What a Nightmare!
- jenniferlasarge
- Jul 13, 2015
- 2 min read
When I was a victim, and for many years afterwards, I often had horrible nightmares. During my process of healing the nightmares became less frequent and God would use dreams to speak to me. He would reveal areas of my life that still needed healing, or often He would use a dream to encourage and strengthen my faith.
Even though I have found a place of healing, peace, and joy, I still occasionally struggle with terrifying dreams. Fortunately, my husband is usually there to wake me up and reassure me that it was only a bad dream. As I said in my last post, (“The Choice is Yours!” often when you are on the brink of a blessing or a big task God is asking you to do, the enemy tries to pull you down and make you doubt your healing and your identity as a daughter (or son) of the King.
Just last week I had a terrifying nightmare in the middle of the night, but this time my husband was out of town and I had to deal with the fear on my own. I dreamed someone was in the room with me trying to hurt me, and in my dream I felt the presence of evil. I woke myself up screaming at the top of my lungs.
Then I sensed an evil presence in the room with me. I could feel fear and terror rising in me. I quickly texted my husband, asking him to pray, and I began praying out loud by declaring the promises of God. I was amazed that my husband woke up as soon as he received my message and texted me back that he was praying for me. I found some worship music by Kari Jobe on my phone and began playing it. I welcomed the Holy Spirit into the room and began to feel His peace wash over me. I quickly fell back asleep, knowing that I had nothing to fear and that I was under the shadow of His wing. I had faced a very real battle and had not been defeated!
The enemy hates it when you recognize his tricks and schemes. The sooner you recognize his tactics, the sooner you can deal with him and claim your victory through Christ. Don’t let fear rule or hinder you in any way. Stand in the truth of God’s Word.
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love
and a sound mind" 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV).
