Dream Big, or Go Home
So let’s Dream Big!
A while back, I had a dream. It was not on the level of Martin Luther King Jr. 's 'I Had a Dream' dream, but it was significant in Jeff's world.
Note: Pharaoh once had a Dream, too -->
My dream began with me living in this world with total angst. My fears and the unresolved questions troubled my mind, and I was in despair. My family, finances, and our partisan politics in these 'Divided' States of America also weighed on me. This world is at war in Ukraine & Gaza, we have a border crisis, and we live in a land where too many consider traditional Christian Values to be 'hate speech.'
At one point in this dream, I hollered out loud enough for my wife to help calm me... but not loud enough for her to smother me with a pillow where we would end up on Dateline.
But next, my dream shifted from angst to a place where I had new eyes and understanding with a Heavenly perspective. Though I could see the above-noted problems,
I had peace as I understood God was in control. I could sense His wisdom, presence, & power, cradling every circumstance, whether good or bad. No moment of despair, border crisis, war, pandemic, injustice, or the rejection of God with words, emotions, profanity, hatred, or consequence was outside of His touch. All of this life existed truly in the Palm of His Hand.
Even as this world celebrates DOWN as the new UP, WRONG as the new RIGHT, and where you can choose your own gender like it was on the McDonald's drive-thru menu… no matter, because our God is sovereign.
God is the creator and architect of all things, from beginning to end. His ways and plans alone are the true light in this dark world, and no wild-haired, rebellious, free-will scheme of man will alter God's plan.
In this dream, I could see this world still raging, but with a glimpse of peace as God's Spirit was woven through each issue, so that I could feel the peace of His presence and control.
There is darkness found in the panic on our own, but this darkness dissipates in God's light. Though men still do horrible things to each other and bad 'stuff' will continue to happen to good people on this Earth, there is a perspective outside of man's that is God's alone.
God's Eye sees the whole story of this life, and also with eternity in mind.
Then, this Heavenly dream state was ending, and I felt sad, wondering if I would have the choice to stay. I remember clearly not wanting to leave, but realizing this was for the moment. It felt similar to those out-of-body experiences often associated with near-death experiences, but in my case, it was an out-of-consciousness experience where God’s truths came to me in my dream.
But the morning comes. I get up and begin a new day while this dream plays in my mind. While I cannot recapture that Heavenly perspective, I am impressed that GOD IS IN CONTROL even in this 'enlightened-NOT' 'broken' world. His attentive love is woven into the very fabric of this life.
So onward and forward I intend to go. Seeking God through His Word, in my prayers, and maybe... even my dreams... (in that order, of course)
Note: This was my dream, not a revelation, not a prophecy like John on Patmos, but I still believe there was a message of truth from God for me and maybe for you.
May God bless each of you as you seek and serve Him.
Jeff (dreaming BIG) Larson
