In March of 2010, the year before we moved to Rwanda, Douglas had a dream that he believed was from the Lord. In this dream he walked into a room with two small rooms attached. In one of the small room was a toilet. The door of the room was too small and he could see the feet and trousers of a man sitting inside. The man was Doctor Don Meyers, his professor from North Central University in MN where both Douglas and I attended and met. Douglas has always deeply respected Dr. Meyers and appreciated his input in his college experience. As Dr. Meyers walked out of the small room he gave Douglas a disdaining look. He wasn’t happy to see him. His attitude was critical and he complained that Douglas was antagonizing to him and his affiliation and he said as much. This confused Douglas because they had always had a good relationship. As Douglas entered the small room and Dr. Meyers left he could see that the toilet was stopped up and that the waist was filling the toilet bowl to the very top. There was an inordinate amount of used paper inside as well. As Douglas went to flush the toilet a ring of fire rose up from the bowl. There was more to the dream but I’ll blog about that later.
The day after Douglas had that dream he called Dan Kunde who is an interpreter of dreams from the Lord. Dan and Douglas discussed it and both felt that the Lord was speaking to the defilement in the Church, the “stuff” that grows in the Body of Christ that comes from the flesh of men and also the culture of America today. Our churches have absorbed so much of the world that most barely resembles the churches outlined in the New Testament, one alive and vibrant and relevant under the headship of Christ.
I have had a number of visions about this very topic. The Church is Bearing Mongrels and also Ichabod.
Thanks Jo.
Joie – I just want you to know that even though I’ve never met you, I appreciate and love you so much – the work you do – and the loving, giving and generous spirit in which you do it. It’s the hidden things – the time with people that you take and no one else knows about it – but God does. One thing I know for sure is that Father God is your provider, your helper, your rear-guard. He takes care of those things “coming down the pike” so to speak, that we cannot see. Just keep trusting Him and He will bring you through all this. Much love to you and your family!!
Thanks your comment is much appreciated and deeply absorbed. It gets kind of crazy when life doesn’t go how thought it would or should. Times like that we learn just how much we need the Lord and that he can be trusted. Now to get on to the business of allowing him to have His way in His church.
Joie: I agree with your vision. We are full of it for sure and we need to flush, cleanse and flush again. 🙂 One of the things that I am hearing about this time and season revolves around what happened on May 20, 2012. I believe that this Annular Lunar Eclipse was a very significant prophetic event for several reasons. 1). When the eclispe was almost full it looked like a newmoon. (New Beginnings) 2). When the eclipse is full it looked like a ring of fire. (The ring of fire represents the eternal fire of connection and the unbroken circle of love that we have with fellowship of the brotherhood.
The end of an era has come…An epoch event is HERE! A great awakening is happening, and the sons of Yahweh are coming into a better understanding concerning who they are in Him, and nothing is prevent them from seeing and entering the Kingdom of Yahweh at a very different level. The reason that so many are frustrated and irratated at the present, is because Yahweh has driven them into the wilderness and is forcing them to turn in their hearts to Him, apart from creature comfort and the crowd.
Like my dad use to say. “This is a time to finish your business, or get off the pot”