Water Your Worth

I have always received images and dreams with messages and have noticed that through the seasons of my life the dreams have evolved and I have to continually sharpen my discernment for the message needed to either be learned or shared. The dreams that have come through during this current season have needed a slower processing as they have appeared a certain way but had a very real message for others underneath the very bizarre images and interactions. So, lately I have stepped in to a new way of being with the the dreams and also acknowledging the meanings.

Last night my dream was personal and persistent in this message that I will be sharing in this blog. What is interesting is that when a message is incredibly necessary God has a tendency of putting it in my face at every waking moment too. Today, I have seen that message already three times and it is only eleven at the moment.

So, this dream took place in a familiar past setting with a handful of familiar people from mixed past environments. I was an athlete and preparing for a mountain bike race. All through my life I have enjoyed participating in many forms of athletics and competitions. Mountain biking was one that was part of my life for a bigger chunk of experiences and I really enjoyed it more than other activities – it had a way of connecting my awkwardness, love for nature, want for socialism/friendships and to give my competitive energy a good outlet. I was not necessarily good at it but I had some decent moments and I put myself in it completely. Given all that background you might be able to comprehend with me on why this dream was needing to get my attention as it was set in a race setting.

There was all the preparations of the race – the food gathering and preps, the bike and kit set ups and the course pre ride. My coach was setting the course and letting me know how stressed he was because a certain main area was flooded, people who were pre riding we talking about the incredible river that needed to be ridden through and there was all sorts of grumbling and plan making. After gathering my things and setting a spot for myself in this strip mall type setting, I decided to go for a ride on the course, get my bike and body ready for the course and see how it all feels. It was super interesting as the flooding was literally over the bike and came to my waist (which if you are a biker you know how ridiculous that is) but, I was just moving along rather calmly and at a decent pace – not too much to wear myself out and yet seeing what was possible for the race. Then as I got close to the final stretch of this section, a stretch that would set a pretty decent determination of ones placement in the race, a girl I knew from my youth group mission trip days as a teen who never rode bikes shows up right next to me and starts to challenge my speed and I chose to challenge right back! What happened next is I got a calm and let go of the aggressive competitiveness and celebrated her as she pushed herself to that completion. We then started to ride together but got a little lost in a section that was not properly marked for guidance and as we came back to a main road section I stopped and prayed.

Several people were late to the racer’s meeting because of practicing, getting turned around or simply trying to figure out if they should carry their bike or wear the soaking wet socks or dry ones for the race. I was one of those late arrivers and was wringing out my socks as I lined up. I stopped and prayed, I let go of paying attention to others or even the instructions as the meeting was coming to a close, all I cared about was God.

As the race started, I still had my wet socks in my hand so balled them up, put them in my back pocket and began the race without socks. It was weird though. The “river” had dried up randomly and quickly and no one was prepared for that plot twist. I found myself riding all by myself way in front of everyone. I got to that section that was not marked well, paused, prayed and asked for discernment; as I turned my awareness back to the course there was a friend from my past that was also part of the volunteers of race days and she was waving me to turn the other way as she was making her way to the flags to correct them.

“Humanly speaking it is not possible. But, with God all is possible.” This message is not only powerfully important for me but for all and why I am writing it out. And guess what? As, I was typing this blog there was a youtube video that popped up and it says, “YOU must always RELY on GOD!”. Okay, Okay! Really hammering it in today, huh? Put God in ALL and before ALL! God gave us life with His image, His breath and His will for His greater good, therefore it honestly just makes sense to put God first and in all of our doings. But, I also will be transparent and say that I have not always been a great daughter.

I have learned and appreciate all the ways that God has renewed me in who He made me to be instead of how this world changed me. Now, putting God first looks like: giving thanks in every waking moment through the night with my nursing moving baby, giving thanks and asking God for help as I feel lost in how to best discipline my child, pausing and taking a big breath with saying thank you as I feel my nerves go on edge as my child acts out, tell my child how much he is loved and that I will always love him even if I do not like his behavior and that I hope to mimic God’s love as best I can and make sure that he knows that he was made on purpose, taking morning times of breathing, praising and meditating with our Father before getting caught up in the doings of the day, giving thanks before eating, inviting Jesus into any transportation and purchases and closing the day in bed reading His words and even though my status might be a certain way now I know and trust that God is more than enough and is in charge and making all things great for His glory.

Something is happening in my life, it is shifting and things are coming in to fruition AND it is incredibly important that as things do that God is my focus, my love and receives all my appreciation and praises. I am nothing without God and yet He is everything within me. I am not sure why this is such a post to share because it is more personal but I know that God is going to direct someone to this and they will know that they are known and encouraged in to His image of them through this small confirmation. I am so honored to be trusted with this message and to be directed to live it better through each day that I am here.

I can see that there is a strong push to live in God’s purpose lately, to know Christ and to speak His truth. In what ways have you seen this, shifted and or felt a push to? Let’s talk and share around to others so that God’s perfect, beautiful and awe inspiring vibration may increase in this world – it is more vital now than ever. Do you agree? Come with me and let’s give Him His glory!