Are you wrestling with questions about dreaming with God? No matter where you are on your walk with Jesus, it’s normal to find yourself wondering about dreams, your life, and how to move forward with the plans He has for you. It’s normal to wonder…
Does God care about my dreams and desires?
How can I know if the dreams for my life are from God or from the world?
What’s the difference between a God dream and a personal dream?
What does it actually mean to dream with God?
Together, we’ll discover how to dream with God, learn about God-given dreams, God-sized dreams, how to trust God with your dreams, and get simple questions to ask the Lord about His dreams for your life.
Dreaming With God
As you’re diving into learning about dreaming with God and trusting God with your dreams, you may be wondering, “Where does the phrase dreaming with God come from in the Bible?” You may be surprised to know that this phrase isn’t in the Bible. However, Christians developed the phrase “dreaming with God” from Bible passages like Psalm 37:4, which reads:
Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
– Psalm 37:4
When you delight yourself in the Lord and make a habit of submitting your prayer requests to Him, you will find yourself dreaming with God before you know it. Perhaps you have a dream to start a coffee shop, or maybe you have a dream to start an Airbnb, or maybe you have a dream to get married and start a family. Whatever you’re dreaming about with God, trusting God with your dreams is the next step in the process.
Trusting God With Your Dreams
For most Christians, dreaming with God is the easy part. Through prayer and connection with God, you may find yourself dreaming with God about a property you want to buy, a book you want to write, or an album you’d like to record. However, trusting God with your dreams and then taking the action steps to make those dreams come into reality can be the hard part. Thankfully, there are plenty of Bible verses about trusting God with your dreams and how to surrender your dreams to God.
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.
– Proverbs 16:3
This Bible verse about dreaming with God highlights trusting God with your dreams. Even though God cares deeply about your dreams, it’s important to commit your dreams, your plans, and your desires to the Lord. When we do so, God helps us separate the weeds from the wheat. As you dream with God, remember to commit and submit everything to God, and He will establish your plans at just the right time.
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“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
– Jeremiah 29:11
Sometimes dreaming with God looks like surrendering your dreams to God, rather than dreaming up what you want your future to look like. Because God is absolutely perfect, when we make mistakes along the way, He somehow works this in our favor in the end. As you’re dreaming with God, one of the best ways to surrender your dreams to God is to ask Him questions. You can ask,
“God, what’s your dream for my life?”
“Lord, what do you think about the dreams I have?”
“Father, can you help me to trust You with my dreams? I know you know what’s best for me.”
As you ask the Lord these questions, you’ll discover more about God’s dreams for your life and what it means to dream with God, rather than apart from him.
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Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
– Proverbs 19:21
This Bible verse about dreaming with God shows us that God’s hand and God’s purposes reign like a covering over us all. The first step in trusting God with your dreams involves being honest, open, and candid with God about what you’re dreaming about and what you’re hoping for. Then, the second step in trusting God with your dreams is to surrender your dreams to God and submit to God every day. The Lord’s purposes will prevail over your dreams, and you can trust God to work all things together for your good (Romans 8:28).
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God-Given Dreams vs. Personal Dreams
As you continue to grow in the practice of dreaming with God, you’ll discover that God’s dreams are often much different than your dreams. Some dreams from God may come to you while you are asleep in the night. In the Bible, people like Joseph and Daniel both dreamt often, and the Lord spoke to them through dreams. Sometimes, they saw God’s dreams about their lives, and other times they saw God’s vision over other people’s lives.
The process of knowing whether you’re experiencing a God-given dream or dreaming on your own is called discernment. Discernment is an important part of growing as a Christian. Thankfully, Jesus gives believers the Holy Spirit so that we can discern with God what is from Him, what is from our own souls, and even what is from the devil.
To grow in discernment, head to our blog: How Do I Discern God’s Will?
Conclusion
Dreaming with God is the privilege of every follower of Jesus Christ. As you grow in discernment and surrender your dreams to God, you’ll discover that God is for you, not against you, and that even when He pivots your direction in life, it’s ultimately for your benefit and the glory of God! For more tools on how to trust God with your dreams and surrender to God, head to the Everyday Faith Podcast on YouTube for more:
