20. Dream: Battling Demons (from C)
Posted by:
SeLahGirl on
November 5, 2007 at
2:52PM EST
(from C)
Battling Demons
...a
whle back, like a few years ago, I did have a dream I remember quite
vividly. Most of it anyways. It starts out with me and three friends
are walking around, and me feeling incredibly mischievious. So, we go
up to this large white house, an ordinary house, nothing out of the
ordinary. As we walk around it, I spy a small window at the foot of the
house that has a view of the basement. We peer inside and see a legion
of demons plotting and scheming like in somekind of underground lair.
Me being the adventureous and noble type, I grab a sword out of nowhere
and convince my friend to commence dstroying all them. I was completely
fearless at this point. So, that's what we did. We broke through the
window and I started hacking and slashing them all to death. They were
screaming in pain and agony as they fell to my blade. All seem fine as
me and my friends were easily killing all of them when, out of no
where, Satan himself appears. He was a giant creature, a moster
straight out of any horror movie. He had spikes growing out of his
shoulders, and three clawed fingers for each hand. His head was like
that of a cow, with a long snout and two horns petruding from his head.
It was at that moment that I knew true fear. My friends and I dropped
our weapons and ran out of the place. We split up, but, just as my
dreams go, the demon followed me. I couldn't out run it. I ran as if I
were in water and it gained quickly.Ahead of me there was a chain link
fence and I proceed to climb over it, hoping it would by me some time.
Suddenly, again out of no where, this paul bunion type character comes
and tackles the monster, saving me from an otherwise inevitable death.
How insane is that?
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(selahgirl)
sounds
like wars and warfare, much like the videogames that draw your
attention, are a language that you relate to. The whole dream contains
alot of symbolism. Whether it's just a junk dream or whether God is
wanting to give you some direction for your life is something you have
to discern personally.
Prayer and a regular time of reading
your Bible are key to hearing from God. Just being committed to it and
actually desiring it so that it's something positive in your life and
not a chore -- will open a door to encountering Christ that just can't
be explained.
I think your dream is saying just that. I also
think that God is revealing a call on your life (a gift of influence)
to lead others into battle, spiritual battles, specifically prayer. To
fight for people (especially your leaders and the people you love) by
praying for them.
The house is a Godly ministry of some sorts,
could simply represent the church in general. It's no secret that the
enemy is constantly attacking people in the church and ministry itself.
These creatures are hiding in the low places, the hidden places, within
the church itself. That's also no secret, think back to the many
rebukes in Scripture about sin in the churches and church leadership.
Here
is the catch, the battle is not in the physical as much as it is in the
spiritual. Consider Ephesians 6. We can wear the armor all day long and
strut around in it, but we aren't really warriors until we get dirty in
the battle and actually pray. The focus of the armor is just as much
what you do when you wear it... as what each piece represents. It's a
spiritual armor, but here is the focus once it's in place:
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.
19Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given
me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel,
20for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it
fearlessly, as I should.
I kinda feel that the three
people in the dream that are walking with you are the Trinity, but
later they represent other people that you are to lead/teach/encourage
(or set the example for) in committing to prayer and studying the
Scriptures. That mischievous feeling may simply be the call and gifting
of God upon you to war against spiritual darkness. Some people call it
an anointing, much like what Samson felt.
Looking thru windows
is often (not always) symbolic of having a good discernment, or being
called to operate in spiritual places (prayer and intercession).
Praying into spiritual matters, declaring things and petitioning the
throne of God, is something all Christians are to do, but some people
are extremely gifted at it and have an intuitive sense of what to pray
-- and often Scripture will come to mind that emphasizes what/how to
pray.
Looking thru the window is symbolic for looking into the
spiritual and seeing what needs to be covered in prayer. It is a small
window, so I think God is stressing to not get caught up with the
spiritual side as though it were a big thing. Don't lose site of the
heart of the matter... prayer to minister, to restore people to Christ,
and to bring about the will of God in the lives of people. The Holy
Spirit draws people to Christ. That is the heart of praying in the
Spirit, praying with the Spirit, agreeing with Him, declaring it on the
earth.
The sword, of coarse, is Scripture, reading and studying
the word of God. Without that, you will without doubt step off into
error and arrogance. Everyone does. It is the Word of God that brings
all things back to focus because life itself seems to pull us all in a
gradual drift from solid Truth. That Sword is our greatest weapon, and
just like in your dream, the enemy fears it and will freak every time
when we pick it up. Speaking the Words of God to ourselves or to others
is actually like waving a sword at the enemy and obliterating him just
like you and your friends were doing. It truly butchers them and their
grip on our lives. That part of your dream was an excellent picture of
it.
At this point of your dream, there is a shift. As though God may be saying
1. Up your prayer life and your study of Scripture. and
2...
(Ill finish this in a second message, this one may be too wordy to send already. haha).
***
I
meant to also mention about the breaking thru the window. It just might
be that God wants you to break that barrier that kind of keeps our
prayer life separate from our real life. Perhaps, as you make it more
of your real life, it will influence others to do the same. Breaking
thru something often runs a risk of some small cuts and bruises to our
pride (not that you've got any more pride or arrogance than the rest of
us ^_^), but it all depends on how bad we want to see the lives of the
people we care about affected. People can't be forced, but the Spirit
of God can convince them to remain in His perfect will when we pray for
them.
