The Lord gave me a dream the other day, and here is how it goes.
I saw a group of people. These are good people and God-fearing Christians. They were pulling a wooden raft into a river in order to leave a remote place. There were ropes tied at the different corners of the raft. The river had shallow water, and the water level was only about the height of the waist.
However, as they were in the water, instead of sitting or standing on the wooden raft, keeping themselves clean and dry, they went into the water and floated face up to pull the ropes with their mouths. They swam backstroke in order to pull and move the raft away from there. I was baffled! Aren't they supposed to treat the raft as a means of transport? Why would they make life difficult for themselves?
So, I asked the Lord what is the meaning of the dream.
And this is what He said.
The Lord is saying to His beloved:
"I have easier ways for you to get out of your troubles and unproductiveness, but you chose the difficult ways. You chose to believe in the wisdom of your ancestors, in the wisdom of influential people, and in the wisdom of the majority, instead of believing in Me. You chose unnecessary sufferings and making needless errors, instead of waiting on Me. Try choosing Me and My wisdom instead, and see how I can turn things around for you! Look to Me! I always have the solution for you. Is there anything too difficult for Me?"
You see, in Christ, you have been set free from sins and the principles of the fallen world. You have the Spirit of God to lead you and guide you to an abundant life. So, allow God to speak into your life and guide you in everything you do today.
Colossians 2:8 (NKJV)
Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
As you have read here, the Lord wants us to seek Him for His wisdom, instead of seeking and relying on the wisdom of the world. Read the whole chapter of Colossians 2 today, if you can. You will understand better what caused you to be bound in the past, and you can choose to be set free in Christ. Amen!
Romans 12:2 (NKJV)
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Here, it is written that it's only when your mind is renewed by the Word of God, that you can prove or perceive correctly the will of God for you. So, meditate on this specific Bible verse until your thoughts begin to align with His thoughts for you.
1 Corinthians 2:12 (NKJV)
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
Dear beloved, since you have the Spirit of God teaching you about the things freely given to you, let's not be bound by words, values, and principles of others that hold you back from the freedom and a better future in Christ. Amen!
Let us pray:
"Father God, I choose to seek Your counsel and advice. I choose to be patient and wait for Your instruction and direction. Teach me how to see, hear, and discern what is from You and what is not from You. Renew my mind according to Your words so that I will be sensitive to the leading of Your Spirit. I pray all this, in the name of Jesus. Amen."