Paul RT

Thanks Mia

Hi Mia
I had an in-depth conversation with my old Pastor yesterday, and he counselled me that just because I believed that God was calling me into a ministry of Eldership, that this didn't necessarily mean it was right away. I agreed with him, as I am mindful of David's experience - waiting 15 years after his anointing before God actually appointed him as king of Israel.
I guess my subconscious thoughts are that it may be God will appoint me as Elder in my old church someday, and I don't want to burn any bridges there
Thanks for your encouragement
Paul

Hi Mia
I am in the process of moving to a new church, away from the one my wife is still attending. I was the Church Secretary and my wife is now the Secretary there, so I expect that this will have pretty major implications.
I believe that God has been giving me clear directions to do this, however I expect that there will be a number of people at my old church that will try to dissuade me from taking this path.
Thanks for your interest
Paul

In this dream I was dreaming about driving in busy traffic and came upon a heavy vehicle that was like an earthmover and I was able to get around it without having an accident. Within the dream I then awoke to hear my wife and children discussing unsafe driving. They were criticisng my driving record. I then challenged my daughter Lettecia about her driving record.
I was then packing for a trip and was cutting the pockets out of clothing such as jeans to take with me in an emergency.

In the background I cold hear the song “Spring of Life” by Hillsong whose lyrics are as follows:

“How beautiful are You Lord
A spring of life to me
Words of love caress my soul
You fill every need

And precious are You statutes
They guide my every move
I'm so in love with You Lord
Your love shines over me

And I will seek You with all my heart
I will lift my voice to You
No matter how I feel my hope´s in You
For You have rescued me from calamity
Set my feet on solid ground, O Lord
You are a spring of life to me

Your Word secure within me
Has kept my feet from strife
Forever I will thank You
For giving me new life

And I will love You Jesus
My life´s within Your hands
Teach me. Guide me
Into Your master plan
(see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcRVRs9H7B8)

Dear mbstudent
Thanks for posting that passage - I take it that it is out of Exodus.
I feel a bit like Moses at the moment - being led out of my old church to a new one to exercise a new leadership ministry.
Please pray for me this morning as I meet with my old Pastor to set out what God is doing in my life, as I believe he may challenge me on whether I really think this is the Lord's leading

Possible manifestation: I believe that God is asking me to change churches to one which is more formal (hence the coat of arms). I believe he is doing this for my personal growth and development. I believe my ministry there will be a helping or eldership role.
The song speaks of a lonely journey, which is what I feel it is, as my wife is continuing to attend our old church.
The "voice inside my head"hopefully is God leading me in this journey

I was part of a group of 3 married couples who were asked to complete a survey. As part of the process we caught a train to a venue that appeared to be an Anglican church or old English hall.
I sat down at a table, but then another group sat around the same table as me, and I had to move to another table where my group was sitting.
I saw Bill Hargreaves, a local Labor politician sitting down, and moved to avoid sitting next to him as well.

Thanks Dee

Thanks dee NeWine
In my professional career I am involved in coaching training and administration of programs of marginalised people. These people are usually log term unemployed from low socio-economic groups, have no driver's licence, poor employment history, no recent phone referees on their resumes, poor personal presentation skills etc.
By way of background I was recently interviewed for an internal promotion for a position that involves quality assurance, analysing policies and procedures to improve business performance etc. I think this is what the dream is about

Possible Manifestation: my wife is currently Secretary of a church up that until very recently I have been attending. I was the former Secretary, and therefore on that Diaconate (leadership).
I believe that God is calling me to another Church to exercise my leadership gifts there.
It could be that God has called me out to sort out some "overheating" at this new church.
The image of the family meal and me not being invited could symbolise my old leadership body meeting without me

I was attending an end of year dinner and graduation for a training program for IT hardware called Charity Computers that in real life runs and involves recycling superceded PCs. We were walking around some tables to collect our food buffet style, and I saw that it wasn’t set out in an organised manner, so I ended up going around twice. I was speaking to graduates and trainers and talking about how we could make the training more interesting and attractive to get more students to enrol in future courses. This included having training in installing home-made burglar alarms.
Some of those attending were wearing red and white jumpers with Christmas motifs, and I noticed that some of them were wearing them back to front, but I said that this was OK so they wouldn’t feel embarrassed, as they were marginalised people.
I also spoke to another person on a project and advised him on being more organised and having better systems in place.

Thanks Laura

Thanks guys

Possible manifestation: I need to exercise leadership and stand up to others who are misguided or mislead others

I was following a dark coloured Chrysler PT Cruiser with a double white stripe. They broke down and I helped them fixed their headlights and gave them directions.

