Chapter 6

A Mysterious Dream

Shortly after John’s acknowledgement of my grace and his commitment to me, a door was opened. I allowed this door to be there, because I knew that I would and could use it for a greater good. The mystery of John’s family was that John’s grandfather had in his life a history of severe mood swings. Most families of this generation, did not acknowledge mental illness, but hid it. Just like all illnesses I am grieved by this condition. The fall of mankind has allowed it to enter into even my believer’s lives. Found in the book of Job, I revealed that some of my ways remain a mystery to explain this side of heaven. When an illness is triggered, like it was in John, it could be thought of like a waking dream. A process to resolve the dream can only come through biblical insight and application.

This is how that dream began for John:

Within minutes after John’s commitment to me, I allowed the Enemy to touch and sift John. The Enemy has various ways to tempt. John was not ready nor prepared. The sad part was John had developed, by occult practice, a bent toward a desire for power. The Enemy offered the illusion of power through a strange and unbelievable means. Once John received this lie into his life, the Enemy responded by putting John into a type of shock. A voice declared to John – “And now you shall die.” John’s fears were heightened to an extreme measure. The feelings of death were becoming overwhelming. This was the beginning of the fight to face the illusions and delusions of John’s waking world. John’s real faith in me would be mixed with the delusions of the Enemy. The Man of Gadarenes would need to apply Truth to his life just to survive. As John fears began, he asked me to allow him to be a teacher about my cross and my life. I honored this desire by providing a paper trail of truth. Even though the battle was tough, I would give John a verse to share. These poems would encourage those around as well as showing my love towards John by giving him my special gift.