God Speak's today - Marriage

God speaks! Words and Dreams.

Recently I have been encouraged as I have seen something manifest before my eyes, something the Lord showed me.

Sometime in the first quarter of 2016 God showed me the following:

I was in church and helping with the lyrics. The musicians were in practice preparing for the service and I was standing up looking outward.  I could see this new guy sitting in the end chair, he was a part of the program run by the church to help with drug rehabilitation, and he was drawing in a book. On the stage were the musicians.

At this particular point as I was looking out, someone spoke something from the stage which happend to catch the attention of the Adam, and myself.  In my peripheral vision, as he looked up toward the stage, God highlighted Adam, to me, and one of the girls on stage, Rebecca. It was a very quick vision, and as they were highlighted to me I felt the word 'marriage'.

Marriage, God, are you saying these two will be married? I pondered on that for a while. I pondered on the situation.  Adam had only been here for a couple of weeks. When he looked to the stage, he wasn't looking any where in particular. The attention was not at all on Rebecca.  It was just something that God highlighted to me, it was a spiritual vision.

So, Adam and Rebecca will be married. I was pondering on that over and over, Adam and Rebecca, Adam and Rebecca. I was not 100% certain I had seen correctly but I stored it in my heart.  I thought, if the Lord wants to do that, He can.  I also reflected on another time, some years ago, where the Lord highlighted two people to me as they were walking in a line, and they ended up getting married. Therefore, what God had just highlighted to me, I didn't think was out of the question.

So I decided that I would watch them for a while.  To see if this relationship would start to develop. I was not sure what to say, if anything, to anyone, so I prayed, Lord, Your will be done in their lives.

Over the weeks, I could see them have small conversations together. They were only small and it came about because they were needing to liaise with each other as they both served at church. During some of these times, although the conversation was to do with their areas of serving, I could see at times just a glimmer on his face, something like he liked her, as he spoke to Rebecca. I thought, that is interesting! Although it was minimal and I am not sure if anyone would pick it up, I saw it.

One day Adam came to one of my classes. His demeanor had changed - it was very positive, one that seemed to breath vision and hope in his life. I felt that something had happened between him and Rebecca. This hasn't been confirmed, but I sense it to be so.

First dream:

I had a dream that we were all in church. Rebecca and Adam were both serving, and others two, but Rebecca was in a night dress. It was very innocent, nothing untoward, but I felt that it was too intimate for the occasion.  

At this stage, I still was not sure of their relationship, because nothing was being shown or talked about. So when I woke, I felt that it wasn't the right time for them as yet, especially as Adam had not yet finished the program. By the stage he had recently gone into Stage 3.  My reaction was to pray for the Lord to help them and if anything was happening that was causing intimacy too early, that the Lord would move on their behalf.

Life went on and I could see them talking together more and just hanging around in a general area together.  Then all of a sudden things changed. I could see Rebecca was burdened. I was not sure what was going on.

The Lord had given me a couple of words for Rebecca and as I shared them to her, in my heart I knew that this also involved Adam, although I did not feel I could mention that to her.  One day Adam's dad ministered at my church and he called Rebecca out and he put her head on his shoulder as he prayed for her. He was encouraging her that the Lord was doing things on her behalf and not to be in a hurry, and as he was praying this I was thinking 'he is praying for his daughter in law, that is his daughter in law'.  

Again, I kept all these things in my heart.

Second dream:

I saw Rebecca in a dream and she seemed to be working, and she was talking to a male. Adam came up close behind her and stood along side her. He was staying very close to Rebecca. As Rebecca moved, Adam moved too, so as to remain close to her - like, I am here!  Next they were by a car, Adam was sitting in the passenger seat. The passenger door was open, and Rebecca was on the other side of the door; she had a cloth in her hand. As they were talking, Adam seated, and Rebecca leaning through the open window of the open door, they were laughing and talking and I thought, they get along so well. I was enjoying watching them talk and laugh together and just thinking, they get on so well.  As they were talking Rebecca was using the cloth to dust off around the trim of the car, just sorting the final touches.

When I woke, I thought, this is about their life, and that where they are now, it is close for them to get together.  That Adam was in the final parts of the program and Rebecca was helping with the final dusting off of things, possibly in prayer?  I also said to myself "this is close"! The reveling of it all is close!

Again, I prayed and thanked the Lord for His will to be done. I was surprised that I was seeing all of this and still, was I to do something more with it, along side prayer?

One day, I went to the Rehab to do my weekly teaching and I sat down with the director. I felt to tell her as both Adam and Rebecca were a part of the program in some form.  As I started, I said that I felt God has shown me that two people will marry.  She said is it 'Adam and Rebecca' and I said yes. The Director asked me to go on with what God had shown.

I explained the vision when I first was shown, then dream 1 and dream 2.

