Visions and Dreams
Big Dreams Bigger God
By Amber Lawton
If you haven ’ t noticed purpose has become a very talked about subject . Experts in business , education , and the church spend a great amount of energy and time encouraging others in this area . If you are like me you have probably heard mixed messages that leave you wondering , who is right ? What if what we are hearing has nothing to do with the way that God designed for us to pursue the plan He has for us ? More importantly , in this pursuit how do we know that what we are going after is what He intends for us to do ?
As believers we understand that God speaks to us directly , and through others , to comfort , encourage , and edify us . One of the frequent ways God communicates with us is through dreams and visions . I would surmise that is because during our sleep is when we are most still , and able to receive from Him . Dreams and visions were quite common in the bible . So much so that in 1 Samuel 3:1 ( NIV ) the text points out that “ In those days the word of the Lord was rare ; there were not many visions .” New King James Version for this same text says “ there was no widespread revelation .” The emphasis of the absence of vision is significant in illustrating to us that this is one of God ’ s chosen ways to speak to His people .
So before you go shrugging off that dream you had last night as a by-product of pizza , or that vision of you doing what seems to be the impossible as another one of your daydreams , take a closer look . No matter how big the dream feels be willing to recognize God is much bigger , and has a reason for showing you this part . So , how do you handle a vision that is bigger than what you feel you are capable of ? What do you do with that dream of your future that nearly stunned you ? Here are just a few steps to take to move forward toward that vision or dream .
Record , Type , Write - As soon as you wake from your dream make note of what you saw or experienced . A wise friend once shared with me a best practice of using the recording device on my phone to capture as much as possible . I have been doing this ever since . I first had to get over what I sound like when half sleep , but that was easy . As a long time dreamer I have had an incredible ability to remember , in detail , what I have dreamt . The dreams are just that vivid . Yet , after this conversation , and test-