Dreams as defined by Webster’s Dictionary: “A Dream is a series of thoughts, images or emotions occurring during sleep.” (Webster’s International Dictionary page 688)
A wise person once explained the importance of dreams saying: “Dreams are the perfect way to hear from God. When you are dreaming, you are quiet, so you can’t ignore Him. Plus, you are not easily distracted.” Dreams are the chosen way in which God uses to show His will and purpose.
If we dream every night, then how can we tell which dreams are from God? Not every dream or vision is from the Lord. The Bible warns us that the enemy “disguises himself as an angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11: 14). He’ll use dreams or visions to spread doubt, discouragement and ungodly directions. If a dream or vision tries to convince you of something contrary to the Word of God, it is absolutely not from the Lord.
- The Prophet Job tell us that, “For God speaks again and again, though people do not recognize it. He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds. He whispers in their ears and terrifies them with warnings. He makes them turn from doing wrong; he keeps them from pride. He protects them from the grave, from crossing over the river of death” (The Tawrat, Job 33:14-18). These verses clearly tell us that God speaks to keep a man from being destroyed by his own pride and sin. God uses dreams to reveal weakness in our lives that should be dealt with.
- “Porque os meus pensamentos não são os vossos pensamentos, nem os vossos caminhos os meus caminhos, diz o Senhor. Porque assim como os céus são mais altos do que a terra, assim são os meus caminhos mais altos do que os vossos caminhos, e os meus pensamentos mais altos do que os vossos pensamentos. Porque, assim como desce a chuva e a neve dos céus, e para lá não tornam, mas regam a terra, e a fazem produzir, e brotar, e dar semente ao semeador, e pão ao que come. Assim será a minha palavra, que sair da minha boca; ela não voltará para mim vazia, antes fará o que me apraz, e prosperará naquilo para que a enviei" (Isaías 55:8-11). Aqui Deus diz que os pensamentos dEle são diferentes dos nossos. Deus, através de sonhos, pode trazer mudança em nossos princípios, ideais e nos ajudar a sermos mais coerentes com a Sua palavra. Deus promete que a Sua palavra nunca voltará vazia; mas irá cumprir os Seus desejos e alcançar os Seus propósitos.