Dream Testimonies at Teen Challenge

My boyfriend, Nathan, works for North Central Indiana Teen Challenge. I describe TC as a Christian rehabilitation center for older teens and men.

A couple of days ago Nathan spoke during chapel. He mentioned that God wants to speak through people through dreams. He told the guys that if they were serious about wanting to hear from God then put a piece of paper and pencil by their beds at night. A lot of them did.

The next morning, the men shared their dreams. One guy said that God came to him and told him he was going to learn how to read and that he was going to write a book.

Another guy said that he dreamed he and his friend were in a bar. They both ordered a beer. His friend drank it, but he didn't. Then in a second dream the student was in a desert or wilderness and God came down and told him He wanted to bring him up.

Some of the other guys said they had dreams where they were acting out their old lifestyle. I'm not sure if these dreams were from the Lord, but Nathan shared an explanation that perhaps their old lifestyle is still in their soul.

He explained that when we accept the Lord we become a new creation, old things pass away. The more we focus on the Lord and meditate on scriptures the more our minds become renewed. We move from glory to glory. Paul says to "work out your salvation." Meaning you just don't sit there, you move forward toward the things of God. It's not always easy and it's a constant choice. As we continue to make the right choices we become renewed and even healed. The Lord is ready and willing to meet us exactly where we are and do what needs to be done to bring us into the fullness of our destiny.

I encourage you, if you aren't already, to ask the Lord to speak to you in dreams. In faith, put a pen and paper next to your bed or invest in a dream journal. He will not disappoint you. He loves you and wants to talk to you!