Bear with me as I back track a bit. I feel it necessary to go back to the very beginning of this particular fork in my journey. My very first prophetic dream came to me about three years ago. I don't know why He decided to speak to me in this way or what lead up to it. One thought is that He has been working in me for a long time and preparing my heart to hear His voice more clearly and obviously-and I was finally ready. On this occasion I woke up with an unmistakable feeling that God had just sent me a message. I took the dream seriously and thought about it's meaning for some time. It was amazing to see what, to many people, would be considered just a strange dream, turn into a message FOR me FROM God!
In this dream there was a family of deer in my back yard. I thought they might be hungry and so I rummaged through the fridge for some food. I passed by all the good fruit and found an apple that was starting to go bad. I chose it to give to them and they gratefully ate it. Then I watched as they changed into people-homeless people. I felt terrible that I had given them almost rotten food. Horrified, really. I knew I needed to help them out and offered them my garage to stay in. They accepted but I again felt terrible that they were staying where it was cold and I was still warm in my house.
As I woke I could still feel God's presence with me and began to decipher the message with His help. I was a little jarred to find it was a word of rebuke, but not completely surprised. He was telling me that I need to give my best to others in need, not my leftovers or what is convenient. While I may not be greedy by human standards, I can honestly say that I was (and still am) a long walk from Jesus' example of selflessness. It was a great reminder to me and, I'm sure, to many others, of the heart attitude we need in caring for others. One that I need to consistently revisit.
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