This is the last part of the "claiming inheritance" and "stealing my song" dream.
I gave up trying to get my car back and started walking down the road -again on a narrow road in a deep valley. I saw a coyote on a hillside and knew it wanted to attack my little pet dog. (irl there are some coyotes in the nearby woods that act together to entice little dogs to chase one into the deep woods, then the other two attack it.)
By the time it reached us, it was a large vicious white wolf which I knew was an aggressive predatory religious spirit. I commanded it to back off in Jesus' name. It did not leave, but it could not harm us even though it tried very hard to bite us. I was protecting the little dog. I was not at all afraid, but really ticked off at the audacity of this animal. Then I woke up.
Part 3) a white wolf
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Part 3) a white wolf
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The narrow road is this:
Mat 7:14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
The white wolf is what you thought it was. Someone who might appear to be righteous and pure, but ultimately is still a wolf. The wolf is going to attack this puppy, who can be a literal puppy, a baby christian, or a gentile child. The puppy could be something else, but am not sure on what. Anyway, the dream is just basically a warning to you that whoever this wolf is, he is going to attack your puppy, whoever the puppy is.
Mat 7:14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
The white wolf is what you thought it was. Someone who might appear to be righteous and pure, but ultimately is still a wolf. The wolf is going to attack this puppy, who can be a literal puppy, a baby christian, or a gentile child. The puppy could be something else, but am not sure on what. Anyway, the dream is just basically a warning to you that whoever this wolf is, he is going to attack your puppy, whoever the puppy is.
"I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." Gal 2:20
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Charys,
Were you the one who was railroaded along with your husband by the people in your church?
Sorry, I don't remember the details or the dream, I tried to search a bit, but I'm so tired right now.
If it is you I am remembering, this is what came tio mind when I read this post, I believe it is related.
I did not see where you commented about it.
Love to you, Lillian
Were you the one who was railroaded along with your husband by the people in your church?
Sorry, I don't remember the details or the dream, I tried to search a bit, but I'm so tired right now.
If it is you I am remembering, this is what came tio mind when I read this post, I believe it is related.
I did not see where you commented about it.
Love to you, Lillian
He's not a baby in a manger anymore! He's not a broken man on a cross! He didn't stay in the grave and He's not staying in heaven forever!.....He's alive!....People get ready Jesus is coming!
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Hi Lillian,
I don't think that was us. We attend a Bible-based old mainline church. It's a bit of an exception for the denomination which tends to be pretty liberal. (In fact lately there has been a series of articles in the denominational magazine about how all religions are like "planets in orbit around God -each with their own saviours and types of worship -and Christianity is only one of these planets." (makes me so angry!!!!!) Our pastor has taken a lot of criticism for preaching on the filling of the Holy Spirit and believing that the supernatural gifts are for today, and yet he has not seen them himself. There are some in our church who are quite strongly cessationist, believing that speaking in tongues and prophecy and miraculous healing and such ended with the first generation of Christians or when the written scriptures became available. They think I am being deceived. The Lord showed me that one of these elders is my "brakes" to make sure I am moving ahead very carefully and have a scriptural basis for all my actions. It is indeed a narrow road at times -and kind of lonely.
One Sunday, my husband led his entire junior high Sunday School class to the Lord. They each made signed statements with the date on them. (One of the boys was killed in an accident a few months later just before he would have gone through confirmation classes. He had framed his statement and it was hanging in his room. His family was so grateful to my husband for doing this with the kids. It gave them great comfort.)
This class was shortly after my daughter was teaching about salvation in her first grade class in a Christian school. She had stayed up all night praying for the children before this lesson. When she asked if anyone wanted to receive the free gift of salvation by believing in Jesus Christ every single child in her class responded. She tried phrasing the question several different ways to make sure they understood -and they were all still eager. After that they asked her if they could skip recess and pray for each other. Then they asked if they could go pray for the principal who had recently lost her husband. This became a regular thing in her class.
My "brakes" had children in both classes and was not pleased. He felt the children were coerced into thinking they were not Christian before and insisted their baptisms had already done that for them. He is afraid that if the supernatural gifts are allowed to function openly we will have "first and second class Christians" in our fellowship and it will split the church. He has been burnt in the past.
When I told my pastor about the wonderful things that the Lord has done for me in the past three years he expressed concern that this sort of thing causes many divisions and splits in churches. The charismatic churches in this town have suffered numerous splits and divisions and staff firings for years. I'm afraid they have a poor reputation amongst other churches. (An inter-church group is interceding about this now) I need to remember that Jesus said, "By this shall all men know that you are my disciples: that you have love for one another," and that the fruit of the Spirit is first love, then joy and peace.
I have to tread very carefully, trying to follow the path of love, grace, and the truth of Jesus here and now, whilst resting in humility, but without fear of men. My husband tries to be supportive, but he is a left-brained, intellectual, non-professional theologian type. (I realized yesterday he has read the Bible through at least 40-45 times plus his special studies, including Greek, since I have known him.) All this right-brained metaphoric, symbolic, experiential stuff is rather foreign to him. We have stuff to work on.
