The Strangest Dream

[dev553344]

My wife says the same thing. She doesn't enjoy things like cooking unless the kitchen is clean.

Beautiful surroundings do indeed help with moods. I recently started planting a bunch of flowers on the backyard patio, and the colors are pretty to look at. As one of the guys I buy my plants from said in broken English, "Flowers make happy."

Lol.

Yes that helps also, when I go for walks I walk by the church that has a garden and it makes it a happy walk.

 

[Angelina]

I wonder what @Hidden In Him would say about this. Years back, a woman said to me that "demons hide in clutter". I can believe that as the more messy and disorganized our surroundings are, the more disorganized our minds become. I have gone minimal. I've donated or tossed many things over the last couple years and, I love it. It sure does help with state of mind.
Going to be watching this thread.
xoxo

You are so on to it @Nancy!. I can normally determine my spiritual welbeing based on my housework or lack of... If it is cluttered or unkempt in any way. I tend to feel unhappy and a bit disorganised. Particularly if I cannot get my lawns up to scratch. It somehow effects me spiritually and I think it's because our physical home is liken to a reflection of our inner most being, our temple, where the Holy Spirit dwells. When our phyisical home is not in order, I detect that there is something is not right in my inner being. JM2C

 

[quietthinker]

I wonder what @Hidden In Him would say about this. Years back, a woman said to me that "demons hide in clutter". I can believe that as the more messy and disorganized our surroundings are, the more disorganized our minds become. I have gone minimal. I've donated or tossed many things over the last couple years and, I love it. It sure does help with state of mind.
Going to be watching this thread.
xoxo

lotsa clutter in many posts confidently claiming to be torches.

 

[Wynona]

I wonder what @Hidden In Him would say about this. Years back, a woman said to me that "demons hide in clutter". I can believe that as the more messy and disorganized our surroundings are, the more disorganized our minds become. I have gone minimal. I've donated or tossed many things over the last couple years and, I love it. It sure does help with state of mind.
Going to be watching this thread.
xoxo

Whenever I feel spiritually full, I always clean. Maybe thats why.

The explanation Hidden in Him gave about the older woman not wanting to open up to be rejected again really touched me... I think that is the reason why I have a hard time reaching an unsaved friend.

He's had years of rejection.

 

[farouk]

"Demons hide in the clutter". That may explain my recent desires to clean up my lab, our home, my life of "stuff". (I was thinking of a harsher term, but I'd rather stay on good terms with the moderators.)

@Lambano I think filling one's mind prayerfully with Scripture is the best way to stimulate the mind......

 

[DuckieLady]

Last night before nightshift, I had this dream. There was a girl [about 16] who was extremely unwell. She had a loving family who were deeply concerned for her. They decided to watch her around the clock as it was apparent that she was not long for this world.

She was lying on a couch in the living room with blankets over her. One of the family regularly came to check on her but then suddenly, she disappeared and they began to panic and frantically search for her everywhere.

In the mean time, while lying in her bed on the couch, that young lady heard the voice of the Lord. The Lord said to her, "go tell the old woman [who was one of their neighbors] that she had come to help her." The old woman had been living alone for a long time and she had no close relatives or family too speak of. Although she did her best, the elderly woman could not keep up with the day to day maintenance that a house this size, requires. The old woman was also gravely unwell.

The girl got up and did as the Lord had said. When she got there, the old house was in a state of disrepair. It looked so forlorn and unloved and there were signs of evil entities flicking back and forth through the unkempt, dreary, half empty rooms....

Anyway, the young girl knocked on the door and an elderly lady answered.
The girl said to her "The Lord has asked me to come and help you"
the elderly woman replied "no thank you I am fine"

The girl said a second time....
"The Lord has asked me to come and help you",
The elderly women again said "No thank you, I am fine"

The third time the girl said "the Lord has asked me to come and help you"
The elderly lady once again said "no thank you I am Fine"

Suddenly, a powerful annointing fell from the heavenlies and it cascaded down and over the house, from Top to bottom. Just then, the atmosphere changed and the house turned from an old, dark and dingy, neglected, demon infested hovel, to a beautiful, spiritually clean, peaceful, light, bright, shiny new home. One that the old woman could be proud of. The old woman had also changed into a kind, joyful, caring, loving, woman of God.

