I had two dreams last night. I very rarely dream, but I had two distinct dreams that I think were Spirit-inspired. The first dream was so short and so succinct. I was dreaming about Pastor Zeb and the Lord said, “You have to do more.” I believe in investing wisely when it comes to missions. I think we can get so much “bang for the buck” when it comes to Ethiopia. I really feel led to invest more in what God is doing in Ethiopia.

I remember asking the Lord “How much more should we do?” in a semi-conscious state and I went back to sleep. In my dream I felt impressed to increase our giving by the exchange rate. It’s 1 dollar to 8.6 birr. We’re going to increase our giving by 860%. I have such a deep conviction that this is from the Lord that I know he’s going to bless us as we bless Pastor Zeb. For what it’s worth, I believe in budgeting and planning and counting the costs. But you can’t budget dreams. God-given dreams are usually irrational. I know there is a fine line here. I’ve had dreams that are pizza-inspired. You eat something and it causes weird dreams, but I think the gift of disernment (I Corinthians 12) allows us to discern if something is spirit-inspired. This dream passed that test. So I can’t wait to see how this investment bears fruit in Ethiopia and at NCC.

The other dream was somewhat unique. I dreamt that we shouldn’t “do what is our right to do.” I know that sounds strange, but my dream revolved around John 8. In John 8, the law demanded that the woman who committed adultery be stoned to death. Jesus had every right to stone her. But he relinquished the right. He didn’t do what was “right.” In othe words, he did what was right by not doing what was right. I know this is another fine line. There is certainly a time for justice to be served. And I’m certainly not talking about doing what’s wrong. Sometimes we’re called to relinquish our rights. Righteousness isn’t always doing what is right. Sometimes it means not doing what we have every right to do. I’m not sure I completely grasp this dream, but I really felt like it was another Spirit-inspired dream. Very rarely so I dream Scripture passages, but I felt like the Lord was speaking to me and I’m trying to grasp the significance. Even though this dream didn’t seem to have anything to do with our missions trip I want to capture what God is speaking to me. Maybe this dream will take on more significance in the future.