I used to dream so many dreams. Or at least, since I hear we dream every night but don’t always remember them, maybe I should say I used to remember my dreams much more. My dreams were always so bright, vivid, colorful, and God would speak to me in them. Some were so prophetic in nature it was a little scary. But the last year or two have been full of dark and silent nights and I’ve wondered what happened to my dreams.
Last night, I dreamed again…
I dreamed I was laying down in a small little space, not terribly sleepy but I was supposed to be in bed. Suddenly, there was a lion laying next to me. A huge, beautiful, golden lion. He was sleeping next to me in this closet-like space but instead of thinking or feeling any sense of danger, it was the most comforting and safe feeling I’ve ever felt. As I lay there, my arms wrapped around him and I buried my face into his majestic mane. He was so soft and warm, I lay as close as I could to him and rested so happily in his majestic presence.
In the closeness and safety of the moment, God spoke and I knew the lion was going to wake up. I knew as soon as he awoke there was going to be judgement on the whole world and all the nations. I knew this was the moment the Great Tribulation would begin. I knew it would be so swift and sudden that nobody would expect it. I knew it would happen all at once. Everything we’ve ever known to be true about the world was going to change in a moment.
Suddenly, I could hardly contain myself. The anticipation was so great it filled my soul to the brim and I knew I’d never be able to sleep so long as we were on the precipice of such an event. I was so awake I knew I’d never be able to sleep now…all I could do was wait for him to wake up and all I could feel was intense…almost unbearable…anticipation.
I got up and sat down next to him with eyes trained on him so expectantly – like I didn’t want to miss a thing. I wanted to be the first to see his eyes open. I wanted to be RIGHT THERE with him the moment he awoke. In my mind I kept thinking, “Wake up! Wake up!” I wanted to scream at him to see if he would awake, but I knew the timing was not in my hands. I only knew it was going to happen suddenly, and that I wanted to be right there and ready when it did. I could hardly wait.
Braveruth 