I was running in a gray apartment complex with many levels whose doors all faced an inner court yard. I was on a higher level, not sure which, with a railing on it. I stopped at a door and knocked while the demons were behind me. "Jane" from church opened the door and immediately assessed the situation without me even saying a word and started rebuking them with specific scripture with force but calmly and almost nonchalantly as if not fazed. As she was doing this, the Lord was revealing to me that his word, and knowledge of, was the stronger weapon that I needed, opposed to just rebuking. I also started to speak scripture I knew, and some that I can't even recall or know that I even knew. We continued to walk around and speak while others from the church joined in like the "Smith's"("Kathy" specifically with her baby in her arms) and so on. I didn't see any of these people other than Jane. I just knew that their presence was there. I also was aware of other presences from the church with us, although no names or faces, just a group.

The next scene was inside of a luxurious resort type of place with many rooms and stairs. Almost labrynth like in nature because there were no railings to keep you from falling onto the floor and levels of rooms and stairs below or above. I couldn't help but notice how beautiful the place was and how much decoration there was. On almost all the tables, dressors, cabinets. etc. there were pieces of fine art, antiques, sculptures, florage, etc. I was taken in by it all. I also noticed openings to the outside, although I never looked outside and saw it, I just knew because of the soft breeze and warm sunshine that was streaming in from all over. Like a resort that is covered and opened to the outside. While I was taking this all in I noticed that all of us (the church members) were still in the middle of a battle with these demons. One thing in particular I noticed, was how these demons almost looked like everyday people, just gorgeous and 'super model' like in nature. (I noticed this because all my dreams prior with demons always were grotesque.) However, they still had a 'vampire-like' nature that told you different. I believe there were both male and female demons, but I did notice more of a female presence.

While we were speaking scripture (and now personal praises glorifying God) to them I noticed a large vase-like container(3-4ft) high with large pieces of wood(6-7ft) in them with the sharp points all facing down in the vase. They looked like over-sized splinters with unfinished wood on the outside, dark chocolate brown in color with a blunt sawed off end on the top side. I immediately grabbed one of them out without even knowing what I was going to do with it and jabbed it into the heart of one of the female demons. She had long flowing hair and was wearing bright colors, maybe heavy jewerly around her neck. As I did this, I had quit speaking scripture and was now in physical contact and moving at a rapid speed. All of us then started using these splinter things to battle with. We never swung, only pierced hearts and then ultimately faces. I started to freak out when I first pierced a face because it felt like I had lost control or stepped down to their level. Like I was fighting out of my own fear and flesh and had forgotten that it was only God's words and prayers that would work when God revealed to me that this was what his scripture was doing to them in reality, not me.

The third scene was a glimpse of a food court in a mall. Nothing specific from the surroundings were shown, other than the average american mall food court that seems to be universal. Within the view of the mass of crowded people sitting down eating and walking about was an instant view of a 'nerdy' white man in his 30-40's with a balding head, skinny, bottle-capped glasses,wearing a white short sleeved business shirt and black tie, eating food by himself. We (the church group fighting) stopped because of this transport to another realm and watched the scene that took place. (It was like a 'vision' we were watching, we weren't in the food court with them). As this man was eating his food a gorgeous, slinky-looking woman in a red dress and dark hair sat down in front of him with her body slouched over the table towards him, with her legs crossed playing with/twirling her necklace. We couldn't hear what was being said by her, but she was obviously flattering the man and laughing with him because he was blushing and smiling. We as a group, knew thet something was suspicious with this picture (first-off because she didn't fit the image of the food court, it was almost as if no one else in the mall was aware of her because either there were too many people around or because she wasn't really there, only to this man). At that moment, the Lord revealed to us that that was the devil himself in human form on the earth. We were all shocked and kind of taken back that it was a woman. Not only that, but that he, the devil, was taking on that specific role on earth, rather than using a demon to do the work. We were all in a somewhat state of shock watching, and wondering why he (the Devil) would place himself, in our view, in a somewhat vulnerable position. In answer to our comments and concerns, God at that moment then said that, "He is recruiting his army." We were still shocked because we were thinking his 'army' were his demons, not human beings on earth. We were all feeling a sense of urgency at that moment. As soon as God said that, the picture vanished, and we were back fighting in the 'resort place'.

