The Dream

Most of my dreams are rubbish.
They are just the product of my brain processing information acquired during the day, or perhaps something coming up out of my subconscious mind requires processing.

Sometimes I have dreams warning me in the form of symbols, and I know that I have to be careful in certain areas.
Dreams of a prophetic content are almost non-existent with me.

All too often you find the results of a heavy indigestion posted on the internet as being a prophetic dream while in fact those people who posted their dreams would have been better off remaining quiet.

However, this morning just before waking up I had a dream which is different from other dreams.
Because this dream was different, and it definitely has an encouraging prophetic content, AND YHWH moves my heart to write about it, I will write down the content of this dream here on my blog.
This is one of the few times that a dream is more than just a dream.

I have not been posting here as often as I used to because I have been working on a presentation which grew to such big proportions that I could easily release it as a book.
I will be publishing this presentation on the internet, and I'm sure it will answer many questions you may have.
I first need to have a confirmation from YHWH.

In the meantime, I post here only if I have something urgent to say, if YHWH moves my heart to do so.
This is the case with the dream I had.

I could not help but notice how many of YHWH's people, -who are my true family-, are held back and suffer from obstruction in their lives.
The obstruction is often so childish, dumb, irritating and stupid that it almost feels as if the demons responsible for the obstruction must be the dumbest beings in YHWH's Creation, like programmed metaphysical robots designed to carry out meaningless repetitive tasks.

All too often YHWH's children tend to run into the same situations over and over again, and they feel that they cannot turn left or right because that which constantly obstructs them and slows them down will simply pop up again regardless of the direction they choose.

It causes us to feel as if we use the energy to move three steps forward, yet we only move a few centimeters forward, sometimes not even moving at all.
We do our best regardless of the circumstances, but the harvest is not quite what we had hoped for.
It is nothing that we do, nor is it caused because we do not believe or trust in YHWH, nor is it because we wallow in sin.
It is simply a shadow which we can't get rid of, and which hinders and obstructs us in our walk in life.

And this is what my dream was all about.

...The Dream

In the dream I am in a boat together with my spiritual family, the ones who love YHWH.
The boat is moving  forward slowly on a straight, man-made canal.
We, as passengers on the boat, are all rowing to move the boat towards its destination.

At the helm of the boat, in the front, stands YHWH, our Father.

He is dressed in white garment, white shoes, white pants, white shirt with the top unbuttoned, having a white beard and white hair.
He does not have a long white beard as you might be inclined to think, but instead his beard is trimmed, and his hair is cut.

Although he is standing in front of us, we do not look at His back because He is standing with His face towards us, watching over us.
His eyes gaze over our heads to make sure nothing can do us harm.

I remember I felt comforted and relieved in my dream knowing that YHWH was in charge of us and our boat, watching over us and protecting us.

YHWH exuded perfect self-confidence, kindness, trustworthiness, and adventure in my dream.
He was not at all like an old man with a long beard in a chair, hardly able to get up out of the chair, quite the contrary.
In my dream YHWH is vigorous, energetic, in charge, full of adventure, unable to be moved by evil.

Although we were rowing the boat, the boat was moving forward very slowly.
It felt as if every effort we put into moving the boat forward as fast as we could did not translate into a higher speed of the boat, but instead this energy was absorbed by the water.

As we were moving forward, we encountered a boat moving in the opposite direction.
As we looked at the boat we noticed that the men in the boat were the men who always had obstructed us in life, bullying and intimidating us with their threats and the things they did to make our lives miserable.

"Oh no", I thought, "just as we are doing our best to move to our destination they are here to slow us down and even make our boat sink".

All of us who were in the boat felt discouraged by the sight of the men in the approaching boat.
They always had bullied us, and now that we had hopes that we had gotten out of their reach, they were back, eagerly looking forward to tormenting us again.

By now, these men had recognized us, and they were cheering and maliciously laughing at the prospect of being able to continue their hunting games now that they have spotted their prey again.
They began to shout at us to intimidate us, confident of the fact that they were going to keep us from reaching our destiny.
After all, since they had enjoyed a great measure of success in their games of torment and obstruction in the past, they were eagerly looking forward to renewing their successes.

As they focused on their prey in their malicious glee, they completely overlooked YHWH standing in the front-end of the boat.
Their predatory fixation on their prey made them oblivious to the presence of YHWH in the boat, and as they brought their boat closer to our boat, their gaze completely overlooked YHWH as if He was not there.
In their eyes, YHWH was like an integral part of the boat, and it was not the boat which interested them, but the ones IN the boat.

