LET GOD INTERPRET DREAMS

"Do not interpretations belong to God?"  Genesis 40:8b

      I learned not to interpret the meaning of dreams by going through a stressful situation.  During a time when I was recovering my strength from a bout with pneumonia a friend I'll call Bonita and her husband would pick me up each Sunday and take me to a church in Riverside, CA.  This continued for quite a few months.

      A certain incident happened one Sunday and I concluded that I should stop attending that church.  After my friends brought me home that Sunday I felt lonely and discouraged.  With a big sigh I sat down on the sofa, closing my eyes to rest a few minutes.  I fell asleep and had a puzzling dream.  In the dream, Bonita and I were going up an escalator together, laughing and talking.  When we reached the next floor, Bonita turned and went to the left and I proceeded to the right.

      I awakened wondering what this dream meant.  Then I reasoned, "Oh I see, Bonita and I are going to attend different churches."  I interpreted the dream myself instead of asking God what it meant.

      Bonita kept going to the church in Riverside a little longer and I went to a local church, but we kept up our relationship with each other.  A few months later Bonita got angry with me and told her brother I had lied.  I was devastated over this and cried out to God, "Why has this happened, Lord?  Why is Bonita accusing me of lying?  I've tried to be a friend to her and I feel as though she stabbed me in the back."

      Just then the Lord spoke to my heart, saying "When I gave you that dream of you and Bonita going in different directions you should have asked Me for the interpretation.  I wanted you to cut off your relationship with Bonita to save you from all this grief."

      I said, Oh God, I'm sorry I didn't ask You to interpret my dream.  Please help me learn to trust every part of my life to You.  I know the Bible says in Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding."  It seems that I often take one step forward and two steps backward.  I'm thankful that God never gives up on me, no matter how many times I stumble.  Praise God for His great love and patience!