Last night I had several dreams, but 2 stood out to me. The others were good, but they did not have the interesting aspects that these 2 had. Add in that I felt they were connected and had a value to bring change to my life and those around me. 

In my first dream, I went to a store that I do not frequent. A huge grocery store. Walking in, I noticed that many were not wearing masks. One person had a mask on, and I felt bewildered as I looked about. I watched how people were doing things. There seemed to be a carnival atmosphere. The one with the mask was upset, angry.  

In the second dream, I had driven over 200 miles. Only when I stopped did I realize that the footrest plate was missing on my motorcycle. (How did I ride it over 200 miles with no place to rest my foot?) I decided to drive over to the dealership and get a replacement. When I arrived, there were a lot of folks in front of the counter waiting their turn.  

While I was waiting in line, I felt someone “bump” into me. I turned to see a young friend. Hugging her, she joined me in line. The line moved slowly, and I let another couple of folks jump in front of me. My young friend was not impressed, but suddenly there was no one in front of me. Everyone had disappeared, and I was at the counter. 

I awoke, and I began to contemplate the two dreams. I felt in both it had to do with love. And like Tina Turner, I asked myself, “what’s love got to do with it?” But that was what was being impressed upon me. 

Love-the force and the nature of the Lord Himself. 

I often talk about honor, and in the first dream, the honor was there, but I was missing something. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that it was about others’ treatment. One of the verses that popped for me was Ephesians 5:6- “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” A more exact translation is, Fathers are instructed not to behave in such a way that causes intense frustration in their children. WHAT? Do not frustrate them? 

In that dream, the dream was not about masks. It was not about the wearing of them or not wearing them. It is about legalism and grace. About love. Too many have adopted a “do as I say and not as I do.”  We must move forward in love.  

1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrong doing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 

As believers we must learn to be sacrificial in our actions towards others placing them first. 

I felt the missing footrest in the second dream, which indicated a “walk in another’s shoes.” The experience of not having “rest” and the response. The young woman who came up to me is gay. She came up to me because I have never shown her anything but love. I let others move ahead of us. (Sometimes, our own stuff causes us to back out of one line of legalism into another. This was why my friend struggled with me letting others move ahead.) I believe the experience of seeing everyone “disappear” in front of revealed not only love but love often opens doors we have not seen before. 

Our love for one another is on the table. Will we love? Or will we frustrate or create anger in others? Will we have compassion for those behind us? Will we embrace the rest of the Lord? 

Many believers are walking in anxiety, devoted to worrying, lacking peace, and creating anger in others, all in the “name of the Lord.” Let us not take the Lord’s name in vain… 

Love has everything to do with it!