The Director then went on to explain the situation that had to do with the fist two stages of what God had shown me.  Initially the Lord had shown Rebecca quite early that she would marry Adam, and the vision was confirmation. With my first dream she said that they had to encourage them to cool their relationship as they wanted Adam to finish the program.  (Hence, why Rebecca was downcast for a while). The 2nd dream, in the car wasn't explained then as I understand now, we hadn't got to it.

So I can see that the Lord was showing me, like a movie, the steps along the way.  That is also what the Director felt.

With the final dream, they were in the car, the finishing touches were being made, and they were really connected.

So, 

In March this year I went to Perth and just after I left I receive a message from Rebecca wishing me well and saying goodbye, she is moving to Sydney. I had recently seen Adam in Sydney helping his Dad and I still was not sure what was happening. When I got back I understood.

Adam had left the program for Sydney and to be in ministry with his Dad, and Rebecca had left for Sydney as she felt the call to go there as well and be with Adam.  They went there separately, but some short time later I see a video with them both together, family around, and Adam gets on his knee and asks Rebecca to marry him. I was so happy for them both.

The Lord has done great things, again, always, forever!

As I thought on this all, the outworking of this was such a blessing to watch, and to see what the Lord will do, and I was encouraged that I was led to pray for His plan into this situation that I felt the Lord showing me, although I didn't see anything taking place in the natural.

It has also encouraged me with the prophetic and to understand how God speaks, and how he speaks to me. It has taken me a while to understand this, but this particular event has encouraged me so much.  It is about trusting that God speaks to me and that I hear Him, that I see Him, that I feel Him. 

I am hoping that it also encourages someone else. That God fulfills His plans. That He has plans for people's lives and He will orchestrate things to come to pass. I since told Rebecca that the Lord showed me they would be married and the dream I had regarding the car and the dusting.  Rebecca was encouraged and said that it was totally like that.

I asked her about the progress of their relationship, how dd it progress, and one key was that her heart was open and she and Adam had times where they spoke to each other about the plans that they felt God had for them.  As they spoke to each other they could see that they seemed to be on the same page.  Adam would leave little notes of encouragement for Rebecca and Rebecca would pray for Adam and his walk in the program.

God is good. We can not put Him in a box.  He definitely has plans for people. He definitely identifies people to come together for marriage, He prepares people's hearts.  It had been a desire for Rebecca to be married and God is a God who fulfills the desires of the heart. So do not be afraid to have Godly dreams and desires because He hears them, He sees them, He knows them.

Be blessed.

Dream - Graduating University

Last night I had a dream.   24th August 2016

I was in a room with a group of people and the girl that led me to the Lord was there and at one point I was sitting next to her.  We were in a church setting and she was sipping on coffee, relaxed, and saying something like she was enjoying being in a place of freedom, and she was happy.

Then I remember that I was also there to celebrate my graduating University.  At first I had to calculate that I was not leaving high school; thinking of my age, I finished high school at 17, then 3 years university means 20 years old - and in the dream - that was a reflection of my age.  My mum was with me and I looked at her and said thank you for paying my tuition fees as I know it would have cost a lot.  I was still in that same church environment that I was in with my friend.

That was pretty much all I can remember but I do reflect firstly that I have had a number of school and graduation dreams over the years; from primary school to high school.  Then I remember I was graduating high school and going to university, and this one was not that long ago really, probably in the last few years.  Now, in this dream, I have graduated university.

I note that I don’t feel that I have done anything spectacular in my walk recently to have this dream of graduating, nor any of the other dreams, but maybe it is significant for something new that is coming. Something new to learn, and now I am graduating from school and coming into some real life situations?

Yesterday I did recognise a prayer I said:  I said ‘Holy Spirit, teach me about You and to flow in You and be in You’.  I recognise that there can be so much more in my relationship with Him. Maybe it is because I want more and deeper and am coming into a new confidence, but in Him, not me!

I also had a lovely connect group with some girls and there was one girl there who was very sweet and my attitude was, I can learn something from her.

The other thing is, often my Dad or his house, or my mum or my sister are in my dreams.  I have seen that my dad often reflects Father God, my mum – Jesus and my sister, the Holy Spirit.

Saying to my mum, thanks for paying my tuition fee, I know it cost a lot, was like me saying to Jesus, thank you for paying the price for me. I know it cost you everything.

I also note that this September, I believe, is when I first went to church to listen to a testimony and was so touched by God that He got my heart then.  I didn't formally go forward for prayer and be baptised until the following June, 1997.  But, this September testimony in 1996 was extremely significant for me.  So reflecting now, that is 20 years. Praise God for keeping me.

I find my dreams so interesting and descriptive at times, especially when links are being revealed, pictures and analogies. 

There is nothing for me to do in this other than be thankful that God has kept me these years.  I believe that there is something new coming, and this 20 years in the Lord is quite significant. And to give thanks to Jesus for paying the price for me, I love that about this dream.

