Acts 16:6-7 NKJV
Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.
Recently I dreamt I was at a fair and there was a body of water on the grounds. I was walking with a lady, pushing something like a stroller with my IPad in it. The lady went into the water and I wandered around a little on the shore. When I saw the lady starting to leave the area with other people she knew, I realized she didn’t know where I was so I tried to gather up my things and catch her up. It was taking me too long to get organized and I lost sight of her. I saw the direction she was going in and determined to try to catch up with her. I ended up with 3 small children, each in a stroller, and I came to a booth to go to the other side where I thought I might find RC. Here, while I was struggling to get everyone and everything I had across the booth, I was told that you had to have a dinner ticket. The ticket I had was only for the first half of the fairgrounds. In frustration, I yelled something like, “Then give me the dinner tickets!!” I realized I was too loud and calmed down while those at the desk discussed the children with me as though they may not be allowed to cross over. It seemed like I was getting approval but it was difficult to get the strollers and the children across. I don’t remember what happened after that.
I believe this indicates a separation is needed. I cannot go where everyone else is going. Throughout the entire dream, I was separated. First, I didn’t want to go in the water so I was left on the shore. Then, when I went to catch up after the person got out of the water and was leaving with others, I couldn’t get my things organized in time and lost sight of them. Finally, I ended up with 3 strollers and 3 children trying to get across a booth when I found out I needed tickets and there was a problem getting the children across. My yelling for them to sell me the dinner tickets showed I was determined to get across no matter what. The dream ended up with me struggling to try to cross over to the other side. In the beginning, I separated myself because I didn’t want to get in the water. After that I continued to be separated but it was not my choice. The fact that I ended up getting loud and was not pleased with how I sounded may indicate that I was trying to make something happen myself that maybe I should not be trying to make happen. The yelling was close to the end of the dream and I could feel that it was my flesh rising up. The dream did not go past the booth that separated me from the other side. Like Paul and his company in Acts 16:6-7, we must remember that we cannot always go where we want to go or be with the people we want to be with. We must accept the restraining of the Holy Spirit and just flow with Him - walking in the spirit and not in the flesh.