But as they moved alongside our boat, YHWH suddenly bent towards their boat.
One of the men who was shouting at us suddenly found his face being only a few inches away from YHWH's face, Who was smiling, completely and utterly unmoved by the men in the boat.
Now the roles seemed to have reversed, because it was as if for YHWH they did not even exist, because they did not succeed in eliciting any reaction from YHWH as they managed to do with us.

YHWH's smile was not the kind of smile people tend to plaster on their face when they know they have the advantage over someone or when they try to cover up an inner contrasting feeling of anger.
It was a smile testifying of an innate, genuine goodness, a smile which did not waver in the face of evil for even the slightest bit.
YHWH simply bent over and showed them Himself as He is, yet to those men it was terrifying and unsettling.

They did not think YHWH was someone to be reckoned with, since they considered Him to be an integral part of the boat, a non-entity.
But now they suddenly looked in His face, and fear swept up their hearts.

YHWH's unmoved attitude and the radiant smile on His face completely unnerved the men in the boat.
It shattered the self-confidence they had as they looked at Someone who simply remained totally unmoved by their intimidation and their threats.

They grew silent and did not speak a word as they did not know how to deal with the force emanating from YHWH's smile.
It felt as if they had tried to move a large rock only to discover how silly their attempt was, because the rock did not move so much as a fraction of a millimeter.
They were completely perplexed and insecure.

As these men were still unsettled by YHWH's smile as if they did not exist, we kept moving forward to our destiny, putting great effort in our attempt to escape from these men.

But, our boat was slow, and the boat of the enemy was much faster.
And so, our dread returned when we noticed how the men in the boat regained their confidence and decided to pursue us in order to sink our boat.

That is when YHWH stretched out His arm and pointed His finger at the men getting ready to pursue us, saying: "Boat, SINK!".

When we looked at the men we saw how they were in great distress, because by now their boat had begun to sink and they were trying to figure out a way how to escape from drowning in the canal.
Yet with the sinking boat, many of those in that boat began to drown like Pharaoh drowned in the Red Sea when he tried to pursue Israel.

Then YHWH turned with His face towards our destination so that we now looked at His back, and pointed his arm forward, commanding our boat to move to our destiny.

That is when our boat began to GREATLY pick up speed.
As a matter of fact, we were moving MUCH faster than humanly possible.
The front of the boat was lifted upward as we were speeding forward.
It felt as if our boat had been transformed into a large speedboat, and we were its passengers.

Like all the others I put all my strength in moving the oars to make sure we would reach our destination as quickly as possible.
Whereas before this effort felt like the energy was absorbed by the water so that we did not move as fast as we should have, now the opposite was the case: it was as if all the energy we put in our effort to move the boat forward was multiplied so that it resulted in a much greater speed than would have been possible.

After a while I began to wonder if we still had not reached our destiny, because I began to feel tired I was not sure how long I would still have enough energy to keep the boat moving.
But as I look at the water I noticed that we were still moving forward at the same high speed, in spite of the fact that I had grown tired.
I realized that it was YHWH moving the boat, and not me or any of the others.
We simply put in the effort to our best ability, but it was YHWH Who caused the boat to move forward at the same high speed.

This comforted me and gave me hope, because it was not up to me or any of the others in the boat to reach our destination in time, it was YHWH personally who saw to it that we would get there in time, and He honored every effort we put into it by blessing this effort.

YHWH was the one moving us, He was the one who sank the boat of our enemies, He was the one leading us with perfect self-confidence.

The dream ended when we were reaching our destination.
We came from a dull and dreary place, navigating through a tiresome, dreary man-made canal where our enemy had the advantage of feeling at home and being able to move much faster in their canal-boat.

Through YHWH's intervention He led us in His boat across the canal to our destiny, which was like an exciting, vibrant holiday resort where we are able to enjoy its beauty and be rejuvenated by it.
We were not created to be part of the dull and dreary place we came from, we were created to be part of YHWH's exciting destiny.

And as we were moving into our destination my dream ended.

I feel YHWH gave me this dream to encourage me, and through me encourage all of you reading this story.
He let me know that He is in charge and that He will get us where we are destined to be.
All we need to do is to have faith and trust YHWH, and do whatever we can.

