The other night I was awakened by a troubling dream that suggests a spiritual attack on pastors and church leaders concerning God’s vision for the Church. And though I know it has personal application in our own ministry, I believe it may bear witness with many others in the Body of Christ who are concerned with where the Church is headed. (*The interpretations that follow are only partial. I share many more details and clarifications in my video at the bottom.)
2nd Dream:
I was watching a young couple who had been out on the road in front of lots of people and they were now in the lobby of their hotel. They were tired and wanting to go back to their room and sleep. It appeared that people were still pulling on them, but they eventually climbed the stairs to their room to get some needed rest.
As soon as they got in their room I saw a large glass window beside their bed. It was a massive old-fashioned window with wooden slats. It had been opened a bit to let in some fresh air and I went to shut it. But then I saw a man in a black t-shirt outside trying to get in. He was actually on the ground level trying to get inside. I recognized him as someone who had been after us and he was very strong and determined to get in. He was trying to grab me from the outside and I rushed to try and close the window. As I did so, two things happened at once. I felt someone pull me from behind on my right side, and then I heard a loud BANG on the window, like someone trying to pound their way in. And then I wake up with a start!
Sitting straight up in bed, I was so convinced it was real, I began to think of how to protect myself. But then I realized that the window I saw in my dream wasn’t even there in our real bedroom. It was at that moment I knew it was only a dream and then remembered another dream I had right before this one.
1st Dream:
I was in the kitchen and looked towards the front door. Bobby (my husband, a pastor) had just come home but was trying to be quiet so as not to disturb me. But as he gets closer, I see he has a huge patch covering his entire right eye. I was shocked as it was evident he had a major accident and even though I couldn’t see behind the patch, it almost looked like his eye had been hollowed out. It was then that I saw his right hand was bandaged, as well. He was alright and trying to reassure me that everything was OK. It was then that I noticed his bandage wasn’t even a regular hospital bandage. It was actually huge bands of grey duct tape! Same thing with his right hand. Not bandaged with regular medical gauze, but thick strips of grey duct tape pasted over the injuries!
Interpretation:
In processing these dreams with Bobby and my intercessory prayer team, we all felt there were some things that Bobby and I could take away personally, but also recognized some truths and insights that also apply to the broader Body of Christ. I was both an observer in the first dream, as well as a participant in both. This has been a pattern for years as a prophetic dreamer. Many times I am acting as a spiritual watchman and am only observing things to see what the Lord wants me to see. At other times I become a participant, which usually indicates there will be some personal involvement or application. Thus, you can receive these insights and interpretations as considerations for prayer in whatever way they may apply to you.
I BELIEVE THE OVERALL MESSAGE IN THESE DREAMS IS THAT THERE IS A VISION AT STAKE AND THE ENEMY IS AFTER THOSE WHO CARRY THAT VISION.
Windows in dreams or visions usually represent vision or perspective. How they are presented in dreams can provide additional insights. The window I saw was “old,” meaning it had been around for a while. It was made by hand, carefully crafted, and had stood the test of time. I believe this represents God’s vision for His House and for His people. His desire would be that anyone who follows Him, especially leaders, would view things through His vision for the Church (represented by the window in this couple’s room). The presentation of this window could also be a reminder to strengthen that vision according to His original blueprint, and not our own.
The young couple was nondescript and could imply the next generation of leaders or those who carry influence. But they could also represent leaders like my husband and myself who have already spent many years ministering to others and have needed to get rested and refreshed for the next leg of the journey. We believe there are many such ministry couples that the Lord still desires to use, even as He renews their youth like the eagles (Psalm 103:5).
I believe the ”strongman” outside the window is a form of the Religious Spirit that continues to harass and accuse those who are being used of the Lord. Continually hounding anyone who wants to fulfill God’s vision for the Church, he looks to “break and enter” in order to stop what God is doing. The fact that he appeared to be at the “ground level” could even indicate how he is attacking our spiritual foundations as the Church. If there is any unguarded opening in our spiritual foundation (the open window), it becomes an entry point for the enemy. Thankfully, the bang that woke me up was only a veiled threat and not a reality. And the hand that I felt pull me back, I believe was the hand of God Himself. He wants us to know that some battles are for Him alone.
For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
Which brings me to the other dream…
It’s the first dream that may actually reveal how some of these cracks and entry points for the enemy come to be. Bobby represents the many pastors and church leaders who are getting attacked and wounded in ministry. And it’s their VISION that is being targeted. But because they don’t want to bother anyone, or because they actually believe it’s their responsibility, they try to “fix” things on their own. It’s a common joke that duct tape can fix most anything! It’s the perfect go-to for quick fixes. But it’s usually only temporary and doesn’t even address the real problem. And because most pastors are “hands on” in their ministry style, even the work of their hands comes under attack (thus the bandages on both Bobby’s eye and hand). This is the Lord alerting His leaders to their own self-efforts, however sincere and responsibility-driven they may be. God always intended for us to work together as a spiritual family and team, not as soloists. He is urging us to slow down, pull back, and include others in our journey. Our strength as the Church doesn’t rest on any one leader or pastor, but on the collective, each one doing their part in order to support the whole (Ephesians 4:15-16).
Another interesting note was that I was “pulled back” from the window on my right side and Bobby was also impacted on the right side. We both felt this indicated these attacks are coming against those who are on the “right side” of history in being faithful to the Lord’s call.
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
So whether you are a leader, an influencer, or simply a member of God’s household, I believe He wants us to reconsider His vision for the Church. Then do all we can to work towards fulfilling that vision together. For some, that will mean taking some time to get away from the crowd and rest. For others, it will mean stop trying so hard on your own and start including others around you in both prayer and counsel. And for all of us to not fear the enemy’s threats or attempts to shut us down. The Lord is our rear guard and not only goes before us, but covers us from behind. He is not only our Champion in Battle, but the Head of His Church. And He takes care of His own.
Many more details to these dreams in my latest 33-minute video…
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Hey fam, its crazy you wrote this, God’s been having a brother call me a Maverick (top gun reference) like not a rule follower and spontaneous in wanting to push the limits and fully dive deep and follow the Lord and God’s been correcting me on trying to go solo because I feel the people around me are not serious about reaching the lost and so I’ve been trying to carry the weight of doing it all as if I was one body or something….I’m still gonna obey God as I feel the calling to reach the lost and He’s called me marked and stuffed, like a Catalyst too, and I got hurt from church when God was using me to pray for people in Hartford Ct and more. They accused me of being a pedophile when i mentioned how satan attacks believers with lies, mental attacks and more….
In reflection and healing thanks to God, its obvious satan used that to make me stop and it took a long time to heal,
but I felt it important to leave this message because wow….What are the odd’s I felt inspired to search on God’s judgement on the sleeping church and end up here to a lovely sister correcting me, or God in her correcting me. I’ll go to, or try to, go to church on Sunday.; I already know the place due to God and have been running from going…He said I’ll find my equal’s there whatever that means lol, so I’ll trust Him.
Thank you for obeying God, I thank Jesus for you obeying Him and appreciate this blog existing. Dont let the devil lie to you its not working, if I can find this place by God’s grace, then He will lead anyone else to find it. Its healing too to see real believers who honor and respect God. I think I’ll go back to that real church and be with my brethren here locally so God can use us all to do His will. Maybe I really dont have to do all Gods calling me to do by myself with Him only.
Pray for me, I’mma fast and then head out there to Hartford though regardless of anyone around me or not. I told God give me greater than Elijah and Peter and all of the patriarchs combined, dont know why I am sharing that just felt lead too….I wanna do God’s will to save souls in Hartford even if it leads to my death and it’s not lost on me the enemy will try his nonsense. So if you and your husband and the believers who really love God around you can pray for me I’d appreciate it. Ask Jesus to send me real Christians willing to die for the Gospel and to do His will, and that He help my words not be blind zeal but fact.
I dont know why I say this all….Just lead honestly, but I keep seeing a New England that raises the flag of Christ, and am sold out on God’s idea of kicking satan out of America even if its a day. God spoke the universe, no one can stop Him. He says if you have faith as small as a mustard seed you can tell the mountain to move and it will…So it’s not arrogance or ego or self want, its pure Faith. If a man asks and submits himself to Jesus, and Jesus says yes, there is nothing that man cant do.
So my heart is this; Even if I die, even if all HELL breaks loose in New England in America because I am going out there in God’s power to shake it all up, I’ll do it.
And honestly its been hard with even strong loyal to God brethren around me, even when its not their intentions, discouraging me due to safety and religious ideas like comfort, or if God says to go we cant go without another person and more.
It’s not lost to me how countless brethren faithful to God have died and more obeying God. I said yes to Him and in faith entered His courts and Throne by the blood, on my face, saying regardless of what comes to me, I will go….
So pray my words not be young zeal or self righteous pride or some nonsense.
I’m really not afraid of what satan can do for God says fear the one who can kill the body and soul, not the one who can kill the body. IF God says no, satan cant touch me, and no one can.
So if He desires to really use me as some catalyst for His glory in America, I want to go. But I am human tooo. It’s not lost on me that in our humanity we fall short, and what kind of person does want to suffer? I dont….But God’s told me and those loyal brethren His revival is here and He is using me for it, not my glory, but His.
I ran from my calling due to fear and the church hurt had sealed the deal, but He’s healed me and the fire to go is back. Now I know satan will attempt anything, and now I am prepared to, I hope, face all the comes if it means this revival comes.
But honestly, I need a home too because my mother is far from God and trying to get close but not really. Her attitude and more brings demonic spirits and so the house in some ways can feel like half Jesus and half demons there. Its lessened a bit as she draws to Jesus and God has me show her love and more, but I’ve felt delayed and more as the Lord said I’d get my own house and resources and more.
I want a Godly home that is a hospital for homeless brethren and the lost, enough rooms to house a person who at any point even short notice on the exact same day, needs a place to sleep and Godly protection. I know He’s preparing me for all of that right, but God says the prayer of the righteous man avails much. I feel so alone humanly in this place here, though I got brethren and in Jesus I am whole, it’s like most around me lack the respect and love for God like Peter and the first church and prophets and etc did….Maybe thats my church hurt talking, maybe not…….But my heart is for a true people who love Jesus and I get God’s had me in isolation and set apart. We obviously can’t manipulate God and etc…But…….I had prayed these big prayers since I was a kid and as a Kid I had this deep groaning to save people…Born from God I believe now……..But I did not understand how lonely it would be. I got entire contact lists yet…..No one calls apart from 2 or 3 which I admire, and if I call they answer and etc…but……Thats why I had decided if no one in Hartford CT is willing to give it up for Christ, everything, I will…
So pray for me, that regardless of what I feel, experience and etc, I obey God on His calling for my life….I feell like William Seymour and all those past, now in Heaven brothers and sisters who God used to cause nations to turn to God…..I want that too and know its coming cuz God said that global awakening is coming….
I dont know though, maybe I feel lead to say this all…And since I am being vulnerable….My mom had done voodoo and I tried killing myself at age 7. My dad wasn’t around and I was molested. I am fighting this demon I feel affect my emotions of infatlizism, homosexuality, rage, entitlement, and laziness and something else. I had fallen back into sin days ago but Jesus started freeing me again fully and has, Holy Spirit is all over me right now 😀 praise Jesus. But the enemy clearly has been after my life since forever lol…
I know the prayers of real Godly people changes so much, so if you and the loyal brethren around you can pray for me…Please…..I just want to see God smile as millions come to Him….And its hard too with the desire for justice for the evil in the church tooo….Many of the loyal leaders around me are……….decent….loyal to God too, but…..They seem so spiritually tone deaf to the coming judgements, and even those aware have issues too, like we all do…But somewhere in my heart has been a callousness, this rage for evil like Jeremiah but more intense and loose….God helps me and more on that and etc, and He’s helping me overcome but still……I’ve had to grow up alone with the Lord you know….People around me always mocking or dismissing the truths of God and no healthy parents…So now God is raising me with spiritual fathers and mothers but…….But this call I cant stop…I tried running…I cant run from it. SO I gotta accept what Jesus has called me to do. Jesus is awesome you know?!! Freed me from the homosexuality, porn and everything…..I’ll be okay no doubt but having such strong brothers like you and those around you praying for me, no doubt the devil will get mad cuz that covering over me means he cant touch me too…
So I appreciate the prayers coming my way, may Jesus bless you guys too, we’re gonna see an awesome revival globally, sad part is death and judgement even in the church is coming. Its sad but God has warned for decades and most have not listened.
But hey also, dont try to carry it on your own. Tell your husband and this is for your prayer team too, trust in God.
Oh yeah God anointed me as a prophet and I wanna say this that just came to me from the Lord. A brother in Christ in Africa was praying against the demonic forces like principalities and dominions as God requested him to do. At some point the prayer warriors were attacked from the witchcraft people and more coming, like slaughtered flesh on their churches door ways. They were making progress so satan attacked them hard to prevent the dominions being kicked out and all..
So first what came to me was that brother being told by God about cup bearers. Cup bearers hold the stuff for soldiers I think? Idk the details you’ll need to ask God :), but basically in this case, Cup bearers pray for the prayer warrior on duty, or something like that.
So the people off duty prayer wise or whatever, cover the praying believer fighting in the spirit and etc, with prayer.
Idk why but in relation to your husband that came to my mind. You need to cover your husband in prayer? Cup bearers? And your prayer team too I believe Lord is saying, or someone in it.
And this came to me too just moments ago after that about the cup bearers; The Courts of Heaven and Legal Rights.
When we sin the devil argues to God based on our sins or ancestors sins or word curses and etc that he can attack us or send people to harm us or delay our money and blessings, due to that which we or someone in our blood line came into agreement with.
I dont know why God’s leading me to share that but that came to me…I mean…Your Husband keeps coming to mind..And your prayer team. I dont know why I’m still learning to sit still so sorry.
Well I hear danger, and about the eye in the vision you saw of your husband…Emotional and Spiritual danger, in not healing or resting, and being blind in one eye, because he does not rest. Its not a rebuke in wrath or anger or saying he is doing something wrong per say, its a correction in love that he, your husband, needs to rest. Same way I cant do it alone, he cant too. Though if your husband is anything like me, we probably wanna do it alone no matter what because we dont want no one stifling the Holy Spirit of God or etc…..I get it lol….
God gets it too :), but….I am reminded of the man with the plank in the eye but in this case its not hypocrysy, its blindness due to hurt or struggling to keep it alfoat, the calling of God can be heavy and weighty and powerful but it’s not meant to be a burdened endured alone, at least not always.
So times of healing are required and you need that intimacey with God to be refreshed, safe, healed, and renewed and re directed or given fresh reminder or instruction from God.
If we dont rest, or he does not or anyone, but he if he does not, he could end up like me raging inside for a season due to church hurt and more. Jesus rested as God’s reminding me. So its not a shame or punishment to rest. its okay for Him to rest if Jesus said it. I struggle with time alot….Wanting to go fast so God tells me slow down. Yeah….The end is upon us, well….The end of the beginning right? But Jesus reminds us and has reminded us constantly even now, that He holds all the cards even the one called time…
Jesus wont delay our work, but in our hurt or…Lol..In our band aid duct tape fixes, though noble, we could hurt ourselves and more too if we wont rest or wont let someone carry the burden with us if God says they can help us. It might not even be our burden too….
And God is the best and close and great help….His yoke is easy…
God’s reminding me of the Ox, i think in Jeremiah…God says the OX in the fields or plow fields rests too, they dont work always despite being so strong and powerful.
So if even the mighty Ox and Jesus and God rests, then we too must rest. That eye with duct tape, will get healed, if your husband rests in Jesus.
Same way all my issues as always, get healed when I rest in Jesus. So my healing from the anger for example, will heal in Christ, and if its a spirit too, I need to fast and more.
Dont let the enemy or anyone steal your joy in Christ, lock it up in your heart so no one can steal it, give the password to Jesus too, so He can have access to it always.
L0ove you! God Bless sister and sister’s husband! I am proud of you!