Introduction
Since we are in the biblical month of ‘Elul’, which is, among other things, the month to review things and renew one's thoughts according to the will of God and the standard of His Word, the following message from 2014 (German version) should serve as an encouraging guide in this regard. In January 2014 I received a dream that I feel is important for the people of God at this time.
The Dream: The Silver A-Class and the Aquarium
In the dream I saw a silver Mercedes Benz (type: A-class) driving on a roadway from west to east. As I was watching the vehicle drive, I could see that the hood had several dents as if hail had fallen on it.
Then my gaze was directed to the right front tire of the moving Mercedes so that I could see the inside of the tire. I could see that it had a crack of about 5 cm length as if someone had cut it with a sharp object. Afterwards I saw a person who was holding the right front tire in his hand and wanted to bring it to a known garage for repair. However, when the person entered the garage, he realized that this was an aquarium building. The person was standing in front of a pool where many colorful exotic fish were swimming. There were also visitors in the aquarium looking at the fish.
During this time the director of the aquarium approached the person holding the damaged tire in his hand. He did not discuss the damaged tire, but showed the person the process of pumping water from the aquarium tanks to a water tower at certain times and then back to the aquarium tanks at certain times.
Then the dream ended.
The Renewal of Thoughts
As I pondered the dream, it was revealed to me that we, as God's people, are in a new time represented by that A-class (note: beginning) in which it is important that we renew our minds and come in harmony with God's high thoughts and plans (cf. Isaiah 55:8-9).
Isaiah 55:8-9:
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
The Time Phase of Uncertainty
Even though this phase of time may seem uncertain, it is necessary that where we have been ambushed in our hearts (note: hood) or in our souls (note: tires), we lay it down before the cross and receive healing for our souls.
Once we have decided to do so, we are supposed to not getting stuck in the pain of the past, but rather move forward in confidence with Jesus Christ. In order to move forward, it is essential to live with vision, otherwise unnecessary difficulties will arise that are not productive (cf. Proverbs 29:18).
Proverbs 29:18:
18 Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.
The Beauty and Diversity of the Body of Christ
The reason why the expected garage in the dream representing a place of restoration, was an aquarium building, and why the director didn't mention the damaged tires, but the changing of the water at certain times, is because God doesn't pay attention to or focus on each saint who has been healed from trauma by Jesus Christ. He rather points to the beauty and variety in His body, which moves in the liveliness of His spirit as well as in His word.
The exotic fish represent people who move with their being in the Word of God and even rejoice in it in the Holy Spirit, in order to reveal the beauty and love of the Father in transparency before each other and before the people of the world (cf. Ephesians 5:26-27 i.c.w. John 13:35).
Ephesians 5:26-27:
… 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
John 13:35:
35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
Holiness
There are always times and seasons when repentance plays a significant role, because without holiness no one can see the Lord (cf. Hebrews 12:14-15).
Hebrews 12:14-15:
14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
The Tactics of the Enemy
Satan, the enemy of God, on the other hand, tries to reproach the children of God for their mistakes or even their hurt through bad experiences or trauma from the past, in order to manipulate them in their emotions. So that they seem to not have enough "breath" to continue confidently on their path with Jesus Christ into their promise set by the Father.
At this point I would like to note that it is of course necessary to deal with trauma, but when this has happened and Jesus Christ has healed that cause for the pain, we should no longer look back, but look forward with confidence (cf. Philippians 3:13-14).
Philippians 3:13-14:
13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
But if we don't do this, we remain trapped in our emotions, whose seat is in the soul, in the place where we have come to a standstill and stuck state.
The Example of the Damaged Windshield
I compare the injury in a person by trauma with the crack in the windshield of a car, which causes that when sunlight enters through it during the day, it is refracted by the crack in a way that the light shines downwards.
This reflects the drama to a traumatized person which means that most of the time, when people want to do something good for the respected person, that person doesn't really recognize their intentions and in the worst case, they even consider it a kind of attack or would not feel able to accept any help because they feel like a failure. But Jesus Christ has come to restore or raise up that which is broken or bruised (cf. Isaiah 42:3).
Isaiah 42:3:
3 A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
What is a Trauma?
At this point I would like to use a definition of trauma to help us better understand people who are trapped in this area, in order to bring them to freedom through Jesus Christ.
Psychological trauma is damage to the mind that occurs as a result of a distressing event. Trauma is often the result of an overwhelming amount of stress exceeding one's ability to cope, or integrate the emotions involved with that experience.
