Dream 294 – Uriel, the Graduation Gown and the Wedding Dress
Received on Saturday, August 11, 2018
Communion
Dear Father,
Thank You! Sometimes I write this and it is just automatic, almost habitual, but I really do mean this. I will not comprehend the very value of my life until I complete this here and I stand with You. I woke up this morning with thoughts of a dream I had and a past memory. I will start with a memory from my past…
Memory from my past begins…
When I was about sixteen years old, we moved into a brand-new tiny home in a later to fail housing development in Sagle, Idaho. My mom was a speech teacher, the only one in the entire district of Sandpoint, Idaho. She taught out of the ‘Ninth Grade Center’, the very same building we would later hold her Memorial Service in 2015.
My mom was single and raising three kids. As we lived in the country and we would put out bowls of cat food on our back porch, we would often have other wildlife come visit us. The wildlife that would come to visit included skunks, racoons and the like.
One day, we discovered that a strange cat was visiting us. The cat looked like it had wings, but of course it did not. Over the course of many days, we tried to figure out what was wrong with it. We were finally able to get close enough to see what had happened. The cat had been skinned on each side by a predator and had escaped.
The ‘wings’ turned out to be two large flaps of skin and hair. This odd cat continued to come around for another week or so to eat from our cats’ bowls. We felt sorry for it as it was starving because these two flaps made too much sound for it to be able to pounce on any prey. Even our cats were somewhat terrified by its presence.
At some point, we had decided that we would take this cat to the veterinarian to get checked out. However, this cat never again came around. What I remembered the most about this cat to this day is how thankful he or she was for the food we had left out. While our cats took it for granted and were ‘food snobs’, this cat was thankful.
Memory from my past over…
Well, Father, I am feeling grateful today, like that cat who came to eat from the bowl we had out. I am thankful that You have brought us this far. I am sorry for acting more like a ‘routine and formulaic’ Christian these days instead of being an enthusiastic worshipper of You as a child of God.
It feels as if I have been in a burning furnace lately. Even my skin hurts. In this fire of our current situation, I have failed to be ‘on fire’ as a child of God. I am hot, burning and shriveling here, but my flame has been barely burning. I am requiring comfort and relief from this fire, yet I know that there is an ending date where we will come out of this.
I recently learned that the Israelites would celebrate their blessings before receiving them, celebrating as if these blessings had already come to pass. They would then receive these blessings. It seems as if this is what You mean when You tell me to ‘rejoice, Erin, rejoice!’
You would tell me Your promises and then You would say, ‘find joy, Erin, your trials are finished.’ However, instead of finding joy, I would then say, ‘when, Lord? The trials continue. When?’ While I do hope in the promises as I know they will come, my pain makes it so I just cannot find joy all of the time.
Father, it is hard to celebrate while in the fire of affliction. It is difficult to dance while in a furnace. Forgive me, Father, as I should take comfort from You showing me as a finished vessel. You gave me the outcome so that I would have piece in my trials.
While, at first, it seems arrogant to celebrate a victory prior to its arrival, we do exactly that when we celebrate our salvation. We celebrate the wedding which is soon to come, all with an engagement party and a dinner with close family on the eve of the wedding rehearsal dinner included. I had a memorable wedding dream last night…
Sub-dream begins…
I had seen this unusual geographical occurrence in my dreams before. The setting was a four-way intersection of rivers. Two of the rivers flowed in and two of the rivers flowed out. There were two distinct settings. One area had a beautiful treed canopy and the other area had a lush green grass meadow.
Above the area and facing the venue from the southeast was a massive resort hotel with many rooms. All rooms faced the wedding venue, making our ceremony very public. There were also open-air restaurants in full view of our wedding.
My daughters were there and both of them were wearing beautiful gowns. These gowns appeared to be wedding gowns. In contrast, I had on a blue and gold graduation ceremony gown. As we were waiting for the ceremony to begin, I complained…
Me: “The heat is unbearable right now.”
Daughter: “Well, no wonder. Mom, you need to take off your graduation gown.”
Me: “You are right. Why would I want to get married in this? I finished school a long time ago. This is ridiculous. I am even holding a graduation scroll in my right hand.”
