I Love this Dream - just had to share. One of our Embrace Grace girls has had a really hard life ... a lot of hurts and wounds that she has covered up with brick walls but as she comes to the class weekly, the wall has been coming down, brick by brick. She came to Renew with me last month and Pastor Preston spoke on value and worth and how God sees us (incredible!). After we both cried the entire time and had a quiet ride home in the car, she said she had a lot to think about. She has been on the edge of giving her life over to God completely and God has been wooing her!
That night as she went to bed, she spoke to God and said, "If your real, and your really there, give me a sign or a dream or something so I know." That night she went to sleep and had a dream. Scene #1 she is in her baby nursery/bedroom that she will share with her baby and was painting pink, purple and other girly colored butterflies on the wall. (At the time of dream, she did not know what she was having yet.) Then dream jumps to scene #2, she is in her bathroom and in pain. Grabbing her belly and keeps looking at her cell phone clock and timing her contractions. Her sister walks into the bathroom and asks if she is okay and she says yes through her tears but says "Go get dad, the baby is coming. I'm scared. Tell him to help me. {down the stairs}" Then her dad comes into the bathroom and says, "It's okay. I'm here. Everything is going to be okay. Don't be afraid. We're going to get through this. I'm here." Then she woke up at 5 am from the dream and was still very sleepy and thought, "God was that you? I'm not sure what that meant but it seemed so real." She drifted back to sleep and the same dream began to replay, scene by scene, word for word, all over AGAIN. But there was one difference ... (here's the climax - are you ready? it's good ...)
When her dad came into the bathroom, she could see him standing there but the words were not coming out of his mouth. It was a strong, deep, male voice that had so much peace but it was not her dad talking. The voice was saying, "It's okay. I'm here. Everything is going to be okay. Don't be afraid. We're going to get through this. I'm here."
WOW! She told me about the dream and she said she looked up what butterflies meant: "New creation, New Life, New Beginnings." I also reminded her of the verse, "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" {2 Corinthians 5:17}. She is so close to surrendering her life over. Please continue to pray for these sweet young mommas as they walk into a season of "New Beginnings."
**Side Note - last week, she found out she is having a baby girl. She is going to decorate her nursery in pink butterflies. <3
**Update - She gave her life to Jesus on October 30th!!!