As we continued to fight, (note: the fighting was individual from the beginning as soon as we entered the resort the first time, I didn't see others fight, only out of the corner of my eye I knew they were), a hush kind of fell and in walked the devil himself wearing all black garb, pants, top, covered all except his hands and head. He was very good-looking with a little longer than shoulder length, slightly curled, flowing black hair that flew behind him as he entered the place that the battle was taking place in. I was immediatly seized with a sence of fear (not sure what the others were feeling), that this battle was too big for me and maybe I needed to run when the Lord told me, that this was what it is all about and to not fear because death can't take me from him. I was kind of crying and shouted out to God that ,"ok, it would be an honor to die for you Lord this way even though I can't do much for you! " and in my eyes, I comically picked up the gigantic splinter and yelled at the top of my lungs running full force toward the devil ready to spear him. As soon as I took on this stance and had spoken those words to God, I was now fighting both the devel and the demons with no fear of death and (we all were) and covering our Back, I didn't see, but felt the presence of angels protecting us and fighting from behind on all sides of the areas we could not see. As the battle lingered on throughout the night (my night dreaming), the devil was a shrewd fighter, and we would tend to lose place of him, like the resort we were in was kind of his own. He knew where to hide. At times he would fight us, at others he would laugh and joke with us and say, "hold on a second, we need to move this dressor over to the other room so we will have more room and not bump into things." We started to help him move things over, while our group tended to disburse and go get a drink of water, etc., take a break in other words. It was as if we were little kids play fighting and taking a break forgetting we were enemies. He kept asking questions about us personally, like he cared, and in order not to 'be rude' we would answer. Things like the weather, etc. to distract us. After a while, we were almost in a daze thinking and feeling things like, "we look like idiots fighting! He's not that bad!" Then, we'd realize the trick and continue the fight.(Also, the group had dwindled down a bit in size by the last fighting scene).

It felt like time had passed and we had all had enough practice and learning that we now fought like Lord of the Rings characters. We could now fly, we had speed, and our weapons were all unique and special, I remember mine was like a long thin spear that I could throw at amazing speed and accuracy while I flew with no fear. As I was throwing my spear and following it to see where it went, I left the resort place and found myself hovering above a large courtyard that was identical to the Harry Potter castle/courtyard, etc. I looked down and noticed large lines of children between the ages of like 10-14, not sure if they all were, but for the most part. They were marching in lines wearing black robes with hoods and were practicing ther weapons, sorcery, magic, etc. I remember them interested in my spear and were taunting me to see what it could do, as they wanted to show-off their magic they could do. I was wondering who they were and what they were doing when the Lord revealed to me that this was the Devil's army who were preparing for their own war like we were. Then I woke up.

INTERPRETATION: Many things in this dream are made clear by God's direction and voice within it. However, there are other things to point out. But, I don't have the time this morning to do so. :) I'll try and get back to it. But, please feel free to share any thoughts or revelations you receive on it. Thanks!

I will leave you with this:

The Armor of God

"10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints."

EPHESIANS 6:10-18

Well, a month later, and I'm back:) A quick summary-our knowledge/memorization of, the Word of God (the Bible & scripture within) IS our weapon. It is powerful, and as revealed by the dream, it is the best weapon we could possibly have. That, and the praise and worship of our God, as the dream then said we christians did during our battling of the enemy. Interesting, because this year, 2008, I've been woken up with that same urgency, which I've never had before, and sadly enough, still hadn't gotten after the first time this dream was revealed to me, and that's the urgency of the memorization of the Word of God (to heart, mind, and spirit)....like as if the Bible will be taken from us before we know it. Who knows what will happen in our life time. (But not to fear, because even then, we have the Holy Spirit living in us, and as our Lord says, He will give us the 'words' we need at the right time.) And even, I will confess, when this IS a priority, the things of this world often distract me, interestingly enough, the internet! Haha! :)

Which reminds me....the part about the devil revealing himself on earth as that slinky woman in the food court enticing the man...someone spoke to me about this part of the dream stating that they believed it to be 'pornography' on the internet...how powerful is that...that the enemy HIMSELF would use it as a tool to 'recruit his army'....also, the devil was coy, charming, fast, quick-witted....very disarming to christians who think of evil as single faceted, it's important to know he's multi-faceted in order to 'deceive'. By being polite, he threw christians off because we weren't expecting it and we didn't want to 'offend'... so we answered questions, allowing him to distract ourselves during the battle....so important to always remember we are IN a battle, not in the future, NOW! Also noted...the beautiful resort place symbolizing the 'world' and the distractions within noted by all the decor, and 'resortness' of it. We must remember we are in a fallen world and the devil has reign here, apart from the Kingdom of God on earth that is within His chosen (believers). Do not be distracted by the comforts of this life, as lovely as they are, there will be a time when we will recieve the TRUE comforts when we are heaven with our Lord, and yes, I believe we receive comforts on this earth too, by the grace of God, but DO NOT be distracted by them and slumber....

