In Christ Alone!

~!~ DREAMS ~!~

Hey Guys,

Got a question for you. Do you guys have dreams? Not like "what do you want for your future" dreams (although I COULD talk about that), but like dreams that you have when you're sleeping.

I seem to have been having a lot of weird dreams lately. It's kind of surprising me. Yesterday morning I woke up then fell back asleep. And it was during that second sleep that I had a dream. The odd part of it was that I'd dreamt the exact same thing another time. I don't remember when but it was a while ago. Now, I've had repetitious dreams before, but they were always just the same thing and nothing changed. But in THIS dream I could remember what was going to happen next just before it happened, and I was able to change things. I stopped bad things from happening. I acted differently around certain characters to produce different results. And so on. Is that strange or what?

Then this morning I had another weird dream. But this time the dream is what woke me up. It was interesting. I can't remember the details but after a long scene of events someone was after me. I ended up running into this one room to hide  and it was then my dream shifted. As I entered the room I entered a whole different century. That last part of my dream was very pleasant, and that is when I woke up. LOL I tried to go back to sleep to see where the pleasant dream would end up but I just ended up wasting another two hours of my day. (oops)

What do dreams mean? Are they simply ideas that you've had over the last week mixed with your many emotions and a load of imagination, displayed like a realistic piece of life? Or are they signs, warnings, promptings, that you are intended to incorporate into your real life?  After I wake up, should I dwell on the dreams, good or bad, or should I disregard them and take no more thought about any of it?

Once I had a dream,  and to make this really short,  this man who was sitting next to me in church tried to kill me by poisoning me through something he had touched. It was one of the most real dreams I've ever had. And after running from him wildly I woke up in a panic. Not three hours later Mom read on the news via the Internet that a guy had poisoned three people somehow by touching them. He had made a point to shake their hands after his court case and later that day all three were very sick. That kind of freaked me out.

Dreams are talked about a lot in the Bible. And are dreams and visions the same thing? Can we create our own dreams and visions or must they come on their own? If it is without us, then do they all have significant meanings? Do Christians and non-Christians have different dreams? Should a Christian take more serious action concerning his/her dream verses a non-Christian?

I'm sorry, I'm asking way to many questions than you'll probably want to comment on and answer. But, they are going through my head so I decided to type them. hehe

Ok. I'm stopping. That is plenty to think about for now. And if anyone at all has any helpful advice, suggestions, Bible verses, or even opinions, please comment. Email works too!  Good day and God bless you all!

Dreams

12:53 AM, Feb. 27, 2006 .. Posted by alaska0girl

Sometimes I have dreams where l dream something then it happens. A couple weeks ago I had a dream that I was late for church. So in real life I woke up and was rushing and stuff then I looked at my clock and it was only 6:50! It was the weirdest dream/reality I have ever had.

In Him,
Alycia

Hi

1:22 PM, Mar. 7, 2006 .. Posted by PinkFlamingo

Hi Stephanie ~ Just wanted to say hello. I'm sort of new to blogging....I'm also 19 and a homeschool graduate. :-) Found your blog through a friend, and I was excited to find someone my age!
I'll think on the dreams questions. You're right, dreams are really weird sometimes. Sometimes I think maybe they mean something, and other times they are just totally weird! lol
Anyway, nice to meet you and I hope to talk more with you soon! Have a wonderful day,
Ashley