Hi Doves,
 
I wasn't going to comment on dreams but with the latest post I felt it important to do so.
 
God says He seals our instruction with dreams. Please pay attention to them! When we do not believe in our dreams, God will cease to speak to us in that manner.
 
My husband and I went to a class at church tonight on the New World Order and losing the traditions of the church. Our basic comment was that we must base our traditions only on the Bible because Jesus said man's religious traditions had made the Word of God of none effect.
 
Woke up at 4:30 am from having a dream. Don't know yet if God was warning me that I had touched a few "sacret cows" and to be ready for the backlash or He is correcting me on some of my beliefs. Praying for His continued guidance.
 
I said all that to say I agree with Mariel that some of our dreams are instructional for ourselves. Perhaps that is why we have not been sharing more. Or perhaps God has not been giving as much foreknowledge on the future as He was a few weeks ago. Stephanie, maybe He has said enough for now and we need to go with the knowledge He has given us.
 
However, had I not read what Mariel said about her instructional dreams, I may not have taken my latest dream so seriously. A Police Officer in my dream told me I needed to go to an eye doctor. Now I do not yet know if I need to do that in the natural or that I need to "see" things a little differently spiritually. Either way, it is very serious.
 
Sometimes sharing something prophetic even when it seems personal is meant for others also. Mariel's comments helped me so much.
 
I have a great praise report concerning a recent dream. Most of you know my Mother has not spoken to me or acknowledged I exist in almost two years. I sent her another birthday card on February 28 and enclosed a couple of things I knew she would like. I asked her to please call me and I would keep it from my two sisters who are causing some of the trouble between us. I told her how much I loved her and missed her. (I sent the card because of a first dream in which Mom was showing love for me.)
 
Well, I waited by the phone Thursday evening, Friday and Friday night for her to call. My husband said, "Shelva, she isn't going to call." I told him I realized that as well. Friday night I had another dream. Just to show how precise God is I'll give some of the details. "Mom and I were going into a department store. She walked ahead of me and passed right by all the great candy. When I caught up to her I put her in a chair in the sunshine. She tried to move the chair out of the sun but I put her back in it. She looked up at me and said, ' I don't want to talk to you.' "
 
Part of that needed NO explanation, did it? She did not want to talk to me. By putting her in the sunlight I had turned up the heat and shed light on what was in her heart. I asked God what was the meaning of the candy? He reminded me of honey in the Bible. Then He said, "she did not want to hear your sweet words of reconciliation." (What a precious and wonderful loving God we serve.)
 
Based on what God was revealing to me I knew how to pray. I did not pray for Mom to call me because I did not think that was going to happen and God had prepared me to accept that. Instead I prayed for God to remove from my mother her stoney heart and give her a heart of flesh. Mom has never been one to forgive. She holds grudges for years and has a hard heart. Then I had peace about it all...
 
Saturday a miracle happened. My mother called me! God had truely given her a new heart. Had He not given me the dream, I would not have prayed the right prayer nor gotten this result. My Mom is 86 years old. Had I not acted on my dreams she may have passed away without ever speaking to me again. That is one thing I have been asking God not to allow to happen. That is a terrible burden to be left with even when you know cercumstances were not your fault. (I am remembering how Peggy M. worked so hard to be reconciled to her Mom after such a great hurt.)
 
My point is for us to all continue to share. We don't know what might have an effect on someone else or what might help them. Plus it gives us a chance to rejoice with one another when something good happens! or to pray when someone has a need.
 
Love you much,  Shelva