Sometimes we may feel like we do not get anywhere because we experience so much hardship and obstruction in our life.
This is symbolized in the dream as us rowing the boat, yet the boat does not move forward as fast as it should, as if the water (life, circumstances) absorbs a lot of the energy we put into rowing.

All too often we encounter situations and people which purposely obstruct us and keep us back, and these people who obstruct us seem to delight in the fact that they can make our lives miserable and hold us back, as if an evil spirit has taken control of them.
And trust me, all too often they ARE puppets of evil spirits seeking to hold back YHWH's children.

It may be discouraging to see the replication of situations which we hoped would have remained a part of the past, situations featuring the same obstructions and the same kinds of people over and over again.
This is the boat with the bullies whose purpose in life is to obstruct others and make their lives miserable in order to absorb their energy, so that their victims sink and drown while they are able to live and thrive at their expense.

My dream is an indication that soon YHWH is going to show His unmoving smile to these obstructing situations and people responsible for the obstructions.
He is going to turn the tables, and whereas before YHWH's children ended up being victims of the wolves to the point where the waves of life threatened to drown them, YHWH is turning the predators into victims, and He will make their boat (their system of predatory rewards which keeps them afloat) sink, causing the predators to drown as their system is commanded to sink.

And remember that in my dream YHWH literally COMMANDED the boat to sink!

When that happens, YHWH will not allow any obstruction to get in our way anymore, and He will command our boat (the system based on serving and loving YHWH and our true family in the capacity and with the talents YHWH gave us) to greatly increase its speed, meaning that the obstructions will fall away as the world's system is going down, and we will finally be able to shine in the role for which we were created.
In our personal lives this will mean that the obstructions the evil one put on our way by means of his people will be eliminated.

YHWH is busy gathering and uniting His own across the entire world, and soon the time is coming when YHWH is giving the signal to return home, to Israel.

The vibrant, exciting destiny towards which we were heading in our boat, is Jerusalem, the city symbolizing the gathering of YHWH's people from the nations into Israel.
The pharaoh of this world WILL pursue us, but YHWH will command his boat to sink, and as was the case with the first exodus, this second pharaoh and all those who are part of his army will find their graves in the sea of their miserable lives as they try to obstruct the second and greater exodus.

On a micro-level this destiny is the place in time when we will shine, since the puppets of evil are no longer able to reach us and hold us back, and we will be able to develop our YHWH-given talents in peace and joy, magnifying the Name of our Captain and Father through developing the talents He gave us.

This dream has significant meaning for us individually as well as collectively as YHWH's people moving forward to fulfill one of the most significant prophetic milestones.
I hope that you are encouraged by this dream as much as I am.

I am not the type of guy in the habit to post dreams on my blog, but in this case the dream was more than just a dream.
It was a dream with a message of encouragement for all of you who are my family, that you should not despair, that you should not be down in the dumps over the fact that those who do not care about YHWH seem to thrive in all possible manners, while you have to struggle to make ends meet.
All too often it seems as if the moment you try to run the marathon, someone puts a stick in front of your legs so that you fall, and you have to get started again.

Don't worry, YHWH is in charge and He cannot be moved by the enemy the way we can be.
Do what you can and be devoted to YHWH so that you remain safely in His boat.
Because, HIS boat is going to pick up great speed at some point, and this is the only boat which will reach the final destination.

Do your best to fix your spiritual gaze on the moment of YHWH's delivery, which in my dream was the moment YHWH ordered the boat of the enemy to sink, and our own boat to move with much greater speed.
Faith means seeing that reality in the spirit, ignoring the reality suggested to you by your physical eyes to the best of your ability, and lead your life from the perspective of already enjoying the reality which your spirit has grasped.
That is how you pull the spiritual into the physical.

I wish I could show you the picture I saw in my dream of the completely and utterly unmoving face of YHWH when He confronted the enemy, totally unbelievable!
A face with an unwavering friendly smile which completely unnerved the enemy and told them that their threats did not move YHWH in any way whatsoever, He remains as He is, was, and always will be.
It was a face as hard as a rock in the sense that nothing can move it to change, yet with the smile as friendly as you could possibly imagine.
It's the face of our Father, and we should not fear the boat of the enemy in any way whatsoever.

It is our Father Who is in charge and Who is moving our boat forward.
Soon He will move our boat forward with much greater speed than ever before, leaving us to marvel and wonder, and delight in the fact that we are in YHWH's boat, doing the things we were created to do while watching how He turns the tables on our enemy, as we are heading towards that exciting destiny He has in mind for us.

