Theological Ravings of an Imperfect Christian

There are those who believe that the Holy Spirit speaks to us in our dreams.  They are half-right.  God speaks to us 24/7.  The problem with our waking hours is that they are often filled with the distractions of our earthly existence.  The problem with dreams is they are so open to interpretation, you could make them mean just about anything.  The purpose of prayer (or meditiation, if you will) is to train yourself to filter out the distractions of the world so you can hear God's message more clearly.  The New Testament even lays out God's message for those that don't have time for prayer:  "Love each other as I have loved you" (Jn 15:12).    I tend to lose it when prosperity preachers encourage dream analysis as a way to understanding God's will.  Indeed quite a few prophets cited visions and dreams for their theological basis, but the point of those visions was never to enrich the one who received them.  My feeling is that if a divine message is forthcoming, it will be repeated in both our sleeping and waking hours.  This at least has been my experience.   For those that spend the majority of your time interpreting dreams, I humbly suggest that you wake up.  If the message of John 15:12 is not obvious in last night's dream, then maybe your experience had less to do with God and more to do with that mushroom pizza you had before turning in.  Let us pray.  GDAD