What do you think about his Dreams and visions?
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Thank you for your response, but there is never a time your brain is not dreaming or active while you are sleeping. It's just a matter of whether or not you actually what you remember while sleeping. Perhaps I should revisit that chapter and reconsider my thoughts.aolayide wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 07:35Quite frankly, you do have a point with the "hallucinatory drug" part. However, I will disagree with you on the other part. When he had dreams about Jesus in Chapter 2, "find my bones ..." is a parable and it is not meant to be interpreted in its literal form. Dreams and visions are part of our subconscious and sometimes we see them in order to get some directions in life. Have you ever experienced sleeping and not dreaming? It is dark and blank. Dreams, visions, and revelations are there to help us find our way or to fulfil a destiny.MissAndi wrote: ↑05 Mar 2019, 10:08 I think the Lord works in mysterious ways, but I can't see Jesus approaching him telling him to "find his bones" or other such apparitions. I think strong dreams are just methods of the subconscious crying out and quite frankly I take very little stock in anything "revealed" to someone while on a hallucinatory drug.
Nonetheless, thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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I agree with you about the brain. Leaning more into the science of it, the brain never shuts down, while we sleep the functions are being toned down but never stopped. We call it a dream because we remember it. However, our brain is still at work, tucking away the events that happened during the day making them memories. These dreams are products of our subconscious but that does not necessarily mean they are all there giving us directions in life.MissAndi wrote: ↑08 Mar 2019, 09:37Thank you for your response, but there is never a time your brain is not dreaming or active while you are sleeping. It's just a matter of whether or not you actually what you remember while sleeping. Perhaps I should revisit that chapter and reconsider my thoughts.aolayide wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 07:35Quite frankly, you do have a point with the "hallucinatory drug" part. However, I will disagree with you on the other part. When he had dreams about Jesus in Chapter 2, "find my bones ..." is a parable and it is not meant to be interpreted in its literal form. Dreams and visions are part of our subconscious and sometimes we see them in order to get some directions in life. Have you ever experienced sleeping and not dreaming? It is dark and blank. Dreams, visions, and revelations are there to help us find our way or to fulfil a destiny.MissAndi wrote: ↑05 Mar 2019, 10:08 I think the Lord works in mysterious ways, but I can't see Jesus approaching him telling him to "find his bones" or other such apparitions. I think strong dreams are just methods of the subconscious crying out and quite frankly I take very little stock in anything "revealed" to someone while on a hallucinatory drug.
Nonetheless, thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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I don't think the author is particularly special. I also don't think it matters that he was born again. I think we all see and hear what we want to.aolayide wrote: ↑01 Mar 2019, 13:34 Do you think the author would still have those dreams even if he was not born again?
When he was on the brink of suicide, he heard a voice telling him to change the way he lives his life and to think positively. Also, he was saved when he was about to get mugged. Would you say he is special? Maybe the reason why Jesus does not want anything to happen to him is that he wants him to find the essence of his teachings and give it back to the world.
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You're so right. You took the words right out of my mouth.cpru68 wrote: ↑02 Mar 2019, 01:53 I think God can use anyone at anytime, and the method chosen can include dreams and visions. The difficulty with dreams and visions is trying to find the right words to convey it clearly. To try and describe a supernatural occurrence isn’t easy, so I commend him on a job well done for that. Dreams and visions can be up for interpretation as well. They are so personal to each individual that it takes discernment to know what the real meaning is.
As far as divine protection, I believe in it. He was called to complete a mission in this life and it seemed like he was given a invisible lifeline to keep on going to fulfil this.
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No, not at all. We all have different paths designed by God to our God-given purpose. He's not extra special, he just found his spiritual path and followed the rhythm wherever it led him.
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We are all special to God, when we do what He wants us to do in order to fulfill His purpose for our lives. Like Richard said, if everyone had his experience with Isness, the world would be better. I think it was just his destiny. The dreams and visions were all avenues used to reach Richard and awaken him.aolayide wrote: ↑01 Mar 2019, 13:34 Do you think the author would still have those dreams even if he was not born again?
When he was on the brink of suicide, he heard a voice telling him to change the way he lives his life and to think positively. Also, he was saved when he was about to get mugged. Would you say he is special? Maybe the reason why Jesus does not want anything to happen to him is that he wants him to find the essence of his teachings and give it back to the world.
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Dreams tell of your unconscious mind & what’s to come.
I’ve actually had dreams that fore-told my future.
If something weighs heavy on us, then the dreams will make us aware of what we need to work on in our lives to find peace & comfort
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So, no. I don't think he is special. I think he chose to listen to a positive inner voice.