Below is a dream I received many years ago, which the Lord recently brought to my mind and wants me to share with you because it is a clear illustration of our need for God’s perspective.
In this dream, a large sailing vessel was taking approximately fifteen passengers on a sightseeing journey. On a day when the weather was very hot, some of the passengers asked the Captain if he would stop the ship and allow them to go for a swim in the ocean to cool off. The Captain granted their request by ordering the crew to bring the ship to a stop and lower the anchor. Then he gave orders to have rope ladders, which were attached to the upper edge of the port side of the ship, lowered down to the water so that people could climb down them and enter the water. Some of the passengers used the ladders to enter the water, some jumped into the water, and a few stayed on board.
While people were frolicking about in the ocean, the Captain asked one passenger who had remained on board if he would like to climb up to the crow’s nest to experience the view from there. When the man looked up and realized that the crow’s nest was near the top of a very tall mast, he told the Captain that he didn’t want to climb up there because he was afraid of heights. The Captain then asked if he would be willing to do it if an experienced sailor went ahead of him to help him and another sailor went directly behind him to keep him from falling. After considering his offer, the man somewhat reluctantly agreed to try it.
So, the Captain called for two of his most experienced sailors and gave them orders concerning what he wanted them to do. Then the sailors gave the passenger some directions on how to climb the mast. When they were all prepared, one sailor began to climb a rope ladder that was attached to the length of the mast. After he had climbed up several rungs, he turned to the man and told him to begin climbing. The man swallowed his fear and began to follow the sailor up the ladder. When he had climbed up several rungs, the other sailor began to climb up the ladder behind him.
While they were climbing up toward the crow’s nest, the passenger kept looking down, which caused his fear to rise up, so the sailor that was climbing ahead of him told the man to keep his eyes on him and keep climbing upward no matter how he felt. Then the sailor that was beneath him assured the man that they would help him reach the top.
It was a long, slow climb, but they all made it to the crow’s nest safely, and the man’s fear vanished the moment he was able to see the wonderful view. From where he was positioned, he could look out across the water and see many other vessels in every direction for a very long way. Then, he looked down at the ocean below him and was amazed that he could see into the depths of the water below.
However, while he was looking down at the people who were swimming the water, he saw some sharks in the depths below the people, and it looked like the sharks were heading toward them, so he tried to warn the people by yelling, “I see sharks! Get out of the water!” But the people didn’t hear him, nor did they see the sharks, so man yelled louder. The Captain heard the warning from above and quickly conveyed it to the people in the water, who then swam to the ship and scurried up the ladders to safety.
END OF DREAM
I think the message portrayed in this dream is quite clear, so I will just encourage you to ponder it and pray about it, and I will end this post with the following portion of scripture:
Colossians 3: 1-4, “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.”
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