“DREAM of the JEWELLERY BOX” -by Sherry Mason.

Didn't Jesus say he needed show Paul all that he would suffer for His name's sake (Acts 9:15 I think). I know people don't like to speak of suffering in relation to serving God.

When I was a new Christian (I was 28 years old and not "raised" in the church system) I had a dream in which a man gave me a transparent box (about the size of a small jewelry box) and upon opening it, I saw that it was divided into compartments. One compartment had small stars that shone with golden glory and were so beautiful that I was drawn to them and the other compartments had unidentified blue, rubbery squiggley things (sounds weird I know) which were totally unappealing. I was told I was to eat these objects.

I wanted to eat the stars first but I was told that I had to eat the other items before I could have the stars. As I stuck them in my mouth and began to chew (they were very difficult to chew...very rubbery) small voices came out of the items in my mouth. With each chew they said "Sorrow, tears, suffering". This was most unpleasant but I continued to chew because I wanted the little golden stars that shone.

I knew I had to consume all the other items first. Upon awakening I did not understand much because I was unfamiliar with dreams and the way God uses them at that time. But I do understand it now. I understand that the stars are His glory and that I could not have that until I had been through the other first. Sorrow, tears and suffering are unpleasant but in my case they were necessary to "shape" me into what He wanted me to be. Did not Jesus tell James and John that they must drink of the cup He drank from? That cup (if I understand correctly) was a cup of suffering.

Some would accuse some would guffaw, and some would say "you're crazy!" My desire is that if I must suffer, let me not suffer for my own foolishnesses but let it be that I suffer for the sake of righteousness.


[Source: http://visionsoftheseer.blogspot.com ]