Minutes later, the girl returned home to find her whole family in a state of desperation but they were so thankful that she had returned safely and that she was also completely, made well.

Blessings and Peace

This is so interesting to me. If you get a chance you can read this and see if it resonates, at all.

Repeated dreams of my deceased grandmother's house

I had to leave home at 16 because of a family member's advances.

I left to rent a trailer from my grandmother, but after that it sort of tunneled down into a train-wreck of abusive relationships and weird stuff. I had a lot of spiritual attacks where I was before.

I just turned in my application for an apartment today after my boss signed for me, but I felt an urge like God wanted me to pray for a house, so I did.

Edit:

Not saying that this is it- I have a lot of trouble with accepting dreams, but on the off chance that it does resonate, then it would be a shame to say nothing and leave everyone hanging.

 

[Cross8527]

Last night before nightshift, I had this dream. There was a girl [about 16] who was extremely unwell. She had a loving family who were deeply concerned for her. They decided to watch her around the clock as it was apparent that she was not long for this world.

She was lying on a couch in the living room with blankets over her. One of the family regularly came to check on her but then suddenly, she disappeared and they began to panic and frantically search for her everywhere.

In the mean time, while lying in her bed on the couch, that young lady heard the voice of the Lord. The Lord said to her, "go tell the old woman [who was one of their neighbors] that she had come to help her." The old woman had been living alone for a long time and she had no close relatives or family too speak of. Although she did her best, the elderly woman could not keep up with the day to day maintenance that a house this size, requires. The old woman was also gravely unwell.

The girl got up and did as the Lord had said. When she got there, the old house was in a state of disrepair. It looked so forlorn and unloved and there were signs of evil entities flicking back and forth through the unkempt, dreary, half empty rooms....

Anyway, the young girl knocked on the door and an elderly lady answered.
The girl said to her "The Lord has asked me to come and help you"
the elderly woman replied "no thank you I am fine"

The girl said a second time....
"The Lord has asked me to come and help you",
The elderly women again said "No thank you, I am fine"

The third time the girl said "the Lord has asked me to come and help you"
The elderly lady once again said "no thank you I am Fine"

Suddenly, a powerful annointing fell from the heavenlies and it cascaded down and over the house, from Top to bottom. Just then, the atmosphere changed and the house turned from an old, dark and dingy, neglected, demon infested hovel, to a beautiful, spiritually clean, peaceful, light, bright, shiny new home. One that the old woman could be proud of. The old woman had also changed into a kind, joyful, caring, loving, woman of God.

Minutes later, the girl returned home to find her whole family in a state of desperation but they were so thankful that she had returned safely and that she was also completely, made well.

Blessings and Peace

So this dream was absolutely amazing and I wanted to say what i got from it. I have been feeling for a while now that God is going to pour a powerful annointing on his bride and church i honestly cannot say if it is before or after the rapture i just know it is coming and it is powerful unlike anything we have seen before it's just a strong feeling i have had and more and more things keep popping up to confirm it and this dream here makes me think that maybe it really is coming

 

[Truman]

This is so interesting to me. If you get a chance you can read this and see if it resonates, at all.

Repeated dreams of my deceased grandmother's house

I had to leave home at 16 because of a family member's advances.

I left to rent a trailer from my grandmother, but after that it sort of tunneled down into a train-wreck of abusive relationships and weird stuff. I had a lot of spiritual attacks where I was before.

I just turned in my application for an apartment today after my boss signed for me, but I felt an urge like God wanted me to pray for a house, so I did.

