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I dreamed of T-Rex dinosaurs; what are you running from?

T-Rex and Triceratops dinosaurs

T-Rex and Triceratops dinosaurs

Last night I dreamed of dinosaurs. Some other people and I were in the claws of a giant T-Rex. He was asleep, and we escaped and began running into buildings for safety as he woke up.

The T-Rex and another T-Rex then began chasing other people and other dinosaurs. He was attacking one dinosaur to eat it when I woke up. 

The picture above is of our daughter Leah’s dinosaurs. She used to love dinosaurs and dinosaur cartoons like The Land Before Time with Littlefoot and Cera. Cera used to be SO annoying because she screamed so much from the evil Sharptooth T-Rex chasing them! But Leah loved the show. That year I gave her a dinosaur-themed birthday party. (The Jurassic Park movie is one of our family favorites.)

Video of Littlefoot dinosaur meeting Cera:

Although I laughed when I woke up this morning remembering my T-Rex dinosaurs dream, and the toy dinosaurs above don’t look frightening, at the time  my dream was scary.

I believe the T-Rex dinosaurs represent fear. What are you running from?

  • God?
  • Your purpose or calling?
  • Writing a book?
  • Fear of failure or fear of success?
  • A troubled marriage or relationship with your child, an in-law, a boss, a co-worker, a friend?
  • Debt/financial struggles?
  • A health scare?
  • The frightening news each day, like about Isis?
  • Something terrible happening to your children or grandchildren?
  • Never achieving your dream(s)?
  • Your life not mattering or making a difference?

Whatever it is that you’re running from, God doesn’t want you afraid. Here are 2 encouraging Scriptures for you today:

“If you will humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, in His good time, He will lift you up. Let Him have all your worries and cares, for He is always thinking about you and watching everything that concerns you.”–1 Peter 5:6-7, TLB

“When I am afraid, I will trust You.”–Psalm 56:3

You can watch the replay of my scope about this dream at Katch.me by clicking here.

 

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Are you packing light?

Ray & me on the Sea of Galilee, Israel

Ray & me on the Sea of Galilee, Israel

Several years ago Ray and I traveled to Israel, my dream come true. We carried way too much luggage, which hindered us on the trip! Our tour guide Yossi had a hard time fitting the huge suitcases into the trunk of his tiny car, and it was such a pain lugging around those big suitcases all over Israel, from hotel to hotel!

He doesn’t want you to carry around unnecessary weights like:

  • unforgiveness
  • anger
  • bitterness
  • resentment
  • stress
  • worry
  • anxiety
  • fear
  • discouragement
  • depression

“Then Jesus said, “Come to Me, all you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”~ Matthew 11:28, NLT

Several years ago, I recorded a podcast called Pack Light. Just click on the player below to listen.

What unnecessary weight are you carrying? Let it go so you can be free to enjoy this journey and adventure called life.