I don't think that was us. We attend a Bible-based old mainline church. It's a bit of an exception for the denomination which tends to be pretty liberal. (In fact lately there has been a series of articles in the denominational magazine about how all religions are like "planets in orbit around God -each with their own saviours and types of worship -and Christianity is only one of these planets." (makes me so angry!!!!!) Our pastor has taken a lot of criticism for preaching on the filling of the Holy Spirit and believing that the supernatural gifts are for today, and yet he has not seen them himself. There are some in our church who are quite strongly cessationist, believing that speaking in tongues and prophecy and miraculous healing and such ended with the first generation of Christians or when the written scriptures became available. They think I am being deceived. The Lord showed me that one of these elders is my "brakes" to make sure I am moving ahead very carefully and have a scriptural basis for all my actions. It is indeed a narrow road at times -and kind of lonely.
One Sunday, my husband led his entire junior high Sunday School class to the Lord. They each made signed statements with the date on them. (One of the boys was killed in an accident a few months later just before he would have gone through confirmation classes. He had framed his statement and it was hanging in his room. His family was so grateful to my husband for doing this with the kids. It gave them great comfort.)
This class was shortly after my daughter was teaching about salvation in her first grade class in a Christian school. She had stayed up all night praying for the children before this lesson. When she asked if anyone wanted to receive the free gift of salvation by believing in Jesus Christ every single child in her class responded. She tried phrasing the question several different ways to make sure they understood -and they were all still eager. After that they asked her if they could skip recess and pray for each other. Then they asked if they could go pray for the principal who had recently lost her husband. This became a regular thing in her class.
My "brakes" had children in both classes and was not pleased. He felt the children were coerced into thinking they were not Christian before and insisted their baptisms had already done that for them. He is afraid that if the supernatural gifts are allowed to function openly we will have "first and second class Christians" in our fellowship and it will split the church. He has been burnt in the past.
When I told my pastor about the wonderful things that the Lord has done for me in the past three years he expressed concern that this sort of thing causes many divisions and splits in churches. The charismatic churches in this town have suffered numerous splits and divisions and staff firings for years. I'm afraid they have a poor reputation amongst other churches. (An inter-church group is interceding about this now) I need to remember that Jesus said, "By this shall all men know that you are my disciples: that you have love for one another," and that the fruit of the Spirit is first love, then joy and peace.
I have to tread very carefully, trying to follow the path of love, grace, and the truth of Jesus here and now, whilst resting in humility, but without fear of men. My husband tries to be supportive, but he is a left-brained, intellectual, non-professional theologian type. (I realized yesterday he has read the Bible through at least 40-45 times plus his special studies, including Greek, since I have known him.) All this right-brained metaphoric, symbolic, experiential stuff is rather foreign to him. We have stuff to work on.
...that I might know Him...
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((((Bless you Charys)))Charys wrote:) All this right-brained metaphoric, symbolic, experiential stuff is rather foreign to him. We have stuff to work on.
Reading your repsonse has reminded me of how fiercely the Enemy desires to bring discordant music into the fellowship of believers...you are right to remind that love must underpin all we do but my lifelong desire is to know and live that love much more clearly and accurately...I believe many have interpreted love and unity wrongly to maintain the status quo in the past wrongly believing that God's ways are equivalent to human order (and control!)
...We need to listen very very carefully to the deep music from the throne room...it's there in scripture for those with eyes to see and ears to hear...you mention left and right brained...I long, long, loooooong for a day when humans will walk with true alignment between the two....but in the meantime we stumble together like learner dancers trying to hear the music and learn the steps...
My son has asked me to read The Silmarillion to him at bedtime (I love the chance as at 14 i guess not many boys want their mums to read to them...he's read it himself but wants to pick up the stuff he missed by listening ((oh a lesson in that eh....))..).
This bit struck a chord with me the other night as I was reading about the music of the Ainur in the pre-chapter:
The Iluvatar said to them: "Of the theme that I have declared to you, I will now that ye make in harmony together a Great Music. And since I have kindled you with the Flame Imperishable, ye shall show forth your powers in adorning this theme, each with his own thoughts and devices, if he will. But I will sit and hearken, and be glad that through you great beauty has been wakened into song."....Iluvatar sat and hearkened, and for a great while it seemed good to him, for in the music there were no flaws. But as the theme progressed, it came into the heart of Melkor to interweave matters of his own imagining that were not in accord with the theme of Iluvatar; for he sought therein to increase the power and glory of the part assigned to himself...
So...just as we long to hear and live the music from the throne room so also we contend with the discordant themes of pride and self seeking glory both in our own heart and around us in the world...yet we know that as the themes grow together unto the end He will remove those themes that trouble Him (the tares)...to perfect the Great Music.
grace
charlie
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Jesus said: I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3
Jesus said: I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3