I'm not talking about the dreams that we have as children to grow up to be Iron Man or a T-Rex (the latter being my personal dream), or even the adult aspirations of having a family, a nice house and a sweet ride parked out front.
I'm talking about literal visions or
PROPHECIES,
if you will…..
Side note: I haven't lost my mind, some of this stuff is still weird to me, but I believe it nonetheless. K cool.
The other night I dreamt of an odd man, one I hadn't met yet, showing off his ability to make the sound of a Shofar with nothing but his bare hands, saying,
"I have a natural SHOFAR."​
In the dream I remember him being rather annoying and I forgot it quickly after waking up. I've had weirder dreams, so this one didn;t stand out.
ANYWAYS
My team and I headed out on our way to attend a local church. We met the Pastor there, whose name was Terrance.
After some fantasmo worship, Terrance gave a very passionate message to his congregation. At one point he began to share about a
SHOFAR.
He spoke about how 9 horn-blasts through a shofar symbolized 9 fruits of the Spirit in the Bible. At one point he even used his hand as a shofar, pretended to blow, and said,
"I HAVE A NATURAL SHOFAR!"
Me, being the DOLT that I am sometimes, somehow allowed this part of the sermon to float through my skull, un-challenged by any obstacle that you MIGHT expect to find between two ears. 😉
Well, the sermon ended, we all sat around for lunch, and I don't know what happened exactly, but it just
CLICKED.
I realized that I needed to speak with Terrance.
I had already had a word and encouraging mini-sermon to share with his church in case the opportunity arose, but now I realized that what I had written was for HIM.
I approached Terrance, and awkwardly yet somehow boldly told him that I had dreamt of a man blowing a natural shofar, (There is no way to recover from saying those words to a stranger and still seem sane BTW).
I began to share Isaiah 42 with him, which is actually a prophecy of Christ's life on Earth, speaking of how God the Father would sustain Him and strengthen Him as He went about His ministry. As children of our Father, we share in Christ's character, and we also are sustained by God's love, peace, and strength.
I shared these things with Terrance, and he was slightly taken back. He mentioned that this scripture had been on his heart for some time, and I had confirmed that it was a word from God just for him. He then asked for me to PRAY for him!
I was immediately STOKED-SHOCKED-HUMBLED and in AWE of God's power and HONORED to be used in such a way to help encourage a pastor I had just met, who was so passionate about the growth of his church and the followers within it.
God is big, dream big.
