thanks joy! i believe you are onto something & totally agree that patricia king is a pioneer in that area! i think you would be right to connect her death in my dream, to her own sacrifices she no doubt has given in order to pursue this particular calling (or in order to be used fully by god) - & it would surely be representative of what others can expect that are called to the same ministry!
my tree dream, wasn't separated out in the forum, sorry! =] i posted it in this thread as a reply to everyone b/c i had it last night & feel it's related to this whole calling concept
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- it's on page 1 - here is my reply:
mightyrhema wrote:thank you! i think the time of fruitfulness + dying to flesh are relevant. i'm still receiving on this one... as i'm still asking what needs to go in my life.
last night i told god i need him to speak clearly to me, not abstractly. LOL if it's about the above... just tell me, don't show me someone dying & just expect me to understand it!
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so my dreams last night involved a flood rushing through my house; then later walking through a recently planted "garden", being led by the planter. the planter showed me his favorite growing tree - still a sapling, but his pride. he told me that the sap of this tree, when taken & distributed, would actually produce multiplied/exponential instances of the same tree... very interesting. ha.
upon waking from sleep i heard, "open the floodgates...". =] i'll take it. thank you lord! please continue to share if led regarding the marketplace dream.
here are the lyrics to the "Let it Rain" song:
Let it rain
Let it rain
Open the flood gates of Heaven
Let it rain
Let it rain
Open the flood gates of Heaven
(Repeat)
The Lord reigns
Let the earth be glad
Let the distant shores rejoice
Clouds and thick darkness surround Him
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of
His throne
Fire goes before Him
And consumes His foes on every side
His lightning lights up the world
The earth sees and trembles
The mountains melt like wax
Before the Lord of all the earth
The heavens proclaim His righteousness
And all the people see His glory.
Let it rain
Let it rain
Open the flood gates of Heaven
Let it rain
Let it rain
Open the flood gates of Heaven.
(Repeat)
you are so right about others going before us & "paving the way" so-to-speak - or god in them that is. what good would it do anyone if we all had to spend our time, as you say re-creating the wheel?
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nothing would ever move forward, right?
i thank god for people like patricia king, & let's say my mother b/c she's probably also my spiritual mother who has done a lot in that area as far as paving goes... lol she'll laugh at this i'm sure - b/c it's an understatement! wow, this was a tangent, sorry! lol
thanks for replying - you & everyone else, have given me much to pray about, although i think i'm seeing the answers to my prayers in this thread! PTL! \o/ bless you big! --mr--