God Desires to Speak to You Through DreamsSample

DAY 3: Cultivate the culture of dreams

Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, “Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me.” So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?” And his brothers envied him, but his father kept the matter in mind.
Genesis 37:9-11

As said on the first day, this text, despite the obvious family dysfunctions (favoritism, aggressiveness...), represents in my opinion what the culture of the dream is.

First, Joseph talks about his dreams around him. Of course, the family tension did not help, so this created more problems. However, the culture of dreams is present there and they were openly talking about it.

Second, Jacob does not question Joseph's dream (be careful not to make a doctrine out of it, for some of our dreams may not be from God). Jacob will even throw out to Joseph, with some questioning, what the dream may mean. To live in the culture of dreams is to be attentive to dreams and to desire to grasp their meaning.

Third, Jacob understands that the dreams are symbolic. At this point, he realizes that it is not really the moon, the sun and the stars that are bowing down to Joseph, but him, Leah (who acts as "mother" after Rachel's death) and his brothers. To live the dream’s culture is to understand that our dreams are filled with symbolic actions.

Fourth, Jacob understands that the dream, however powerful, is not for now (even though the action was taking place before Joseph's eyes). So he keeps the memory of the dream in his heart. To live in the culture of the dreams is to understand that even if the dream is strong in emotion, even if we feel a sense of urgency in our dream, it is mostly to get our attention and encourage us to keep it in our heart. In this regard, I encourage you to keep the memory of your dreams by writing them down in a journal (notebook, computer, phone...) so that you don't forget them.

I invite you to pray with me:

Lord, I desire that you would bring me into a life of the Spirit where dreams are part of my daily life. You are the giver of dreams. I pray that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit will manifest in my life through night visions, through dreams straight from your Fatherly heart. In the name of Jesus, amen.

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Jeremy Pothin