In my dreams, maths classes or tests have always been about MATURITY. I don't know why. That's just what God has shown me for myself.
As for the Words ...
Taming the Tongue (James 3, NIV version)
1 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.
3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4 Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
Perfection in this bit of text refers to MATURITY.
So it appears that you're in a class designed to mature you, you are learning words, but you gave up and walked out on it. God has shown me many times over the years, when I'm affecting my life in a good way or a bad way, depending on the words I'm speaking over my life and myself. Not to mention what I say about other people.
What does Jennifer Garner represent to you? To me, she has always represented someone who has worked persistently and consistently and attained her goals. In her life, she is a woman of strength. You only get where she has by stickability. She's incredibly fit, flexible, strong and quick.
Saltwater and freshwater ... with our words with bless God and curse other people. Maturity comes when we learn to bridle our tongue and start speaking the right words over ourselves and other people.
Jesus said to the disciples, go to a man's house and say 'peace be with you'. If he's a man of peace, the blessing of peace will rest on him. If he's not a man of peace, the peace will come back to you. Likewise, some people believe that if you curse other with your words, and they don't receive that curse, the curse will come back on you. That seems like a pretty good reason not to curse people. Cursing simply means speaking negatively against people. Jesus cursed the fig tree. 'You'll never bear any fruit'. Have you been cursing people? Have you been speaking negatively about yourself and others?
Interesting dream.
