Would I?

I keep asking myself, "would I give it all up to follow Christ?" He says:

Mark 10:29-31

²⁹"I tell you the truth," Jesus replied, "no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel ³⁰will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age (homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—and with them, persecutions) and in the age to come, eternal life. ³¹But many who are first will be last, and the last first."

And then I think of the donkey that Jesus rode on to enter Jerusalem that final time and what he said about it in Mathew 21:3 "³If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away."

My mentor often says that he is the donkey that Christ is riding on. I hear Jesus saying "Come away with me Cynthia and if anyone asks you where you are going tell them 'the Lord needs me'"

Last night I had a dream with the picture of Christ entering Jerusalem on the donkey. And I was being instructed in the dream and the person instructing me said "they will welcome him with shouts of El Rei! El Rei!" I could see the words and the spelling was clear. I asked in the dream, "What does El Rei mean?" and the person instructing me said "You will find out." I woke up at some crazy hour of the night and googled those words and this is what I found. El Rei is Portuguese for "The King" interestingly enough the Spanish translation is "El Rey" but that was not what I saw. I clearly saw it spelled with an "i" at the end. I don't know what this dream means but "they shall welcome him with shouts of The King, The King!"

Now please note that I do not speak Spanish or Portuguese and these words were downloaded to me in the spirit. My intellect was absolutely clueless on what they meant until I googled them. How is that for food for thought?!!!

Another Dream

Last night was very interesting. I was watching some preaching and nodding off just before midnight and had a very interesting experience. I nodded off and was caught up in a strange dream where everything was shadows and I was in this car that was out of control and drove directly into the shadow of a man. I woke up fearful. I was so sleepy and realized that I had just nodded off. So I said a quick prayer and went right back to nodding off. I immediately went into another dream where there were 3 very beautiful ladies walking very purposefully towards me but their faces were demonic looking. Again I woke up terrified. This time I realized that the enemy was attacking me in my sleep. I grabbed some anointing oil that I keep beside my bed and anointed my forehead, rebuked the enemy and invited the Lord only to project dreams to me in my sleep. I then promptly went back to sleep.

I went into this dream where I was driving on this highway. I was very peaceful, calm and content as I drove. It was a beautiful highway and I was looking for my exit on the right. I got to the first right turn, looked at it and said "No, that's not my exit" then drove on. I was alone on this highway. There were no other cars or pedestrians on it. Looking up ahead I saw on my left a man who looked to have been hit by a car or something. Either way he was lying face down on the side of the road and he was dead. He was wearing a lime green shirt and either jeans or Khaki pants. I looked at him and thought to help but thought it may be dangerous. His shirt glowed strangely. Like it was alive even though he was dead. I slowed down then drove past. As I was driving I thought to myself, "maybe I should call the police" then immediately said to myself "No. I don't want to get involved with that" and kept on driving. Again I saw another turning in front of me to my right and as I came up to it, I realized that this was still not my exit. When I looked ahead of me I realized that the highway stretched out in front of me. I thought to myself "I guess my exit is farther up." Then I woke up.

I woke up knowing that this dream was significant but fearful at the same time. Looking at my watch I realized that it had only been about 20 minutes since I had fallen asleep. It entered my mind that Daniel had called God the interpreter of dreams. So I prayed that God who I was sure had given me this dream would also give me the interpretation. I immediately fell asleep again till morning. When I woke up in the morning God began to interpret the dream to me.

One thing you have to understand is that earlier on in the day God had spoken to me about the calling he has for my life. He has also been speaking to me about destiny and my purpose here on earth. One thing that I have now understood with greater depth is that I must be holy as he is holy so I can present myself before his throne on a daily basis to seek him and to worship him. This is the only way that he can then download to me the pattern for what he has in store for me. The last few days have been days of consecration and asking God to give me a new heart. In the process God has also spoken to me about my future and the changes I need to make. This dream was to clarify some things for me.

