Dreams are visions that occur during sleep but their origin is often spiritual. They are experiences in the spirit realm where events and messages are revealed to human beings in the physical realm. From the book of Genesis through the book of Matthew and beyond God has consistently used dreams as a vehicle of divine communication.
The Bible confirms this in Acts 2 verse 17 where God declares that He will pour out His Spirit and people will dream dreams and see visions. This shows clearly that dreams are not random they are intentional channels through which God communicates guidance warning and direction.
The Importance of the Dream Life
The land of dreams is just as important as the land of the living. If a person does not understand what is happening in their dream life or does not dream at all it is a serious spiritual concern. Dreams are moments when the spiritual world breaks into the physical world.
Dreams should never be ignored or pushed aside. God used dreams to guide Joseph the earthly father of Jesus instructing him to take Jesus to Egypt to escape danger. This alone shows how powerful and protective dreams can be when they come from God.
At the same time Satan is deeply interested in influencing dreams and attacking people through them. In His mercy God allows us to dream so He can
• warn us
• guide us
• reveal actions we need to take
By the time a person is sixty years old they would have spent roughly twenty years sleeping and a large portion of that time dreaming. This shows how significant dreams are in human life.
In any battle information is critical. Victory depends on knowledge. The more you dig the more you discover and the more you discover the more you recover leading to greater success. Lack of information deforms a person but true knowledge moves a person forward. Spiritual treasures are not found on the surface they are found in the depths. Deep information that changes lives is rarely obvious. This is why dreams matter so much.
Dreams as Spiritual Monitors
Dreams function as spiritual monitors. They can reveal fear hope past events or future possibilities. They deliver messages but they can also carry attacks. There are good dreams static dreams and terrible dreams. In some dreams criminals appear spiritual forces that come to steal kill and destroy. These must be confronted spiritually.
Types of Dreams
Not all dreams are the same. There are
• Dreams that add to your life
• Dreams that subtract from your life
• Dreams with no spiritual meaning
• Dreams that empty you
• Dreams that catapult your destiny forward
• Dreams that waste and weaken you
Many lives have been damaged because of attacks carried out through dreams. Spiritual spouses and evil encounters in dreams are real and are used to deposit affliction and bondage into people’s lives.
How to Test a Dream
Whenever you have a dream you should ask important questions
• Is this dream scriptural
• Does it draw me closer to God
• Does it bring clarity or confusion
• Does it edify my spirit
• Does it bring bondage
• Is the Holy Spirit confirming it
• Does it produce unholy fear
Common Signs of Dream Attacks
Seeing corpses or attending funerals often represents attempts by dream criminals to truncate life or destiny.
Other signs include
• Being handcuffed
• Marrying an unknown person
• Walking barefoot
• Begging for food or clothes
• Seeing vultures
• Driving a vehicle that refuses to move or stop
• Rewriting exams you already passed
• Returning to old houses or locations
• Being chased by animals or wild cows
• Seeing yourself naked
• Going to a place where disgrace is planned
Being beaten by known or unknown people or seeing yourself on a hospital bed are also strong indicators of spiritual attacks in dreams. If you cannot remember your dreams it becomes difficult to address them. Forgetfulness itself can be an attack. When dreams are forgotten unresolved battles remain active. Any dream that brings fear terror or confusion is a sign that criminals are operating in the dream realm.
More Indicators of Wicked Pursuit in Dreams
• Carrying heavy loads
• Being chased by snakes spiders scorpions or serpents
• Swimming in water
• Being locked behind closed doors
• Climbing stairs without reaching the top
• Having your vehicle stolen
• Wearing grave clothes
• Being attacked by dogs which often represent sexual spirits
These dreams indicate persistent spiritual opposition that must be confronted.
How to Win Dream Battles and Defeat Dream Criminals
- Surrender your life fully to Jesus and walk as a friend of God
- Repent from every known sin because mercy follows genuine repentance
- Separate yourself from sinful and destructive activities
- Carefully analyze your dream life and take patterns seriously
- Become rooted in the Word of God which is living powerful and sharper than any two edged sword
- Declare war through prayer Prayer is not preparation for battle it is the battle The devil can imitate many things but he cannot pray
- Learn and use your spiritual weapons The Bible says we do not fight according to the flesh The weapons of our warfare are mighty through God for pulling down strongholds casting down imaginations and bringing every thought into obedience to Christ
Spiritual Weapons Available to Believers
• The name of Jesus
• The blood of Jesus
• The Word of God
• Angels of God
• Fasting and prayer
• The authority given to believers
God has never left His people defenseless. Understanding dreams and responding spiritually is a key part of walking in victory and fulfilling destiny.
