What happens when we dream: In the Bible

When we dream, our brains are active in a similar way to when we are awake. However, there are some key differences. For example, the part of the brain responsible for logic and reasoning is less active during dreams, which is why dreams often seem so illogical and bizarre.  Also, our muscles are paralyzed to keep us from acting out our dreams.

Dreams can be about anything, and they can be very vivid or very abstract. They can be happy, sad, scary, or anything in between. Some people dream every night, while others only dream occasionally.  I think that I dream every night but only remember a small portion of the dreams I dream; maybe 20% the rest are forgotten when I wake up.

The bible says that God seals instructions to his children in our dreams[Job 33:14-17].  So God uses dreams as a way to speak to his children as he did with Joseph, Samuel, and Solomon in the bible.  God made promises to each of these men in their dreams and fulfilled each promise.  The bible also says that God holds the interpretation of every dream, so if we seek God we can know each dream’s interpretation. 

All dreams are important; even nightmares can hold an important warning to us to influence us to take a different path or avoid certain people.  Some people find that journaling helps make sense of their dreams because one dream by itself can be confusing, however several dreams lumped together can be enlightening… I will give a warning, don't tell everyone/(just anybody) your dreams because just as Joseph was hated because of his dreams, people will hate you too if they find out what God has planned for you(when I was about 6 years old I had an aunt that used to ask me about my dreams and she put roots on me to try and keep them from coming true, because she was jealous that it wasn't her son or grandchildren that God wanted to use)... Watch my YouTube video about my book Mirror Code: Download my free ebook: Mirror Code

Salvation is Personal: In the Bible

 God showed me in a dream, that we should never question/proclaim that someone is not saved.  I'll be direct here... the bible says that if you confess that Jesus Christ is the son of God, and believe that God raised him from the grave, then you are saved.  There is no other standard for salvation.

I say this because sometimes we look at people's actions and declare that they are not saved.  (1)For example, there was a pastor that I met when I was young that went around molesting young kids(I was one of them that he molested), I can't say that he wasn't saved, what he did was wrong and evil but he could have been saved. (2) In the bible, Paul was consenting that Steven(who is considered to be a Saint) should be killed, and did worse things than that in God's name, however no one will say that Paul wasn't saved(Paul did these things before he was saved by the way).

In my dream, I kissed a woman who was not my wife and all of my sisters attacked me and said that I was not saved because I had sinned.  It is my personal belief that a man can have more than one wife.  Now the bible does say that if you have a wife, seek not a wife [1 Corinthians 7:27], and when we are married we agree to forsake all others (which is not in the Bible); but as far was the Bible is concerned, we can have more than one wife.  In the bible David, who the bible calls a man after God's own heart, had three wives and his son, Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines(women who he slept with, who were not his wife)  There isn't a Christian alive that will say that David nor Solomon wasn't saved and they lived before they could confess Jesus(Read my book: Jesus in Hell four days, to find out how they were saved).

The point of this post is this; salvation is a personal thing; it's between a person and God; yes there are things we shouldn't do if we are saved but sinning does not mean that we are not saved...


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The Thief

There is a song by the Canton Spirituals, The Thief  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI0Ok6yTg8g, in which a thief at the end of life rebukes another thief for not fearing God [Luke 23:39-42].  Today we see many people with a lack of character [Romans 3:11-18], people that make poor choices, people that live in the world, and I wonder how a thief 2000 years ago, a person most would consider to be of the worst sort, could have more character than those considered to be godly people.  Well, it would seem that this thief realized that there are some lines that shouldn't be crossed!  So let's examine this....

Well there are many great men in the bible, I could name many many great men found therein, many prosperous men, and all of them would have a common trait; they feared God.  Name a great man in the bible that didn't fear God and lived a long life...

Solomon, the wisest man in the bible, examined many things, and deeply searched out the meanings of many things and this is what he said at the end of Ecclesiastes.  (Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.) [Ecclesiastes 12:13]  What did Solomon mean by the conclusion of the whole matter?  He was referring to all the questions we have in life; questions about our future, questions about who we should marry, what job offer we should accept, what church to attend....  Solomon and the Thief came to that same conclusion(sometimes we are our wisest when facing death), when he faced the end of his life, the Thief had the same choice that day that he faced everyday.  He said, "Will I fear God today?"  And because he did Jesus said, "Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise." [Luke 23:43]  A man that wants to be with Jesus for eternity, has to fear God.

The fear of God, should be taught by parents; both David and Solomon (Father and Son) wrote that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom [Psalms 111:10, Proverbs 9:10].  This is no coincidence!  A Godly man will have Godly sons!  (The fear of God was also taught from Naomi to Ruth, David's ancestor)

I could go further, but I don't want you to miss the point here... Satan is a Thief and I tell you that you won't ever experience the joy of being acknowledged by the Father.  The joy of being welcomed into heaven if you fail to be approved by Jesus; don't allow Satan to steal that honor away from you.  The point of this article is this, at the end of the day did you fear God?  Read the last verse of Ecclesiastes....

The Smiley Face :)

So, where did the smiley emoticon come from; who invented it? Who invented the smiley face, that cheery little face you see all over your computer and cell phone? Was it some sage whose name has been forgotten through the ages? Well let's examine the facts and discover the truth.

It has been long accepted that Mr. Harvey Ball created this symbol. He worked in advertising and came-up with it in a public relations campaign. Harvey R. Ball, whose simple drawing of a smiling face on a yellow background became a cultural icon, that still lives on after his death in 2001. His icon has been credited with bringing joy to millions of people, but I wonder is there another person that should be considered for this honor? Ball, first drew this design in 1963, so...we need to find out if it appears somewhere prior to this date? Well let's examine the facts.

Ball, who co-owned an advertising and public relations firm in Worcester, designed the Smiley Face in 1963 to boost the morale of workers in two recently merged insurance companies. Well I'm all out of facts and besides I don't want to overwhelm you with statistics, so here is my reveal.

King Solomon, a man credited with great wisdom, many proverbs, and poems, may also add this to his list of accomplishments. In 1 Kings 8:41-43, Solomon is discussing the house(temple) he built for God and says, “Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake; (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house; Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.” I submit to you that Solomon clearly smiles as he discusses the strong and all powerful hand of God!  He truly was a wise man...

Well, here's one for you Solomon :)