So, yes, thankful, blessed, hopeful.  God is good!

Dream: Work together

A few nights ago I had a dream where two men were working on the same item.  They were kneeling on the floor and seemed to be dismantling or working at the metal feet of a table or some sort of structure that is able to carry something.  I was watching this unfold.

They both had the same equipment to use whilst they were working on this item but one person was struggling and the other was going quite well.

As I was watching on I saw that one of the ladies from church was there, kind of like the person who yell's out in a rowing team.  She was calling out "you need to work together, you need to work together".  Then she said something about being in either of two places and I can only remember the name of the second place which was 'Bedrock'.

The dream ended.

I initially thought of the Flintstones when I saw Bedrock and thought, what is this about?  :)

Firstly to establish that Rock is the revelation that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God and we are to stand upon that foundation alone.

But as I thought of the word as 'Bed Rock' and working together.  Friendship and love in the body of Christ working together.  To remember that we are to run our own race keeping our eye's on the prize, but we are a part of a body, and as The New Living translation explains Eph 4:16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

1 Corinthians 12:12-27 ESV    For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. For the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.

I could also see two other meanings of the word Bed Rock.

 

I have established what Rock means, but bed speaks of rest and or intimacy.  To be in that place or rest and intimacy with the Lord, find out His heartbeat, and work with each other fulfilling the plans he lays out.  Last night I was speaking with my Connect leader who has spoken that we will be working through our prayer life and establishing it for a closer walk with Jesus.  This Connect leader is the one in the dream who was yelling out 'work together, work together'.  I see it for individual's with the Lord, I can see if for the church as the body working together, but it can speak also of marriage, for those who are  married to work together, encourage each other. Be kind to each other. Pray with each other.

The other meaning of Bedrock is what my friend described as when they are building a tall building, or any sort of building, they ensure that they dig down to the bedrock so that what is being built will be stabilized against anything that may come against it.  That seemed to also fit in to what was being done in the dream, as they seemed to be working on the feet, the part that stabilised.

So in the dream I saw the encouragement for the church to work together, in doing so one can help the other.  That as we support each other, as we walk together in Christ, as we dig down into the bedrock of what our Christianity is all about, who it is about, and what the Lord want's to do - even in the particular part of the body where He calls us, then we will grow together as Eph 4:16 puts it He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

 

I had been holding onto a picture that I saw the other day and it really touched me and I had been wondering how to share it, but I felt that I could use it here.  It is from a Facebook photography page that I subscribe to and I felt that as the body work's together then we will fly together.  I have also added a picture of two Eagles as I felt this was a powerful picture as well.

 

The words that came to me: 

 

Work together, Fly together.

Dig Deep.

Find Rest and Intimacy.

 

Jesus: King of Kings

The other night I had a dream. A person known to me was wearing a pair of brown ankle boots. She was struggling to walk in them and her left leg was being dragged behind her.  The person gave me the boots to try on to see if I wanted them, as in the natural we sometimes exchange shoes. I tried them on but although they seemed to fit length wise the shoes were really heavy. They were really wide inside, didn't feel nice and although similar the shoes were actually a little different, not even complete with material missing, not matching and even the laces seemed odd.

 

I knew the shoes were no good, not for me and I could see why she had trouble walking in them. I then saw a glimpse of the brand name on the ankle area, which was a brand that use to make shoes and I don't know if they still do?

 

The brand name was 'Roc

 

The message I saw was she was trying to walk on the Rock without the K. The Roc's didn't fit, were heavy and made her walk very tough. This person is in what I would call a religious system that inhibits the full knowledge and reverence of Christ as King and Lord over all.

 

When I woke I said to a friend that the K for Rock was missing and that we are told stand on the Rock of the revelation who Jesus Christ is. Then my friend said K for King.

 

I thought yes. Jesus is the Christ the Son of God. Amen. And He is also Jesus Christ our King. The revelation of Peter is key! To understand He is Lord and King above all is key!

 

So, He is Lord and King, Redeemer, Love, the Christ who takes away the sins of the world and if we have seen Him, we have seen God. To know Him is to know God. That Our Father has revealed Himself in Christ and made Him Lord over all. God is Lord over all. He is preeminent!

 

We are to stand on the full revelation of Jesus Christ our ROCK. All He has done and wants for us 'as a partial understanding' will hinder our walk, our standing, our identity and even salvation itself.

So, we can pray and encourage each other to know Jesus better. To really acknowledge who He is. That people would know Him as the Christ, the Son of the living God, Christ our King! People who don't yet know Him, people who are stuck in religious systems that blind their sight in the truth..... And for our brothers and sisters, to encourage and build each other in Christ, and to encourage each other in to the fullness we have which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

Matthew 16:13-20

When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock (the revelation of who Jesus is) I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

 

Jesus King of Kings - Scripture references