and DO NOT be distracted by the enemy's covering of deceptive charm and allure...this can be seen in many things...i.e., religions that resemble our own, but are NOT fully biblical, that is...not believing every word of the bible to be God ordained and breathed as 100% truth...not 99%, etc., leaving room for your own 'feel good' beliefs, (the enemy coming alongside of the Lord's truth...'to be like God.' )...not all of the enemy's plans are revealed (like satanic beliefs) the enemy loves to disguise himself as a 'gentleman'. He also disguises this allure among philosphy, liberalism (sounds right and good), and many other things. The RED FLAG you should receive by this, is that when something 'sounds like truth and good' but is not 100% biblical, then it is the enemy trying to 'be like God.' His whole reason from departing from our Lord as an angel.

Secondly, the devil's army....important to remember that not just demons encamp his army-but, humans....and their generation is being started up now, in their youth...not saying that I believe it to be only 'this generation,' just that throughout all generations-'this is the time our core thinking/believung truly takes root'...beginning around this age, (10-14) young adults, venturing out into adulthood...this is where you begin to seperate from your parents thinking and grab onto something as your own. It is essential that we pray for and are aware of our youth and chldren. Hmmm...something else revealed right now...youth being 'trained' in religious beliefs apart from God's (especially noted in this day and age of Islamic/Muslim) beliefs..creating their own army. But remember!!!! Our fight is NOT against flesh and blood but 'the spirit' of the enemy within them. So prayer is your powerful weapon!

Thirdly noted...as we 'practice' these weapons (spending time with the Lord, studying scripture, memorizing it, praying it out loud, worshipping our Lord,etc.) we are REFINING them....I find it interesting that my weapon was a long thin spear. I have to confess, that I have to DAILY look up scripture to get it's full wording because I struggle with memorization of it. I get 'bits and pieces' but never the full lot. At first I was frustrated with this, and the long wooden unrefined fat splinter spear held clumsily in my hands to attack the enemy feels 'at home' for me-lol! HOWEVER...God is good! It looks like as time proceeds, my weapon becomes the long thin spear that is shot with amazing speed and accuracy...this n confirmation and encouraging to me that if I keep pressing on, the Word of God and prayer will come from me with speed and accuracy....I can't wait! ;D

I hope that this blesses you and that the Lord speaks to you through it. Please feel free to comment and/or add anything the Lord reveals to you through these dreams, as I may be a receiver of them, but not always a full 'receptor' of them...that is, the gift of discerning all within them. The Lord uses us all as a part of his body, and I'm a little part over here, and I need your little part over there, to help it function. You see? :D

A 'Whale' of a Dream;)

Premace; Okay...I had this dream a month ago about a christian I know who is delving deeper and deeper in their relationship with the Lord this past season...or should I say...the Lord is drawing them deeper and deeper...and they are going in...with arms open wide and willing.

The evening before this dream, I was watching some PBS special...or 'animal kingdom' special..hehehe, you know what I'm talking about, on TV with my husband. It was about seals on the beach, etc., and one of the scenes depicted their predator, the Orka (or 'Killer whale'). In this scene...you see this little seal walking along the edge of the water, and then SWOOSH, out of nowhere, this Orka literally jumps out of the ocean and onto the shore and eats it. My husband and I were both shocked at the scene and unprepared for it as we're used to Orka's being portrayed as friendly 'Shamu's'. We'd almost forgotten that they're carnivores. End of scene.





Dream: That night I had a dream where I was standing up at the top of a sand dune looking down at the ocean's edge that was about 50 yards away. I saw this 'person' walking along the edge of the water. Out of nowhere, this huge orka jumps out of the ocean...and lands beside this person (half of the whale in the ocean, half on shore). I remember feeling instant panick and alarm, wanting to yell out to the person to get out of the way...that orkas are carnivores. This person, who was somewhat amazed, did NOT back away...but instead, JUMPED up onto the whale...in fact...jumped onto the MOUTH of the whale.

