Dream on!
Let’s talk about dreams.
Let’s talk about prophetic dreams.
God used dreams to speak to folks, from prophets to kings to
the average ‘blue-collar’ worker in the Bible. Joseph was a carpenter whose
dreams led him to take an unwed mother as his wife. Later, a dream allowed them
to escape from the evil Herod, who wanted to kill baby Jesus. Later still, Joseph
was made aware—yes, in a dream—that
Herod was dead and it was safe to return home.
Another Joseph—he of the coat of many colors—was also a dreamer
of many dreams. Some symbolic, some
prophetic. But he dreamed…oh, yes, indeed he did! So did his father. Jacob’s
dream of angels ascending and descending a ladder to Heaven is famous even
today. Daniel dreamed. Nebuchadnezzar dreamed. Abraham. Samuel. Solomon.
It is my firm belief that the Book which relates all these
dreams—The Holy Bible—can be trusted above all others.
So I’ll say it again: Let’s talk about prophetic dreams.
Dreams that—
·
foretell a future event;
·
seem to provide warning or guidance for
something yet to come;
·
come true.
Scientists dismiss the idea (along with Divine Creation,
Jesus healing the sick and raising the dead, etc.). They say the dreamer
self-edits her dream after the events
happen. Dream recall is, in fact, often inaccurate, which makes for a strong
argument. Science suggests that recall changes along with unfolding events. By
the time a crucial occurrence takes place, the dreamer believes he dreamed the exact incident.
Also, we know that our subconscious works all the time—awake
and asleep. Therefore, the sleeping mind is able to piece together current
events and their possible outcome more quickly than the conscious mind. Therefore
(says science) a dream that, in retrospect, might seem prophetic, most likely is
a result of the dreaming mind having pieced together information you already
had and producing a plausible outcome.
All excellent arguments…but I still believe in prophetic
dreams.
No, they don’t happen as often as they did in Bible times,
probably because we now have the Bible itself, which (based on 2 Timothy 3:17) fully
equips us, revealing all we need to know as Christians. But God still speaks
into the minds of men and women today, when doing so fits His purpose. If that
means making them aware of future events through a dream, well…He is God. He
can and will do as He pleases, with or without our belief or approval.
Just such a dream happens on a recurring basis at the
beginning of Summer Dreams, Book 2 in my Paradise Pines Series. God uses that
dream not only to save the life of the heroine, but to bring her together with
the hero.
I loved writing the dream scene in this book…and the rescue
scene—oh, I admit it, I enjoyed the “making of” this entire story. As readers,
I hope you’ll be willing to suspend your disbelief (if you happen to not believe in prophetic dreams) long
enough to enjoy reading it. You may find more than one blessing tucked into the
pages of this seaside romance.
Yes, I said ‘blessing.’ And unlike dreams—which can be good,
bad, or totally awful—blessings are always wonderful. Undeserved, unmerited,
freely given gifts with no price tag and no payback date.
Let’s talk about blessings…
About Summer Dreams:
Summer Callahan isn’t in Cambria for the beach or the ocean
or the pine-scented air around Paradise Pines Lodge. She’s there as a companion
to her flighty cousin, Deah—with the understanding that they will have separate
agendas the entire time. Summer just wants to be left alone to dream up the
romance novels she writes under a pseudonym.
But never in Summer's wildest writer's imagination does she
dream of being caught in an undertow and almost drowning, only to be rescued by
a wealthy artist. And when Logan Bullard proves hard to shake, Summer fears for
her heart—especially when Deah sets her sights on Logan.
But at Paradise Pines Lodge, what's meant to be has a way of
happening...at the best time and in the best way. Miss Angelina Love—who may or
may not own the place—has an "in" with Heaven's own "department
of romance." And she's determined to see Summer and Logan together.
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About the Author:
Writing Heaven’s touch into earthly tales, Delia Latham puts her characters
through the fire of earthly trials to bring them out victorious by the hand of
God, His heavenly messengers, and good, old-fashioned love. You’ll always find
a touch of the divine in her tales of sweet romance.
1 comment:
Thank YOU, Paula! I love sharing about SUMMER DREAMS. I know that most authors say their favorite book (of their own) is the one they just wrote, and to a great extent, I guess that's true. But I gotta say...I have a feeling SUMMER DREAMS will be my favorite for a very long time. God just poured the honey bucket over my head as I wrote this one. I hope it blesses readers every bit as much! :)
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