I heard the following song by Philips Craig & Dean in the background:

“Mama like to burn the midnight oil
Down on her knees in prayer
If you asked why she did it
She said she did it care she cared
Now Mama always talked to Jesus
When she knelt by her rocking chair
Oh, I'm glad my mama was willin'
To burn the midnight oil in prayer”

Thanks Traveller

Yes, I do help people find jobs in real life.

I think it may be a way for God to comfort and encourage me, as I've been having some struggles with my current church lately. I'm wondering if He's wanting me to move to another church and new leadership or Eldership ministry.

New South Wales is the state next to my own

In His Name

Paul

A beautiful dark haired woman with pale skin was riding a bicycle past my window. She stopped and said that she was looking for a job. I offered to help her with this.
She then hopped into a red sports car with her boyfriend in the driver’s seat. As they were about to take off I noticed that someone I had worked with years ago – a Mark Neggo was sitting in the rear of the car.
I looked up and saw that that it was a clear night and could see stars very vividly. They then changed into a coat of arms like the crest of New South Wales (an Australian state) on a tall building.

In the background I could hear this song by Alison Krauss:

“In this world I walk alone
With no place to call my home
But there's one who holds my hand
A rugged road through barren lands
The way is dark, the road is steep
But He's become my eyes to see
The strength to climb, my griefs to bear
The Saviour lives inside me there

In Your love I find release
A haven from my unbelief
Take my life and let me be
A living prayer, my God to Thee

In these trials of life I find
Another voice inside my mind
He comforts me and bids me live
Inside the love the Father gives

Hmmmm. I've been trying to upgrade my PC since early Dec. I have a son-in-law that sells computers but who hasn't been helpful, a procrastinating wife and a disorganised sales rep I'm dealing with. Could be it

Thanks Lola

I was moving house and someone else packed my belongings. Among these were my 3 squash racquets. All there were broken, as it appeared they had been packed wrongly. When I challenged the 2 women involved, the packer responded that it was because my squash game or technique was wrong.
In another part I was sitting down beside a wall after squash practice. I saw one or two geese flying. One of them flew down to me and almost collided with me, but was imbedded in the wall beside me.

Thanks Peter

I was working on the 6th floor of a large building in Sydney with a number of others during the night.
Lightning struck a nearby building, and we watched as the lights of other buildings went out, and the building struck by lightning caught fire. We were all horrified to watch as two women wearing brief pink outfits dangled from a ledge and were being rescued.
My building was evacuated and we all caught the lift to the ground and assembled there. We were then all instructed to go back up to an auditorium in our building, and told that this situation we viewed wasn’t real and was only a drill. We were angry about being misled by the exercise as we had been shocked by these events.
I was in a crowd of people in the auditorium and turned around after hearing my name called out by the facilitator. I confronted him and asked him if he was qualified to lead the exercise as I thought that it was a destructive exercise.
In the room next to the meeting room we were in I saw what looked like a character dressed like Jesus leading a group of young school children. The leader was mocking Jesus, and I was angry with this too. I then saw that my grand daughter was in the audience and tried to comfort her and tell her that what she had seen was wrong.

PS: I'm hoping the interpretation means that I'm to trust in what God thinks of me, and not what others think. That has been an issue that God spoke to me about some years ago.
I was reading some sermon notes this morning from a talk that really touched me last year. In it the following passage was quoted:
“But the LORD said to Samuel, Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” 1 Sam. 16:7 (NLT)

Hmmmm I received some recent criticism from my grownup daughter, making unfavourable comparisons between me and my mother. I asked my wife and she tended to agree!
I'll take it onboard and see if it really is correction from the Lord or not.

Thanks Peter

I was riding a pushbike then walking along a narrow path that was steep and fenced on either side that went up a hill then down and around to the left. As I walked along I kept on passing a lot of women in groups. A number of them were wearing some type of uniform that was pale blue/green.
As I walked past one group they were doing health checks. One of these women noticed that I had a small injury on my right cheekbone. I responded that I was OK and that it was only an injury from playing squash.
I then passed a Vivian Davidson who is a professional counsellor and whom I knew from some years ago from my former church in Sydney. We smiled and exchanged greetings but I kept on walking.
In the background I could hear the following song:

“Hear our prayer
Spirit, come
How I long for
Your sweet touch.

On my knees
I cry out
Jesus, Savior
Behold your child.

Chorus
Like a deer longing for water
My soul yearns;
Only you can fill my deep hunger
My heart burns
My heart burns.

Oceans deep
Mountains high
O my God, I cannot live without your love;
I cannot live without your love.”

Thanks guys