Instead of being fearful of this creature, this person saw it not as a threat, but as the beautiful creation from God, that it was. The whale then began to toss the person in the air, like a toy. I remember thinking..okay, this is it...but, that's all the whale did, toss, or rather 'play'. This person was laughing with joy about it and thought it was fun. Then the whale did one last toss and flipped the person, head first into the wet sand. It was almost 'cartoonish' in nature...with head buried like an ostrich and arms and legs flailing up in the air. Finally, the person's head emerged from the sand...and they were still laughing! At that moment, I found myself saying aloud (in the dream to myself) the word, 'FAITH.'

Next, the person stood up and jumped right back on top of the whale and turned around and faced the ocean, while standing on the whale's head. They then 'jumped' and slid down the back of the whale and 'flipped' off of the tail that was pointing upward and landed on their hands and knees in the shallow water to the left of the whale. At this moment, I thought, "Oh, no...it's going to roll on top of them and squish/drown them to death!" As I was thinking this, the whale, did in fact, start to roll over...but I noticed something, the whale's tail was still arched upwards, and as it rolled over the person it created an arc over them instead...and rolled over them without even touching them. At this moment, the word 'GRACE' came out of my mouth. End of dream.

Interpretation: There are so many obvious and hidden meanings within this dream. But, I'll cover the basis, and if you discern more, please comment.

The whale can stand for many things, what sticks out to me is that it is a 'predator'...might stand for the world and the things in it...could stand for the enemy. Could also stand for the 'big stuff' in life that is coming in the future...whether that's adventure from a higher calling from God that could either be reverred or feared, or both...

By the person 'jumping onto' this whale...it's obviously noted that they are not fearful like expected, but full of awe and amazement of it...and if anything...EXCITED...

And by FAITH...they are kept from harm because of their 'perception' of the 'predator.' By their FAITH of action (jumping)....they are protected...almost 'conquering' of it...

The 'jump' down the back of whale...FACING the Ocean---determination, fearless, ready! No matter what comes. The 'flip' at the end...maybe the end of the ride...maybe an obstacle along the way...landing on their hands and knees in the shallow water. Maybe tired....also in a 'helpless' position now...but, by God's GRACE they are 'covered/protected' when the 'predator' rolls over them.



By FAITH, you are saved.



And God's GRACE is sufficient enough for thee.



It's amazing what can happen when we 'step out' in FAITH for God...he meets us. And with such FAITH, his GRACE 'covers us' in ALL we do...awesome!

Is Contentment Possible

I came across this in my morning bible study...it reminded me about the dream I just wrote about..."A Foot in Both Worlds." As did the Philippians scripture I posted on the left.

"The problem with contentment, American-style, is that it denies our human limitations. We are encouraged to admire the supposedly 'self-made' man or woman. We are taught to value self-sufficiency. And we assume that money will insulate us from chance, protect us from 'the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune'-maybe even from death.

In contrast, the Apostle Paul claims he acheived contentment "in any and all circumstances." Paul's ideal of contentment is truer to life. We didn't create ourseves and we can't save ourselves from death.

In the last two chapters of Phillipians, Paul describes a type of contentment that isn't based on 'self-sufficiency.' It comes in GRATEFUL acceptance of his DEPENDENCE on God and the sharing in the gifts offered by others. His contentment doesn't bring the absence of suffering: it brings the enablement to continue in service to the Kingdom of God.

Paul gave himself to something bigger and greater than himself. His life had purpose and significance beyond itself. He was not free of worry, pain or limitations, but he was CONTENT. Both JOY and SUFFERING come from beyond us and are bigger than us. Both say we are dependent and can never be complete in ourselves, that salvation and wholeness come only when we can admit we aren't self-made little gods.

It takes courage NOT to pursue contentment American-style."

