There was a lady about 2 years ago who had a dream. She’d never given much thought to dreams, mostly because she never remembered what they were after she woke up. However, this dream was different. It was specific, and she couldn't get it out of her head once she woke up. It was a dream about a tornado, and it was tearing up everything she loved in it's path. A short time before the dream, unaddressed marital issues, that went back 15 years, were coming to a head. Arguments became more intense, and there never seemed to be any resolve. Poor communication skills of 30 years had finally erupted into a massive storm. When she had the dream, she felt it was pointing directly at what was happening in their marriage. The marriage was gaining momentum, but in a negative way. Their marriage was picking up debris of hurt feelings, unresolved arguments, past deeds never resolved, hot tempers, frustrations, hurtful words, heated disagreements and a lot of finger pointing. She was ready to leave the storm before it got any worse. Over the course of 2 years of struggles, it did get worse. The storm kept hammering at their 30 year marriage. During the midst of the storm they went to counselors, a marriage retreat, and tried living separate. Nothing seemed to help. She could remember the day her heart shut down. It was like a storm cellar. The storm wasn't going to get to her, because her heart had shut itself up. It was the most empty feeling, but she felt safe with her heart shut away from the storm. Her husband's heart, on the other hand, had opened up. New doors were opening. Things were being revealed to him from God, but her cold closed heart wouldn't give his attempts a chance to show how he wanted to do their relationship better. A cold closed heart is not an easy thing to get opened. God tried in different ways to tell her to give it a chance, but she was determined, and wasn't budging. She felt the hurt was too much, and didn't want to go back.
It was a God thing that opened her heart. We'll discuss the opening of the heart at a different time, but for now just know it was a God thing. She had a visitor. It was the beginning of the opening of her heart. It was the visitor that convinced her to give him a chance, and let him move back into the house to work on their marriage. About 2 months ago when he moved back in, she had a dream. It was another dream about a tornado. This dream was different than the first dream she had. In this last dream, the tornado dissipated before it did any damage. She’d never given much thought to dreams, mostly because she never remembered what they were after she woke up. However, this dream was different. It was specific, and she couldn't get it out of her head when she woke up. It was a dream about a tornado, and it had left everything she loved alone. She knew God had put their marriage back on track. Debris from the storm is still flying around, but the tornado is gone.
Why do we let our relationships become a place where satan can wreak havoc in our lives? Why do we turn a blind eye to the storms brewing in our lives? Why does it seem our efforts are useless sometimes? Why can't we listen to the prompting of the Holy Spirit, give God a chance, and see what He can do?
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