Edit:

Not saying that this is it- I have a lot of trouble with accepting dreams, but on the off chance that it does resonate, then it would be a shame to say nothing and leave everyone hanging.

Your grandmother's house died? I'm so sorry! When did it happen?

 

[DuckieLady]

Your grandmother's house died? I'm so sorry! When did it happen?

lol It kind of did when the new owners took it over.

 

[Truman]

lol It kind of did when the new owners took it over.

So sad...I wish I'd known, I would've sent flowers.

 

[Nancy]

You are so on to it @Nancy!. I can normally determine my spiritual welbeing based on my housework or lack of... If it is cluttered or unkempt in any way. I tend to feel unhappy and a bit disorganised. Particularly if I cannot get my lawns up to scratch. It somehow effects me spiritually and I think it's because our physical home is liken to a reflection of our inner most being, our temple, where the Holy Spirit dwells. When our phyisical home is not in order, I detect that there is something is not right in my inner being. JM2C

And, a wonderful 2C it is Angelina. Clutter always makes me crazy (ier lol)
Our surroundings should reflect clarity, cleanliness and organization...still have some issues with clutter where I might be sitting mostly but, it's all in one place
xo

 

[Nancy]

It's an interesting question, Nancy.

Depending upon the person and the situation, evil spirits can be behind the clutter and disrepair because they are the ones who brought the victim into a state of depression to begin with, and taking care of daily chores becomes increasingly difficult for them because there's no desire for living. This is the case with the old woman, for "although she did her best, she could not keep up with the day to day maintenance that a house that size required." I've gone through periods of depression, and it's always this way. You don't have any energy for doing anything, and yet the housework keeps piling up and you keep getting farther and farther behind, and the enemy uses this to make you even more depressed because of your surroundings. But when we are restored to joy and closeness with God, suddenly our energy returns, and the house starts getting clean and you start putting your affairs in order again. This also happens to the woman in the dream. The presence of God empowers her inwardly and then manifests outwardly, and the house gets cleaned up. It's yet another confirmation to me personally that the dream is from God.

Now I will say this, however. The old saying "cleanliness is next to godliness" is true in many ways, in how "the atmosphere changed and the house turned from an old, dark and dingy, neglected, demon infested hovel, to a beautiful, spiritually clean, peaceful, light, bright, shiny new home... The old woman had also changed into a kind, joyful, caring, loving, woman of God." But the thing that we have to watch is presuming that our joy comes from without, i.e. from keeping the house clean and our life in order. Certainly it's better for one's moods to have things beautiful and orderly rather than messy and in disrepair, but our healing as believers comes from the Lord Himself, i.e. from the power of God within, and not from anything without. If we lean on the wrong source for joy and strength, it's only a matter of time before it will fail. Many rich people are miserable even though they have a small army of servants to keep everything spotless.

Sort of reminds me of Jesus' teaching to Mary and Martha, and how Martha was busy doing all the cooking and cleaning, but Mary was doing the one thing absolutely necessary (Luke 10:38-42).

So it becomes a matter of making sure our priorities are straight, and we put first things first. So long as we do that, I think the saying has merit to it.

Good word HIH,
Yes indeed, we must have our priorities in line with Him. I have been in depression pretty much for about 26 years, I am now in full on anhedonia and have been for months now. But, I learn to NOT live by my feelings, so many do only to find themselves deeper into depression.
God has finally opened a door for me to get out of the house again and, it has already lifted my spirits...hence, clearing out many things I do not need or use. Clutter really does effect my spirituality.
You have such an awesome gift brother.

 

[Nancy]

"Demons hide in the clutter". That may explain my recent desires to clean up my lab, our home, my life of "stuff". (I was thinking of a harsher term, but I'd rather stay on good terms with the moderators.)

 

[Hidden In Him]

Good word HIH,
Yes indeed, we must have our priorities in line with Him. I have been in depression pretty much for about 26 years...

