By: Laura Bennett
Dreams are so bizarre. Our minds have these entire experiences that are worked out while we sleep, consolidating memories, processing the day and sometimes, giving us what feels like divine insight into the challenges of our waking hours.
But how do we distinguish between regular brain function and spiritual revelation?
For most of her life, media entrepreneur and filmmaker Paige Collins thought her vivid dreams were just part of how her mind worked.
“I dream almost every night,” Paige said.
“That’s been a very normal thing for me my entire life.”
Everything shifted about eight years ago, when she woke from a dream to the sound of her own voice praying.
“I was asking God to give me an interpretation for what it was that I had just dreamed [and] that was the moment that I realised my dreams might not just be mind-clutter,” Paige said.
That moment marked the beginning of what Paige now calls being “a God dreamer.” Before then, she hadn’t considered dreams as spiritual.
“I grew up in the church, but I didn’t grow up in a church community that really emphasised the supernatural,” Paige said.
“He’s going to give people business [ideas in dreams], he’s going to give them creative works, he’s going to speak into our personal lives as well as our professional lives in this way.
“I feel very strongly about that. And if we’re not listening, we might miss some things.”
Since Paige began journalling her dreams and praying through them, “God just began to take me through a season of training in my own dream language” using scripture as an anchor.
“God speaks in dreams throughout scripture,” Paige said.
“He gives warnings [and] He gives really beautiful prophetic images.”
Having that Biblical grounding is vital, so you know it’s God shaping how you interpret the dream.
“We have to allow the Lord to bring the ultimate revelation and clarity,” Paige said.
“We don’t need to jump to conclusions.”
Over time, Paige believes God teaches each person how He communicates with them, revealing things about calling and destiny, but also personal wellbeing.
“There are very personal conversations happening between us and Him,” Paige said.
“Some of the most important dreams in my life, although they were a bit uncomfortable, brought about healing.
“They showed me unknown things I needed to deal with, and I think anything that’s going to lead me into intimacy with the Lord is something I want to say yes to.”
Paige Collins’ Awaken Dream Journal is out now.
Article supplied with thanks to Hope Media.
About the Author: Laura Bennett is a media professional, broadcaster and writer from Sydney, Australia.
Feature image: Supplied