So back to point 2...
Satan is not representing
Satan per se'. He is representing whatever it is that is holding you
back or trying to. Perhaps, there is something that you fear or that
absolutely saps your courage and zeal to sell out to whatever it is
that Christ is asking your to do in ministry or in your walk. Only you
would know what that is. The dream gives no clue. Only that it is
something that makes you feel hopeless, as though you just can't
overcome it or defeat it or escape it. It's like the ultimate enemy, or
at least is makes you feel that way.
Your confidence
influences those around you. Influence is a mark of a call to be a
leader. People will follow you, not all people, but some will. And as a
Christian, you must lead them to Christ or into a relationship with Him
that is more real than they now know. Not just the unsaved, but other
Christians as well, your peers, your friends, your generation and the
generations surrounding yours.
When you are courageous, they
will follow you anywhere. But when you become afraid or you give up,
they also follow your lead and give in to fear. You cannot lose site
that your walk, your courage to serve Christ in the midst of any
attack, will influence many others that are looking to your example for
strength. It will never just be about you or any other one person. We
are all connected and we all draw our strength from Christ and the
family of God. We are One in Christ and that Truth affects everything.
Jesus prayed this for us in John 17
20"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,
21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am
in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you
have sent me.
22I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one:
23I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let
the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have
loved me.
Notice that not only did your drop your weapon
(your prayer life and Scripture study), but you and your friends became
divided and went their separate ways. The enemy loves to scatter us,
because we are easier to pick off when we are alone.
The demon
following you symbolizes that not only does the enemy want to destroy
the things/people in our lives, he wants us dead. Running will never
bring escape, he will always pursue. Running in water is symbolic of
fear of failure or lack of confidence. Everyone dreams that same thing
at some point in their life. Either they run in slow motion or they
can't scream or they try to do something and their strength is just
gone. Often times they are things that don't even relate to the thing
that you are struggling with in real life. It's more about the emotions
that are in your heart or in your thoughts.
Often, as you gain
confidence in what you are fearing or lacking, your dreams will reflect
overcoming things. Being able to actually yell back at your enemy or
calling on the name of Christ to help you -- or flying with great speed
rather than struggling to run.
Jumping over the fence, trying to
buy some time, putting things off for just a moment to get your breath
and think clearly, are all instinct. Some see it as negative, but it's
actually a natural response. Although, we must eventually realize that
such attempts to save ourselves simply won't work. We must look to God
or to the resources/people that he put in our life for advice/wisdom.
We need help sometimes and can't always do it alone.
Paul
Bunyon... much depends on what exactly your impression is of that
character. Is he like a savior figure, a patriot, invincible, strength?
He could easily represent the strength and boldness that are the key to
saving you from whatever it is that is causing fear or discouragement
or lack of confidence in your life. Or he could be a friend or family
member or someone that is praying for you or influencing your life for
Christ. Kinda like they are a glimpse into who Christ wants you to
become in the lives of other people.
Or it could be Christ,
who comes from no where and saves you when you feel cornered, hopeless,
or without options. Maybe he wants to assure you that you will never be
too far from his presence, never to far for him to make himself known
and to watch your back when you feel overwhelmed. Or maybe he
represents all of these things. idk.
2. There is something that
is holding you back. Something that causes you to feel powerless when
you face it. God has your back covered, but he wants you to get to a
place where you can face this thing and fulfill whatever it is that he
is calling you to do or be. It could be some huge issue that you're
dealing with, or it could be something so small that you didn't even
notice it. Or it could just be God calling you to step up for the first
time, so he can tell you what to do next.
A place to start might
be something at church that has been in the back of your mind but you
just haven't committed to for whatever reason. Has some obscure or
unnoticed opportunity opened up that would challenge you to pray more
or study the Bible more or serve people more. Not like seminary school,
but something that just keeps coming up or weighing on your mind that
maybe you should get more involved in at church or for Christ?
Like
I said, all of this is up to your own interpretation. If God is saying
anything, then something will jump out at you and become clear.
Otherwise, be careful to not read anything into what I've said. I'm
going strictly on my understanding of the symbolism in your dream. But
it could mean a hundred different things or nothing at all. Pray about
it all, and find someone in the church that seems solid and ask his
thoughts on it. Then go with whatever God puts in your heart based on
His Word. Seek wisdom and counsel from people, but always let God be
God and every man a liar if they contradict Him.
1What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there
in circumcision? 2Much in every way! First of all, they have been
entrusted with the very words of God.
3What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify
God's faithfulness? 4Not at all! Let God be true, and every man a liar.
As it is written:
"So that you may be proved right when you speak
and prevail when you judge." (Rom 3)
Hope this helps.
If
any of it seems too crazy or confusing, then just disregard it all.
Pray and seek God's direction, and he will reveal his heart to you. He
never ignores the requests of his kids. Sometimes dreams are just our
brain rummaging thru our thoughts from the day.
