I keep having a reoccurring dream about you. Yes, you personally. I have you in mind. I’m convinced this dream will come true. It is a dream of breathtaking freedom that makes my heart melt with excitement. I’d like to share a small snippet of this dream with you today because it is actually about you and your future. In this dream, you did some incredible things…
In my dream, you were so free that you refused to go along with the repressive values that your human family was unintentionally trying to put on you. To their dismay, you left them for a little while to show them that you had a higher calling. Your calling is your Father’s calling. That is why you walked away from their kind of business to embrace your heavenly Father’s business. I couldn’t believe the career you chose to walk away from, but I knew you could see that you were actually walking into your dream job.
In my dream, you were so free that you embraced new friends & family. These new friends & family are the friends & family that you have actually always wanted, but were scared of. Your new friends & family did not fit in your old comfort zone. They would be seen as ‘poor & dirty’. Some of them had made a lot of mistakes in the past. They were all outcasts. They carried cruel labels from the world. Nevertheless, you were so free that you saw through the labels & dirt. You saw their beauty and were not ashamed to share your heart and life with them. You were not afraid to allow yourself to fall in love with them. You were so free that you didn’t listen to the people who accused you of walking away from your ‘real’ family & friends. Your freedom allowed you to see that you had actually found your true family.
In my dream, you were thirsty. In my dream, you were so free that you didn’t hesitate to ask a ‘forbidden’ person for a drink. You were not bound by the fear and tradition that states you should not talk to such people. You wanted a drink, and you were free enough to ask this person for a drink. When you saw that they had no drink to offer you, you talked about the possibility of sharing your water with them instead. Then, you both could share your living water with one another and have that same drink TOGETHER. Although this broke all the rules you were taught to follow, in my dream you didn’t care that the person you were having this life altering conversation with was of a different race or sex. In my dream, you were free enough to see through the fleshly divisions of race and gender.
In my dream, you were so free that you were not afraid to oppose the well respected idols who were keeping your friends and family in slavery. You were so free that you actually looked for occasions to shed light on and expose the hideous, enslaving shadows these idols were casting over them. Each time that you allowed your light to shine over the shadows, the consequences for you personally became more and more serious. Nevertheless, your freedom kept your light on, so to speak.
In my dream, you were so free that you gave your life away and died. Although the death & torture you went through was brutal, the substance of life that you were able to give away through your death made it all worth it. In my dream, you died every day. Your freedom not only sustained this daily death for you, but caused you to actually embrace it.
In my dream, you were so free you could talk directly to me. Actually, you were so free you could sing to me. In my dream, you were able to sing into my inner being and I could hear you louder than I could hear the lies. The beauty of your voice brought me peace. Every note you sung to me was true. It restored my identity, my health, my hope, and my vision. Your words & your song to me brought the silhouette of a beautiful, all encompassing man into greater & greater clarity for me. Every time I heard your voice, my chains broke. Every time I heard your voice, I was empowered. In my dream, not only were you able to speak & sing this way, you actually chose to speak & sing this way to ME!
This dream goes on and on, but I think you get the picture. This dream is coming true, isn’t it?
I have a dream,
Jamal Jivanjee
Jamal, your words became this sort of flip-side poem as I read your post. Simply simple it is, but I should share it anyway:
YOU ARE FREE
You are free from all fears
and free to not doubt Me
You are free to break free
and free to walk into My life
You are free to hear My voice
and free to see My face
You are free to drink
and free to eat in My family
You are free to deny the accepted lie
and free to be in Me
You are free to express me
and free to sing a new song
You are free from the toil of your soul
and free to rest in me
You are free to be free
and free eternally in Me
Absolutely beautiful Katherine! This freedom keeps getting better and better. Thanks for sharing this poem. It expresses my dream beautifully:)
‘IN’ Christ he breaks the shackles of doubt, worry, and fear, of isolation, confusion, and religiosity.
We are free ‘in’ Him to partake of His Life, to have our ‘old life’ crucified. To have His resurrected Life become the source of our lives.
This is freedom, freedom to live, to give, to love ‘in’ and through Him.
Praise God ! This dream is coming true !! For me , for you , for all those called to be free !!! Thanking the Lord for your encouraging words <3 Love you dear brother .
Thx Millie, love you too!
Amen, Jim. Well said as always. Blessings to you bro:)
It is for freedom that Christ has set you free!
The Lord spoke to me as I read this. He told me that I have always been free In Him – since eternity past! I have only been deceived by the evil one. When I am set free in Christ – it is not discovering something that wasn’t already there. Christ is, and has always been, reality. He has always been my reality. I am now just un-blindfolded to that fact! Now, I see beyond lies of distraction, diversion, interference, hindrances – and I see that there was always this Reality. The adventure has only begun to explore & enjoy with my family. And this adventure will never EVER stop!
Michael, brother, you have a way with words. Thanks for what you have contributed here. A powerful revelation of truth (reality) indeed.
Have enjoyed all of ur posts – lots of new revelation, u explain it well. Thank you for today’s word – spoke volumes to me, always had a ‘ something ‘ in me that we were missing something bigger and a lot of what u have said brought clarity. Trusting will hear God and be able to move as he directs. Again thank you.
Rachel,
Thanks for reading and sharing here. I am encouraged to know this brought clarity to you. I’m sure He will continue to unpack what this means for your own situation and journey in the season ahead. Blessings to you:)
This is exquisite. Thank you Jamal for dreaming about me! I’m dreaming about you too! Does that make any of you squirm just abit? LOL why is that? Cannot we brothers and sisters in the risen Christ abandon our hearts to love without shame? Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom, eh? Thank you thank you thank you !
Skylla,
The pleasure is all mine. Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts. Freedom without shame is truly beautiful. He has removed our shame at the cross, and this shameless love is becoming a greater and greater reality in my life these days. I know I have a long way to go. Although there is much more freedom for me to experience, what I have tasted so far is better than I imagined:)
Had to read this one a few times for it to really sink in. @ times it seemed to blurr the lines between Christ’s life and death which confused me as i was initially reading it in the flesh and looking for stuff to pick apart. ( i think i do this alot with your blog entries but the lord uses them powerfully in spite of that.) Then i realized that it was precisely the point! We are reliving HIS life TOGETHER! Good stuff brother.
Lindsy,
Ha ha, your comment made me smile. I understand completely. We truly are reliving His life together. It is incredible.
Also, in Ephesians 5, Paul talks about the mystery of a woman and a man becoming one in marriage. Paul says this mystery of unity in marriage is simply a shadow of the mystery of Christ (Bridegroom) being joined together as one with His bride (us). The Bridegroom & bride cannot be separated. It is difficult to tell them apart. How privileged we truly are:)
Lord Jesus, we give thanks with our whole hearts that you have made us free! Lord this freedom is not a thing You give us, Freedom is You, Your Person. We are free, because You are free! Open our eyes Lord to see Your greatness, that we may fall in love with You fresh every day, and as we get to know You day by day and experience You, we are free indeed! We need You so desperately, and we love You Lord! Truly no eyes have seen and no ears have heard the glories things, you have prepared for us. Be glorified and magnified in our hearts forever!
It certainly is.
Brother, I know and treasure that freedom more & more each day as it continues to grow in me. Side note: Have met Tauqir & Jess in the Indy area and are enjoying living that freedom with them. Looking forward to meeting you soon! Peace
Michael,
Thanks for reading and commenting here. I have heard about you as well. I am looking forward to meeting you sometime in the near future. Blessings to you brother, and thanks for dropping by the blog:)