A few days ago God spoke to me about my pathway through life. This was the same day He was telling me to ask for details. But in addition to this, we need to allow the Spirit to control our will and our dreams. We need to imagine God's Will, and walk into it. We need to see what He sees, feel what He feels, and follow His leadings step by step into the Promised Land.
I remember that a Christian figure from past times coined the term "Holy Imagination". And that's what we need to have. We need to have Holy thoughts and pure minds. Only then can we dream big.
And only then can God implant Himself into our visions and our dreams . Infact, this was the way that He called many old testament prophets. So many were called and received their calling from a Spirit filled, almost otherworldly dream.
This past Spring, I had a dream that I was crossing the Jordan river. The dream wasn't set in ancient times, though; instead, I was on a steamboat that was slowly being evacuated. Many passengers were on this boat, and many were scared about whatever might happen while they were stuck on this stalled boat. Other passengers, however, didn't seem to see any problem in their situation. I was left wondering what to do myself.
After some time, a militia-type group had also been sent onto the scene. These military leaders searched for passengers willing to be recruited into their evacuation team. Brave passengers became compelled to join this team, which was preparing to leave the ship and search for help on the mainland nearby. I remember that the ship was fairly close to the riverbank, although the evacuation team was facing a jungle once across the river. I listened as the military personnel spoke about the dangers of the mission ahead, and I felt more than slightly intimidated by my own prospects of joining this voluntary team. But the situation on the boat was boring and lifeless, and people were left to waste away through their own devices. So I decided I would go. I was going to join this team and cross the Jordan! I was told that the mission would be long and hard. I was told it would be dangerous. But I wanted to get off of that boat--it wasn't going anywhere and the people on board were not motivated to do much. This is where the dream ended.
When I woke up I felt it was a dream from the Lord. I felt His leading to be bold for Him and venture into uncharted territory. I felt His desire to take me into new places, and report back to those 'stuck' what I tasted and saw. Shortly after waking up that morning, God led me to the Joshua 1, 2 and 3, which strongly matched my dream. God was beginning a new season in my life, and I was being exhorted to enter into the promised land. Around the same time I had this dream, I started doing healing ministry on the street. I was just starting to be used by our Lord to pray for the afflicted. I was out of my comfort zone oftentimes. But I had made the choice; I had crossed the Jordan!
God's recently began speaking about this to me again. I believe that I'm in a new season now, and I've just crossed another river of roadblocks. In the life of a strong believer, there may well be many "Jordans" to cross. God wants His children to personally walk through the exploits in the Bible, and in that dream He gave me, I was shown that He wanted me to live out Jordan crossing of Joshua.
Confirmed 12/13: God showed me that I've crossed the Jordan, because His commandments were more important.
Confirmed 12/14: I was reading the book of Judges, and through 'quickened eye-glances' (see the Quickened Word for more on this), God revealed to me that I had been called out with Him. This is exactly what the military leaders were doing in my dream all those months ago. And He went on and showed me that I was to follow His lead. How critical! Just as the Israelites could not cross the Jordan without the Presence of God, in the Ark, guiding them, we cannot enter the Promised Land that He's called us to unless we follow Him into it.
Confirmed 12/15: Recent Themes have been: Lush, green gardens. Green trees. The Tree of Life. Milk and Honey. The finest of foods. Open Door to His Promises!
Confirmed 12/15: I was reading the Bible Commentary book again, and God really spoke through it. Random reading (search the 'labels' feature for this, if you're interested). I was led to the subtitles "Canaan" and "Canaan as a type of Heaven". God wants to lead us all into a land where the Promises He's given us become manifest. He wants to lead all those who will listen into a land of heaven on earth. The Promised Land symbolizes that our Lord has given us another chance to return to the Garden. The Promised Land symbolizes that our God has great things planned for us, even before we enter Heaven itself. Praise God!
I remember that a Christian figure from past times coined the term "Holy Imagination". And that's what we need to have. We need to have Holy thoughts and pure minds. Only then can we dream big.
And only then can God implant Himself into our visions and our dreams . Infact, this was the way that He called many old testament prophets. So many were called and received their calling from a Spirit filled, almost otherworldly dream.
This past Spring, I had a dream that I was crossing the Jordan river. The dream wasn't set in ancient times, though; instead, I was on a steamboat that was slowly being evacuated. Many passengers were on this boat, and many were scared about whatever might happen while they were stuck on this stalled boat. Other passengers, however, didn't seem to see any problem in their situation. I was left wondering what to do myself.
After some time, a militia-type group had also been sent onto the scene. These military leaders searched for passengers willing to be recruited into their evacuation team. Brave passengers became compelled to join this team, which was preparing to leave the ship and search for help on the mainland nearby. I remember that the ship was fairly close to the riverbank, although the evacuation team was facing a jungle once across the river. I listened as the military personnel spoke about the dangers of the mission ahead, and I felt more than slightly intimidated by my own prospects of joining this voluntary team. But the situation on the boat was boring and lifeless, and people were left to waste away through their own devices. So I decided I would go. I was going to join this team and cross the Jordan! I was told that the mission would be long and hard. I was told it would be dangerous. But I wanted to get off of that boat--it wasn't going anywhere and the people on board were not motivated to do much. This is where the dream ended.
When I woke up I felt it was a dream from the Lord. I felt His leading to be bold for Him and venture into uncharted territory. I felt His desire to take me into new places, and report back to those 'stuck' what I tasted and saw. Shortly after waking up that morning, God led me to the Joshua 1, 2 and 3, which strongly matched my dream. God was beginning a new season in my life, and I was being exhorted to enter into the promised land. Around the same time I had this dream, I started doing healing ministry on the street. I was just starting to be used by our Lord to pray for the afflicted. I was out of my comfort zone oftentimes. But I had made the choice; I had crossed the Jordan!
God's recently began speaking about this to me again. I believe that I'm in a new season now, and I've just crossed another river of roadblocks. In the life of a strong believer, there may well be many "Jordans" to cross. God wants His children to personally walk through the exploits in the Bible, and in that dream He gave me, I was shown that He wanted me to live out Jordan crossing of Joshua.
Confirmed 12/13: God showed me that I've crossed the Jordan, because His commandments were more important.
Confirmed 12/14: I was reading the book of Judges, and through 'quickened eye-glances' (see the Quickened Word for more on this), God revealed to me that I had been called out with Him. This is exactly what the military leaders were doing in my dream all those months ago. And He went on and showed me that I was to follow His lead. How critical! Just as the Israelites could not cross the Jordan without the Presence of God, in the Ark, guiding them, we cannot enter the Promised Land that He's called us to unless we follow Him into it.
Confirmed 12/15: Recent Themes have been: Lush, green gardens. Green trees. The Tree of Life. Milk and Honey. The finest of foods. Open Door to His Promises!
Confirmed 12/15: I was reading the Bible Commentary book again, and God really spoke through it. Random reading (search the 'labels' feature for this, if you're interested). I was led to the subtitles "Canaan" and "Canaan as a type of Heaven". God wants to lead us all into a land where the Promises He's given us become manifest. He wants to lead all those who will listen into a land of heaven on earth. The Promised Land symbolizes that our Lord has given us another chance to return to the Garden. The Promised Land symbolizes that our God has great things planned for us, even before we enter Heaven itself. Praise God!
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