Author: Rodney Clapp

C.S. Lewis

In Christianity God is not a static thing - not even a person - but a dynamic, pulsating activity, a life, almost a kind of drama. Almost, if you will not think me irreverent, a kind of dance. The union between the Father and the Son is such a live concrete thing that this union itself is also a Person...What grows out of the joint life of the Father and Son is a real Person, is in fact the Third of the three Persons who are God.This third Person is called, in technical language, the Holy Ghost or the 'spirit' of God. Do not be worried or surprised if you find it (or Him) rather vaguer or more shadowy in your mind than the other two. I think there is a reason why that must be so. In the Christian life you are not usually looking at Him. He is always acting through you. If you think of the Father as something 'out there,' in front of you, and of the Son as someone standing at your side, helping you to pray, trying to turn you into another son, then you have to think of the third Person as something inside you, or behind you. Perhaps some people might find it easier to begin with the third Person and work backwards. God is love, and that love works through men-especially through the whole community of Christians. But this spirit of love is, from all eternity, a love going on between the Father and the Son.And now, what does it all matter? It matters more than anything else in the world. The whole dance, or drama, or pattern of this three-Personal life is to be played out in each one of us: or (putting it the other way round) each one of us has got to enter that pattern, take his place in that dance. There is no other way to the happiness for which we were made. Good things as well as bad, you know, are caught by a kind of infection. If you want to get warm you must stand near the fire: if you want to be wet you must get into the water. If you want joy, power, peace, eternal life, you must get close to, or even into, the thing that has them. They are not a sort of prize which God could, if He chose, just hand out to anyone. They are a great fountain of energy and beauty spurting up at the very centre of reality. If you are close to it, the spray will wet you: if you are not, you will remain dry. Once a man is united to God, how could he not live forever?

C.S. Lewis

A Foot in Both Worlds

Preface: I had been walking with the Lord for almost 2yrs. However, I was still in a constant struggle with sin and about 'fully' letting go of this world and clinging on and trusting the Lord as to what He had in store for me as His child. I was caught up in the belief (although I might not have confessed it out loud to others around me..or to myself) that 'christianity' was dull, boring, and the 'nunnery' I had always thought it to be. However, I saw the 'wisdom' in it and the 'safety' it had brought to my corrupt life since my salvation, and was grateful for it...so grateful in fact, I was willing to CLING onto this boring 'happyville' life of christianity I believed it to be...because it was still INFINITLY better than where I had come from. However...the 'world' still seemed so enticing and full of excitement...and I was only 20 yrs old...I still had so much life to experience and enjoy! I felt that I was 'giving that all up'...and as much as I thought I was ready and willing to do so...I didn't...as my actions in my life and the deep yearnings in my heart still revealed.

Dream: The character in this dream is me. I find myself standing in what seems like an office building.There are no desks, cubicles, etc., but the wall I am facing has 2 elevators with 'fake' plants outside of them as 'decor.' There is a line of people standing and waiting for one elevator...I am at the end of this line..of about 80-100 people. All of the people in this line are wearing gray 'business suits', male and female alike. Just skirts and 'added' blouses for the women. They all seem to be carrying brief cases too...and they seem to be very content and happy....standing forward to the elevator, waiting their turn, chatting in murmurs...I notice I am at the end of this line.

I then look over to the other elevator and notice that no one is in line for it. The doors to this elevator are open, but there is a yellow plastic CAUTION tape draped across the opening, as if it is broken or being fixed for repairs. I walk over to it out of curiosity to see inside.When I look inside the elevator, I see all of these buckets of paint. The lids are open and there is every color of the rainbow out on display in them. They are so vibrant and deep in color! The paint cans are full and glistening and calling my name ( I love colors!). I then notice a paint brush on the floor. I think..hmmm...if I only reach in under the tape and grab the brush, I can paint a little, to see what it looks like, and still be safely outside of the elevator. It still hasn't been made clear to me what is wrong with the elevator...(and I must confess here, that this has always been a fear of mine...being in an elevator and having it 'break' and drop to the floor, smashing me in a gazillion pieces..I know chances are rare..still :). So anyways...I reach in under the tape to grab ahold of the brush, when I lose my balance and have to catch myself with a foot landing inside of the elevator. At first, I am pretty shaken up about this and stand still seeing if the elevator will 'drop'...it doesn't even move. So, I don't waste any time and dip my brush into the red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple and start brushing away all over the walls. The colors are soooo beautiful! I can't believe it!

Sometime during all this painting, (I have become so absorbed into their beauty and the fun of it all that I havn't noticed) I have stepped ALL the way into this elevator. As soon as I realize this, I hear a mechanical woman's voice on the loud speaker in the elevator saying, "WARNING WARNING...DROPPING TO THE GARBAGE FURNACE." And before I know it, the doors slam shut ansd SWOOSH...that's right...the elevator is dropping full-speed downwards. I can literally feel my stomach fly up into my mouth as gravity is taking hold.