In closing, here is a short summary of the symbolical meaning of the dream:

The man-made canal:
the structure of our societies in the course of time and the form of our lives shaped by this structure

The boats:
our values and beliefs which align us either to YHWH, or to evil. Our hearts determine in which boat we belong, and our hearts reveal who is our true family.

The oars:
the efforts and energy we put out in life.
The oars by means of which we move the boat forward are the efforts and the energy we put in our service for YHWH's kingdom, by using our talents and developing them to honor our Creator.

The water:
life as it comes to us structured by the man-made canal.

YHWH standing in the boat facing us:
YHWH watching over our lives and making sure the enemy cannot throw us out of His boat.

The boat moving slowly in spite of the energy we put in it:
this is caused by the fact that the life tends to absorb much of our energy and slows us down. Since the water is shaped by the man-made canal, it's the man-made structures of life which work adversely for YHWH's children.

The boat with the adversary:
the people and situations used by forces of evil to deliberately obstruct us and keep us from becoming effective instruments in YHWH's kingdom.
Their pleasure is our torment, and their joy is our grief, because they live at our expense and exalt that which abases us.

The boat of the adversary moving in the opposite direction:
we who love YHWH journey towards a destiny which is the opposite of the destiny of our adversary.
The adversary thrives in the man-made structures he created for his own benefit, and he cannot thrive in YHWH's structures.
We, however, cannot thrive in the adversary's structure, but we come alive only in YHWH's structure.
So, as we move in our lives towards YHWH's structure, the adversary move away from YHWH's structure.
The adversary lives life in reverse, and he embraces values which bring death.

The enemy not able to see YHWH at first:
the men in the boat of the enemy have one fatal flaw: they do not take YHWH into account, and that will cause their destruction.
All they see is a group of people who have a belief system which makes them to appear as gullible fools in their eyes.
They do not believe in a living Father leading and watching over His people.
Instead, YHWH is just a symbol for the collective values of their prey.

YHWH bending over and smiling in the enemy's face:
although they may have ignored YHWH at first, when the enemies seek to attack His people they will be confronted by YHWH Himself.
This will throw them off balance, as they had never considered a living Creator to stand up and protect His people.
As a result they lose self-confidence when they suddenly find themselves faced with an unmoved Creator who does not even flinch at their threats.
By His unmoved attitude YHWH makes it clear to them He is a Force to be reckoned with, and the enemy better not try to turn His people into their prey again.

The boat attempting to catch up with YHWH's boat in order to sink it:
the system of the predators will seek to overcome YHWH's system as it is nearing its prophetic destiny and these predators will target YHWH's people.
They ignore their first warning when YHWH bent over to their boat and showed His face, and they focus once again on the people in the boat, their prey.

The sinking boat:
the predatory, self-serving system of values held up by those who thrive on obstructing YHWH's people will be destroyed, and those living in and identifying with that system will be destroyed together with that system.
YHWH will be the One to bring this system down by word of His mouth.
The ones in the boat will panic and they will no longer be able to pursue us since their primary objective will be survival.

YHWH's boat picking up speed:
life in the form of man-made structures will no longer be able to slow down YHWH's people as they hasten towards the fulfillment of the prophecies.
YHWH will be the driving Force, and the efforts and energy YHWH's people put in serving Him will be blessed and multiplied manifold.

Feeling weary:
even if we feel weary after our boat has increased its speed, the boat will not decrease its speed because YHWH's Force drives it.
We may begin to feel weary because it takes time to reach our destiny, and whereas we hoped it might be a matter of months, it may take a few years.
When we are tired will become all the more aware of YHWH's strength driving us.

The destination:
the moment in time when the world's system no longer is a reality for us and does no longer have any grip on us.
In geographical terms this is the location of Israel and the re-gathering of YHWH's people in Israel. It will be a renewed and vibrant Israel where YHWH's system rules. This will make it a very joyful place for us to be, because we will no longer be held back or obstructed. Instead, as we move and have our being in YHWH's kingdom the ones who obstructed us will suffer from the obstruction they put in our way.

The journey across the canal:
we are born in a structure of life we are not compatible with in our soul. YHWH put us here in this place in time to move OUT of that dreary and dull man-made structure, which holds us back and which dims our flame, towards the destiny of living in a bright, vibrant and energetic YHWH-made structure which allows us to thrive.
Our journey across the canal is our escape from the dull structure and the forces operating in that structure, and YHWH is the One who delivers us from the pursuing enemy and Who sets us free.