I had one of those dreams last year that stuck with me, but not due to its entertainment value. This dream was disturbing, and frankly, annoying. It falls into the category \u00a0of frustration dreams\u2014you know, the kind when nothing you do works; you\u2019re lost in a familiar building (for me that place is usually a school); nobody\u2019s listening to you\u2014that type.<\/p>\n
But this dream was more straight-forward and made more sense in real life than the common frustration dream. I think that\u2019s why it was so disturbing.<\/p>\n
In this dream, I entered my home before dark one summer’s evening and turned on the lights. Nothing. I went from room to room trying to find a switch that worked. None did. However, when I looked up at the ceiling fan, it was operating. The power was on, but the lights would not work.<\/p>\n
I inspected each light fixture all over the house\u2014whether ceiling, stove, sink, or table\u00a0lamp. Each one was fully stocked with bulbs\u2014perfectly good bulbs. I knew the power was on but the lights were not shining.<\/p>\n
I climbed up onto my bed and was aware in the dream of the instability of my footing on the mattress. With legs shaking and feeling like a novice surfer on a large wave, I reached up to the bulbs in the ceiling fixture\u2014each one in its place\u2014and then discovered the problem. Every last bulb in the house was just one or two revolutions away from connecting with the power.<\/p>\n
When I awoke in the morning after the dream, I didn\u2019t think much about it and went on with my day.<\/p>\n
Later, like a bolt out of Heaven\u2014when I\u00a0was telling\u00a0someone about the dream\u2014I realized what it signified. My dream was a tutorial about the power and the light operating within me\u2014and the Church.<\/p>\n
First, the dream was set in my<\/i> house. Therefore, it applied to me just as much as it did to anyone else\u2014probably more. Keep this in mind\u00a0when God reveals issues to you\u2014let Him search your own <\/i>heart first. \u201cBrethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself<\/b>, lest thou also be tempted.<\/i>\u201d (Galatians 6:1, KJV; emphasis added).<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what I saw<\/span>: The power in the house was on. Nothing was wrong\u00a0at the electric company’s end\u2014I knew that because the ceiling fan was doing its thing. The light bulbs were all in place\u2014they appeared to be properly installed.<\/p>\n What I know<\/span>: There is nothing wrong with the power of God in our time. It is every bit as strong as it was when Elijah and Elisha lived, when Peter, Paul, and John preached, and indeed, when Jesus walked the earth. The power is most definitely ON.<\/p>\n This dream opened my eyes to a small adjustment I needed to maintain so that Jesus\u2014the Light of the world\u2014could shine through my life. This \u201cfine-tuning\u201d, I believe, is applicable to anyone else hungering for more of God, as well. Here\u2019s what I gleaned:<\/p>\n We\u00a0must never take it for granted that because God’s power is present and we are in position to be used that we are actually fully connected to the power. Connection\u00a0at full revolution\u00a0is the only sure<\/em> way to produce light. Heat will be generated as well, but we can\u2019t\u00a0let that stop us from seeking\u00a0full connection to our Power Source. Heat is<\/em> produced when light shines; but when the heat is on, God\u2019s grace and glory flourish all the more.<\/p>\n May the Lord grant all of us the grace we need to turn those\u201cbulbs\u201d the one or two notches it takes to connect with Him at full strength. And may we keep that connection tight on an ongoing basis.<\/p>\n Dorothy<\/p>\n “I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing<\/i>.” John 15:5 <\/p>\n\n
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