2 Years, 3 Months

2 Years, 3 Months

By April 19, 2019September 3rd, 2019Adventure

Have you ever scrolled through your iPhone camera roll and suddenly thought “Oh my lanta!  SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED in the last MONTH!”  Well, I just did that.  And let me just start by saying I have seen revival in dreams in new ways this month like I have never EVER experienced before, I have been learning (both in hard and easy ways) about friendship and relationships in general.  Although it’s been rough at times, God’s teaching me a lot and I believe my heart is growing, and THAT is a win!  I’ve also seen the beach at least twice, so bless!  I’ve been inspired and challenged in my writing and…oi…  SO much more!  But, since I like the snapshots instead of the novels on these blogs, I want to talk about dreams, both the night-time and daytime kind…

NIGHT-TIME DREAMS

     Have you ever realized how much we sometimes separate spirit and flesh life?  And how we shouldn’t do that because they are actually so connected?!  One area I realize I’ve sometimes disconnected from the reach of my omnipresent God is my night-time dreams.  Kind of strange, since to many people this may seem like an obvious way that God can and does speak.  But dreams can often seem so strange and out of the blue, that I think I’ve too often dismissed it as a result of the amount of pizza I ate the night before.  Regardless of my feelings or thoughts, I have developed a habit of writing down my dreams when I wake up, and lately I’ve realized that there may be more encouragement in them then I sometimes notice!
     Let me just say before I get into my recent personal example that I am not well-knowledged in dreams and dream interpretation, and I know this whole world can get a little weird, so don’t freak out, I’m just sharing my own personal experience, and my own willingness to hear from God more in this specific area!
     Recently I had had a dream in which I was on an island and I looked out to see people jumping off of rocks, large books and icebergs into the water.  And yes, I did just say giant books were floating in the water, and people were using it like a raft to jump into the water.  It’s a dream, remember?!  These things can get weird!  Anyways, I felt stirred to give it some thought.  I realized there was an obvious connection between the books in the water and the books that I want to write.  I felt encouraged that God’s hand is on that desire, and I believe he wants to do something with it.  What that looks like, I have no idea!
     My housemate and I discussed it further and she unearthed some other layers that I had never previously thought of: water in dreams can sometimes be significant of the Holy Spirit and evangelism.  We wondered if what I had seen in my dream was people leaping deeper into God through written word!  For me personally this got me excited that God could want to use my fingers on a keyboard to reveal himself to others!  All of this encouragement and revelation through a dream I had…  I wonder what other areas of life God may be speaking to me in, that I too easily dismiss?

DAY-TIME DREAMS

For those of you who know me, you know that I love music, and have a passion for worship.  Over the past two or so years I’ve been studying Film & TV at Hillsong College, but over these past few months, while being in third year (where there is no specific stream one is allocated to) I’ve found myself in more musical circles, and it has me very excited!  Not only am I working on songwriting because of a course I’m taking this semester, but I’ve also had opportunity to sing in a chapel worship service, play violin on a Sunday morning and also play in a strings group for Hillsong’s Good Friday service!  Now, this is also where I need to do a heart check and make sure my motives, my heart and my thoughts are aligned with the will of God.  The reason I get excited and share some of this is because I feel like it is a bit of a milestone in my journey as a christian, and an artist.  There are some things (as I’m sure many of you can relate) that I feel like are God-drops on my life, and when I start seeing them come to life it wows me.  I just hope and pray that my heart and mind will always be in a posture that is God-honouring.  I was inspired recently when reading about J.S. Bach and how his motivation in composing was written with three letters on the bottom of his works: “SDG.”  I hope I can do the same, not just with my artistic ambitions, but with my life, and mark them with the words “Soli Deo Gloria” meaning “For the Glory of God Alone.”

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          Instead of a video montage this week, I thought I’d post a song I wrote and recorded in my first year at Hillsong College.  It’s called “Lean In” a melody of God singing to us.  The inspiration for it came out of a prayer night I had with my housemates, and the idea is that regardless of where we’re at, pressing into Jesus is the safest place.

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