Trauma may result from a single distressing experience or recurring events of being overwhelmed that can be precipitated in weeks, years, or even decades as the person struggles to cope with the immediate circumstances, eventually leading to serious, long-term negative consequences (note: part excerpt from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_trauma)
=> The seat of a trauma is in the cells of an affected person, which is equivalent to the snapshot of a camera. The image of a trauma is stored deep in the human brain.
If a trauma is not dealt with and it is not resolved, the result is that the trauma distorts the environment of the affected person, so that everything is perceived through this traumatic snapshot.
During traumatic moments of loss or drastic change in a person's life, the enemy tries to take advantage of it. Satan uses trauma to develop the following in the life of the concerned person
1. failure mentality
2. confused perception of life
3. inertia, lifelessness / coldness, lost hope or apathy / apathy in our sprit man
4. blocked emotions
5. a bitter root.
If these things are not removed, then it leads in a person's life that these negative qualities create a root that prevents progress, so that the intended success doesn't occur. <= (note: part excerpt from Chuck D. Pierce's notes on the 100 days of prayer of January 2012, 99’th day)
Prophetic Word
In connection with this message I would like to mention the prophetic word ‘Your Way of Doing Things Changes by the Hand of God’, which the Lord gave me a few days before the dream and which is related to the aquarium to serve as an encouragement.
Prophecy on the 06’th of January 2014, Najoth Berlin- Spandau
“There is God's plan for your life, which is expanding in this time and you are therefore entering into the process of change!
The anointing that you possess is going to a higher place and therefore you are facing a resistance that you are using through the wise guidance of God in order to go to a new place that makes you taste and see the face of God, says the spirit of the prophet (cf. 1.Samuel 16,23; 1.Samuel 19,9-10 i.c.w. 1.Samuel 21,4-5.7)!
As you experience the presence of God more intensely, you begin to recognize the mystery of God's fire in the midst of the dark cloud (cf. Exodus 24:15-18 i.c.w. Psalm 18:11)!
You step from the structure of an overcomer into the structure of the royal priest, so that you receive greater power from the Word of God, because you perceive correctly!
The Word of God, which the enemy twisted before you in the past to accuse you and lead you into a wrong direction, becomes in this time a strength of resistance against the enemy, so that he catches himself in his own trap, says the spirit of the prophet!
The victories from your past will serve as reminders in your life during this time, so that you will enter stronger into your good future!
The control center of darkness loses its ‘head’ and has to clear its place so that you can make prey (cf. 1 Samuel 21:9 i.c.w. 1 Samuel 17:51.53)!
Since the Word of God is fulfilled in a certain way, you are going to another place that will let you see the things and plans of God that are coming in a greater measure!
The Holy Spirit brings transformation and fresh revelation into the house of God and even through you, so that prophets are strengthened and call by name the new administration of the Kingdom of God, which has been trained to apply the Word of God in power (cf. 1 Samuel 21:6 i.c.w. 1 Kings 19:5-7.15-17; Hebrews 4:12)!
The Word of God becomes a protective wall for you, so that you understand the mystery of the ‘aquarium’ and take a safe step along the path prepared by God (cf. Exodus 14:21-22)! It is about recognizing the depths of God and His ‘transport machines’ of resurrection, as the prophet Jonah knew, in order to be brought from the depths to the surface (cf. Jonah 1:15.17 i.c.w. Jonah 2:1.10)!
Don't be upset when you encounter two kinds of ‘flesh’ in the times of the depths of God!
It is about the power of deliverance and the power of salvation!
Understand the dead ‘pigs’ and the living ‘fish’ (cf. Mark 5:9-13)!
There is victory and a great astonishment in your surroundings about the power of the Word of God, in which you move forward safely!
The written Word will become the spoken Word of the Lord for you, which will inspire you and make you move forward with confidence (cf. Exodus 14:21 i.c.w. Ezekiel 1:24a; Revelation 1:15)!
Because of your walk in the Word of God, there is a renewal and beauty in the Bride of Christ which results in clear reference to the pure love between husband and wife (cf. Ephesians 5:27-30)!
Move forward in the governmental power and fear of God and let the breath of God, who carries the new day within Himself, bring you to your destination for this time (cf. Psalm 48:2 i.c.w. Job 37:22)!”
Amen and Amen.
In His Wisdom,
Daniel Glimm
