I dreamt I was on this ship in the middle of the ocean. The waves were rough. I mean rocking me back and forth, tipping the ship on its side and the waves reaching way above the ship. In my dream self I thought "I am definitely going down, there is just too much. No way can I stay above this."
Eventually, the waves completely overtook the ship and threw me off with it. It wasn't until this moment in my dream that I realized other people were with me, people I love very much in my life, and they too were thrown off. I was under the water in my dream but oddly calm (I am not the best swimmer). I knew in my head I would come up. I would breathe. I would overcome this struggle with the ocean. And I did. I popped right up. That's when I started to look around for the other's who were with me, I wasn't as calm as I had been myself. But, as soon as I had that thought, I looked over and saw them pop up as well. I was at such a peace that I didn't even freak out that I was in the middle of the ocean.
The next day (back to real life), I was at the gym and was listening to my ipod and the song "Something Beautiful" by NeedToBreathe came on and all of a sudden it clicked. It was like God was whispering in my ear "Hey, remember that dream you had? This is what it meant"
The lyrics are:
"In your ocean I'm ankle deep,
I feel the waves crashing on my feet;
It's like I know where I need to be
but I can't figure out,
yeah I can't figure out
Just how much air I will need to breathe
When your tide washes over me,
There's only one way to figure out
Will you let me drown?
Will you let me drown?
Hey now, this is my desire:
Consume me like a fire
Cause I just want something beautiful to touch me -
I know that I'm in reach
'Cause I am down on my knees
Waiting for something beautiful.
Oh-oh...something beautiful.
And the water is rising quick,
and for years I was scared of it.
We can't be sure when it will subside
So I won't leave Your side,
No, I can't leave Your side."
In my dream, the ocean was representing life. It is not always easy and the devil is always trying to knock you off course. Without Jesus, you will surely drown in that ocean and loose your life to the pressures and evils of this world. With Jesus, you can rise up out of the ocean and although you are still amongst those same pressures and temptations, you have a buoy and can overcome those waves with the peace and guidance from the Lord. It occurred to me that rising up from the ocean in my dream symbolized salvation and that the people I was worrying about in my dream would be saved!
I had such a peace after I realized that while listening to that song. I had such a comfort in God's plan and His gift of salvation. Being a Christian doesn't mean you won't have a rough ride, but it does mean you will have peace. Peace knowing you can overcome anything on earth with God's help and peace knowing you will eventually be with Him in heaven. God let me know not to worry and reminded me how silly it was for me to. For one, I don't have power over anything to make anything happen. Two, we have an Almighty, just, and divine Father looking out for us; planning our every step for our benefit. A scripture my mom sent me fits perfectly for this entry...
"But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee"
-Psalm 5:11
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