I realized that the highway I was traveling on was the highway of holiness. According to the word of the Lord, few travel on the highway of holiness. That is why I did not see anyone on it. It was also why I felt so peaceful, calm and content as I was driving. The car represented my life as I traveled on the highway of holiness and the exits I was looking for where in terms of the business decisions I had been asking God to help me make. I have been wanting to exit employment and focus on the business ideas God has given me but he was telling me that the time to exit was not yet. Isaiah tells us that whether we turn to the left of to the right, we shall hear a voice behind us saying this is the way, walk ye in it. God was telling me that the time to move out of employment to my own business was not yet. God is a God of times and seasons and he does not want you to move prematurely.

Then I asked God about the dead man on the road. He told me that that was the flesh. The flesh must die. I had been talking to God about killing my flesh earlier in the day. On the highway of holiness flesh must die and stay dead. Green is the color of life. Remember that the man was wearing a green shirt that glowed in such a way as to show that it had life in it? Well, that was to signify that if one is not careful as they travel the highway of holiness, the flesh can rise up again to bring about sin. The reason I got a check not to touch the man is because the flesh would have come alive again in me should I have touched that shirt that was alive due to the corruption of the flesh.

Jude vs 23 says "snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh."

Don't we serve an awesome God? In one dream he tells me to stay put, confirms to me that I am walking on the highway of holiness and instructs me to beware of the flesh. No wonder the devil was fighting me tooth and nail before God could give me the dream. I believe that in the spirit realm the enemy had seen the angel of the Lord standing by me getting ready to deliver the message and he was trying to make sure I didn't get it. Well, I have purposed to anoint my head with oil every night and welcome Jehovah to minister to me in dreams and night visions as I sleep. My God is good oooooohhhh!!

Curious Dream

I had a dream the morning sunday the 22nd of August and that dream is really messing with my head.

I was somewhere in space and directly in front of me was the sun shining brightly. Its rays were reaching out to me so that it could enfold me in them. To my left I could see a sky blue flag but it was not the flag of any nation that I know. It was partially turned towards the sun taking in its rays as well. Just a little bit ahead of it and to its left side was a planet. I have no idea why, but I think this is the planet earth. It too was angled in such a way as to take in as much light as possible from the sun. On my right, up ahead, directly aligned to the planet on my left was another planet. It was angled so as to get as much sunshine as it could. Behind it, directly aligned to it was the moon. I could see the craters on the moon and even though there was a little light it was covered in darkness. The planet in front of it stopped the sun's rays from getting to the moon. Then I heard the words "When you repent of sins, your prayers come up to me and I forgive that sin." On my right side, close to me I saw a dove. It was black with the sin of the world and it was flapping its wings. This dove took the sins of the world away as prayers to God and he would forgive mankind.

I can't figure out what this means. I don't know if it was just an FYI dream or God was passing a message to me. All I remember was all these planets and the flag turned towards the sun trying to get some light. Right now my thinking is that the sun was not really the sun but the glory of God. That light that existed on the first day of creation and not the sun created on the fourth day. I also believe that light, is the same light that illuminates the new Jerusalem so that there is no need for sunlight. I believe that was the shekinah glory of God.

I believe that the flag represented the Nations of the earth. How everyone desires for the light of God's glory. Those who know that that is what they are looking for and those who have no idea what they are searching for. It made me think of plants planted in a dark room and the only light comes from a hole in the wall. All these plants will turn and bend towards that light. That light is life. The Bible says in John 1

"¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ²He was with God in the beginning.

³Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. ⁴In him was life, and that life was the light of men. ⁵The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood^{a]" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em; ">[a]} it."

Creation recognizes this true light, but humans, created in the image of the only true God do not. How sad!

The one planet was earth and it was reaching for the light too. Straining to receive as much exposure to God's glory as possible. Romans 8 says:

^"19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. ²⁰ For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; ²¹ because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. ²² For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now."

I am yet to figure out what the other planet was and why there was an occultation of the moon. I will have to keep praying and blogging till I find the answer.