Stop, Pray, And Then Listen When The Lord Gives You A Dream. There May Be A Dual Purpose To The Dream.

I had a dream the other day and the first thing I did when I woke from the dream was pray and seek if it was from the Lord. I was assured that it was and Holy Spirit used that particular dream to stir something inside of me that remained dormant for many years. I was able to finally say that past is past and it remains just that, in the past. I am perfectly fine with this. Sometimes you need to mull over the dream a little bit more than the initial purpose of the dream for it may be used for you to pray for someone or about something. I did that.
Yesterday, I created a new bracelet. I do not even have an outfit that I can think of that it will go with. I was drawn to the most beautiful deep navy blue beads months ago and they just sat in my jewelry making box. It was the iridescence of the beads that caught my attention when I purchased them. I really love the shade of the deep midnight navy blue. I sat outside yesterday afternoon and created. When I need direction and clarity I find that creative projects assist in this. I was also reminded yesterday to fast so I did this morning. As I fasted and chose to give up a walk in which I was heading for to speak with a neighbor, it caused me to delay the walk in order to see a program today. The guest speaker spoke on the interpretation of dreams. I was reminded that sometimes a dream be it good or bad must be prayed for. Not to just seek the Lord to see if it was or was not from Him but to either pray that the good will go forward or that the bad will be stopped. You have power in your prayer if you know who you are in Christ.
I then walked after the program and it was during my walk that I began to pray for the situation I was shown in the dream. I heard specific words spoken in the dream. When I woke from the dream I actually searched something out to find that the words didn't seem to line up with what was spoken. I then began to pray for this situation to not come to pass. You see, sometimes a dream given to you is not always about you or for your benefit. The Lord may be using you to intercede for something. Does that make sense? That is wise for you to first seek the Lord as to if the dream was sent to you by him, the enemy, or it was just yourself. Once you get the clearance that it was from Him then seek further what to do with this dream.
In the bible it does say that in these last days we are living in that the old men will dream dreams and the young men will see visions that the Holy Spirit will be poured out in great measure. Something like that, I am not a bible scholar so it may be a bit mixed up but you know what I am trying to say right? Just because the terms used are "old men and young men" do not get offended at the terms. Did you ever think it could mean this also..Old men or wisdom is often referred to one that has wisdom. That wisdom comes with age and experience. So, if God has gifted you with much wisdom that does not mean you have to be an old man to be classified as this. So, there are young men out there with God given wisdom that can flow in dreams too. It is not just limited to ages to place you in that category. When I became born again I was not a young man and I began to have visions and then I would write about them. So can it possibly be that I was young in the Lord as opposed to young in my actual age? Just another thought to ponder on.
I woke with this scripture in me today Isaiah 10: 1-4
"How horrible it will be for those who make unjust laws and who make oppressive regulations. They deprive the poor of justice. They take away the rights of the needy among my people. They prey on widows and rob orphans. What will you do on the day you are called to account for these things when the disaster comes from far away? Where will you run for help? Where will you leave your wealth? Nothing's left but to crouch among prisoners and to fall with those who are killed. Even after all this, his anger will not disappear, and he is still ready to us his power."
In conclusion, embrace the good dreams and pray them into existence and thank the Lord for the "atta boy" encouragement to you. Pray to stave off the bad or ominous dreams to flee and not touch your life and still thank God that He loves you to give you warning so as to pray it off of your life. Heed that warning just as well as the blessing dreams. Is one any greater than the other, NO both are from God if you know for sure that they are and be thankful that He is using you through dreams and/or visions to accomplish His work in your life. Be blessed this very day and be a blessing to others too.