My two daughters then helped me remove the graduation gown by pulling it off over my head. While this happened in the view of those around us, it did not matter as I had a beautiful (and modest) wedding dress underneath the graduation gown. I felt instantly cooled off once the graduation gown was removed.
Me: “With all of these gowns on, no wonder I was hot.”
As I laughed about this, those around me laughed with me. We then began to proceed down the stone stairs to the venue taking place at the resort. On the way down, someone came up to me to bring bad news as to why I should not be marrying.
As I reviewed the evidence about the Groom, I became overwhelmed. Combining this evidence with the venue being entirely public, I then started to question my sanity. Thankfully, my daughter saw that I was being temporarily swayed and piped up with some encouragement…
Daughter: “Keep walking, mom, as it does not matter. The Groom loves you and you love the Groom. All of this is for this special day. Keep walking!”
Me: Laughing. “You are right. I am dismissing these trumped-up charges right now. Dismissing these false charges will allow us to take our vows and continue.”
Sub-dream over…
Thank You, Father. This is a month of changes, so we celebrate what You have promised in advance. We rejoice in the outcome of these trials and we celebrate today!
Jesus: “Erin, come up.”
Uriel was in front of me. He smiled at me.
Uriel: “This is a good day, Erin. You have finished your graduation ceremony. The scroll in your hand is your promises, a contract which is signed and sealed by the King. He is also President of your learning university. I have been sent to give you a gift.”
Me: “Oh, I just love gifts!”
Uriel: Laughing. “Yes, Erin, we know!” He was teasing me good-naturedly. He then became a bit more serious. “Now, the King gives good gifts.” He then handed me a beautiful large key. “This key unlocks a door in which you will enter through.”
Me: “Will I know which door?”
Uriel: “God has set before you only one. You will see it and know it is the King’s door and a good one. When you see it, rejoice!”
Me: “Uriel, we had a very discouraging week…well, season…well, seasons…well, really, the last year…really, decade…hmm, decades really! Oh Uriel, I am sorry to sound downcast, but it has been such a difficult and long journey for me.”
While Uriel was smiling as I said this, I could tell he was holding back laughter.
Uriel: “Yes, Erin, it has been a struggle for you. However, you are not alone. Others have gone through the same journey. The Lord has sent armies of angels to guard your ways. The Lord is with you.”
Me: “You are right, Uriel, thank you. Oh yes, I saw a sign yesterday. I saw four white doves sitting on an electrical wire in the country at around noon on Thursday. Was this a sign from Heaven? Was this a sign for us?”
Uriel: “Well, let us break down what a miraculous sign is, Erin. Were these white doves out of their usual setting?”
Me: “Definitely. They were out in the middle of a green forest on electrical wires next to the highway. White doves are not expected here.”
Uriel: Smiling. “Okay. Now, were you delighted or scared by these doves?”
Me: “Delighted!”
Uriel: “Then you have your answer, Erin. God’s Spirit, the Holy Spirit, is your Counselor. Trust in this voice as this is a direct communication from Heaven. Four white doves out in the middle of the wilderness does not seem like something you should dismiss.”
Me: “You are right!”
Uriel: “When you backed up to take a better look at the doves, the birds did not stir. They instead remained calm and sat there for you. They were upon you. Erin, there were four doves. Did the Lord not recently tell you (in a private dream) that four large blessings from Heaven were coming? Does the Word of God not say you will receive signs, wonders, miracles and gifts before He comes? Erin, it is time to study the Word, as well as bridal tradition. The King is traditional.”
Me: “While He is traditional, He is also completely modern.”
Uriel: “Yes, but He follows His Word. It is an evil man who veers and decides to change course, times and seasons.”
Me: “A man, a spirit or the enemy?”
Uriel: “Yes to all. Rejoice not in the plans of the wicked. They plot and devise evil schemes to discourage, derail and distract you from your great hope in the promises of your Groom. Your Groom is sending you gifts on the wings of white doves. He loves you. Do not allow anything to destroy what the King has planned for you!”
I reached over and hugged Uriel.
Me: “Thank you for this great message of hope. Oh…when will this door come? The girls have to start school around three weeks from now.”
Uriel: “The King knows what You need before you ask! Celebrate today!”
Dream over…
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