Exciting Dream…God is amazing!
I have to tell you about what happened to me today just because of how exciting it was. Sometimes God has given me dreams, but until recently most of the times I didn’t understand what they meant or why I would feel certain ways when I woke up from certain dreams. Recently I read a book called Understanding Prophetic People by R. Loren Sandford and it provided me a lot of insight in regards to these things. So last night when I had a dream that left me feeling a little unsettled in my spirit, I woke up and started praying. As I prayed I realized it wasn’t a sad dream, but an exciting end to a sad situation…God was about to open eyes, restore relationships and heal hurts. I was so excited I was calling the family it was in regards to at 6:30 in the morning. I got the voice mail 
So I prayed all day (even with 17 kids in class today I just couldn’t forget about it). I tried to call after school – no answer, so I tried this families home number – disconnected…God – why would you show me this and not let me tell them…OK,OK maybe I’m just supposed to pray…and minutes later the phone rang…it was the person. He was concerned if we were OK because he hadn’t heard from us in so long and all I left on the voice message was to please call. When I assured him we were fine, I told him I had a dream about his family and wanted to share it with him. I did and I shared what I believed the Lord had showed me…as I spoke I could hear the excitement building in his voice and I knew it was bearing witness with his spirit, but I didn’t have a clue how much until I finished sharing. He shared with me things that had happened in the past week that were right in line with what God had showed me. I share this first of all because it is exciting to me and a great reminder that God is God all the time and He will turn things around when we least expect it.
And secondly I share this to remind us all not to take lightly the things the Lord shows us. I could have easily assumed it was just a crazy dream, moved on with my day… and just been left with a funky feeling inside. Or I could have just prayed but never taken the time to make the phone call, or I could have just been so consumed with my prayer list of my needs that I didn’t take time to pray for this need that the Lord made me aware of.
The truth is I prayed for my class all the way to school yesterday and had a HORRIBLE day. Today I prayed all the way to school for this family that God had put on my heart and didn’t have time to pray for my class at all except the quick pray with my TA before the kids walked in…and we had an incredible day at school. I know this may not make a lot of sense to you and I so wish I could share more, but for now you’ll have to trust me that is an amazing story of what God is and is about to do in lives of people Johnny and I dearly love and who so deserve it.