During this fall and my utter loss of balance and self, I am sliding all around in the elevator. Across all the walls and ceiling that are now covered in all that paint. The paints are slippery and mixing colors...and become an ugly brown gray mass of gunk. I am full-on panicking and thinking of how to 'save' myself. I think...if I can just get my footing and 'jump' as the elevator lands, then I will take some of the impact away. As I am thinking this, all of the walls start coming in on me. Ceiling, floor, sides... and the elevator is turning in all sorts of directions during this free-fall...I realize that I am in a sticky, ugly, coffin. There is no footing, no chance to make the impact less...I scream out, "Jesus! Jesus!' At this moment, I hear God speaking to me. He is calm and sympathetic of my situation. He say's to me.."I gave you the choice of elevators...and although you are my child and you will be with me at the end..I can not take away the pain that you will feel from this fall." I am crying bitter sweet tears..tears of thankfulness...mixed w/remorse, fear, and dread about what is about to take place....

The next thing I know, I am in outer space (coffin, paint...all gone) flying at what feels like the speed of light, with light rays all around me, and then, for just a moment, it feels 'slow-motion like'...it is silent, and there are millions of stars and galaxies all around me...I wake up.

Interpretation: As soon as I woke up from that dream 10 yrs ago...it was like a sock in the stomach to me, as an awakening, as to where I was going with my walk with the Lord. As well as a light shining in on all of the lies and deceptions I had been believing from the enemy. The 'boring office building' was what my perception of christianity was. The boring people in gray business suits and briefcases....christians...the color gray in this dream was basically symbolizing 'dullness'. The 'happyville' patrons were easily abiding by the rules and waiting for the elevator that was 'working' That elevator symbolizing 'the way'. The elevator with the caution tape across it was the the world' into which God gives us free choice to take. What I find interesting here is that...the doors are opened, signifying 'free-will', but..there IS a CAUTION tape...that was my warning. You might think it a 'small' warning...but, if you really saw an open elevator with a yellow caution tape across the entrance...would you venture into it? The paint and all the colors signified all the enticement that the world has to offer, everything I felt I was missing out on as a Christian. When we as Christians 'compromise' and 'reach in' to what the world has to offer...we risk the chance of a 'fall.' Even after I had fallen in w/one foot. You'll notice that I believed in a false sense of security...that I could have one world in the Kingdom of God, and one in the world...to 'have my cake and eat it too,' so to speak. That I could 'easily jump out' if I needed to. The thing is, once we fall for the things of this world, and become numb to right and wrong, or have the lines blurred...we compromise. Our discernment becomes darkened...and we don't tend to notice that before we know it, we are drawn in, and both feet are in, and the light of truth is lost. I had fallen for a trap. I fell in and was lost. What is interesting here is that all the beauty I had seen in those paints (the enticement of the world and what it has to offer) turned to a pukey brown-gray glop. Basically, the reality of it's ugliness revealed. My coffin...death. The garbage furnace...Hell.

I find it extremely interesting here, that God said I would still be saved and with Him. My perception thus far tends for me to interpret it as; that by the grace of God, and His son Jesus' blood that was shed on the cross for all of our sins, and by my salvation (confession of sins and knowledge of need for forgiveness and faith in Jesus as God's son, and our salvation) I was 'pardoned' and taken in as a child of God. However, I still had to reap what I sowed on this earth...meaning...the path of this world leads to pain, suffering, and death. The path of this world isn't fruitful. I am so grateful to have been awakened to what I could have missed out on.

The TRUE DECEPTION of my old perception was that the Kingdom of God was boring and that the world was exciting! LIES! The longer I've walked w/the Lord, the more I find each and every day, moment! That this world is kind of like...the 'strip' in Vegas...or a Hollywood movie set...all big and grand on the front, with bells, whistles, lights, music, and then you take a peek behind and see that there are just boards propping them up. Empty paper mache walls. An act. Or an old nasty dirty ally behind the building with someone handing out sheets of pornography (vegas moment).

The creator of this universe, of all creation, of colors, of joy, of laughter, of love...knows EXCITEMENT. And His kingdom, truly is that! EVEN here on earth...we don't have to wait until heaven. I am so grateful to God for awakening me that night and taking me even deeper on my walk and relationship with Him. Every day is exciting to see His Kingdom growing and MOVING, to be apart of it. :) I'm glad I didn't miss another second here on earth of 'not getting' what this whole Christianity thing is about!