I was thinking after I wrote that post that if anyone asked me how many times I've suffered through depression, I'd have to say, "Oh, only about four or five dozen... maybe eight," Lol. Stems from my mother's side. I'm the only one not taking meds for it. It can be bad sometimes, but the joy of the Lord has made me to believe there's a cure outside of medication. I just have to make sure I keep my life centered around him, and never let the pressures of life weigh on me for too long. I also don't let my mind meditate on negative things. I won't let my wife tell me sad stories, especially if it's about animals. And I like to surround myself with humor, even if I have to create it myself. Being married to someone who sometimes literally has me falling out of the bed I'm laughing so hard doesn't hurt either, LoL.

I am now in full on anhedonia and have been for months now. But, I learn to NOT live by my feelings, so many do only to find themselves deeper into depression.

Wow. I had to look it up. I'm not sure which would be worse; not being able to experience pleasure, or being able to but never doing so. Well, rest assured, the Lord is saving the best for last for you, sister. Anyone who thinks there's no pleasure in Heaven doesn't know anything about it. From angels singing overhead to children laughing and playing to fruit trees with the most delicious fruit to beauty everywhere, I'm guessing you will know more pleasure there than most, kinda like a blind man finally being able to see again.

This reminds me of that "what would you like in your garden" thread, or whatever it was I called it... the thread I posted about Heaven.

This one. The OP has some interesting quotes if you never read it:
"My Ideal Home In Heaven"

Anyway, be encouraged that Heaven is pretty much PURE pleasure all the time, so you have plenty to look forward to. I would never have guessed that you had that condition because you are always such an encouragement to others : )

 

[Hidden In Him]

This one. The OP has some interesting quotes if you never read it:
"My Ideal Home In Heaven"

Oh, I just noticed you were posting on it, Lol. Oh well, doesn't hurt to send a reminder.

 

[Heart2Soul]

Last night before nightshift, I had this dream. There was a girl [about 16] who was extremely unwell. She had a loving family who were deeply concerned for her. They decided to watch her around the clock as it was apparent that she was not long for this world.

She was lying on a couch in the living room with blankets over her. One of the family regularly came to check on her but then suddenly, she disappeared and they began to panic and frantically search for her everywhere.

In the mean time, while lying in her bed on the couch, that young lady heard the voice of the Lord. The Lord said to her, "go tell the old woman [who was one of their neighbors] that she had come to help her." The old woman had been living alone for a long time and she had no close relatives or family too speak of. Although she did her best, the elderly woman could not keep up with the day to day maintenance that a house this size, requires. The old woman was also gravely unwell.

The girl got up and did as the Lord had said. When she got there, the old house was in a state of disrepair. It looked so forlorn and unloved and there were signs of evil entities flicking back and forth through the unkempt, dreary, half empty rooms....

Anyway, the young girl knocked on the door and an elderly lady answered.
The girl said to her "The Lord has asked me to come and help you"
the elderly woman replied "no thank you I am fine"

The girl said a second time....
"The Lord has asked me to come and help you",
The elderly women again said "No thank you, I am fine"

The third time the girl said "the Lord has asked me to come and help you"
The elderly lady once again said "no thank you I am Fine"

Suddenly, a powerful annointing fell from the heavenlies and it cascaded down and over the house, from Top to bottom. Just then, the atmosphere changed and the house turned from an old, dark and dingy, neglected, demon infested hovel, to a beautiful, spiritually clean, peaceful, light, bright, shiny new home. One that the old woman could be proud of. The old woman had also changed into a kind, joyful, caring, loving, woman of God.

Minutes later, the girl returned home to find her whole family in a state of desperation but they were so thankful that she had returned safely and that she was also completely, made well.

Blessings and Peace

I take the dream as a reminder that what you do for others God will do for you.
She needed physical healing...the old woman needed spiritual healing/deliverance.
The most important message of all was her obedience to do what the Lord told her to do without hesitation or even giving any thought to her own needs.
I think this is a great example of dying to self and letting your life become all about Him and allowing Him to use you as His chosen vessel.