Living Water – a dream message

I remember many of my dreams. My dreams never have speaking or written text. A few weeks ago I had a dream where Steffany Gretzinger walked up to me and spoke to me as clear as your inner voice is reading these words. She said, “You were supposed to be a stream of life giving water to your family, but your waters became bitter. The way Elisha healed the waters, your waters will be healed.” I immediately woke up, shocked, not knowing what to make of this. I had never experienced such a clear audible speech happen in any dream I have ever had in my life. I got up and anxiously googled “Elisha healing waters”. I am not too familiar with the stories of Elisha, but I know of various instances of waters being healed in the bible. First hit on google was 2 Kings 2:19.

Healing of the Water
19 The people of the city said to Elisha, “Look, our lord, this town is well situated, as you can see, but the water is bad and the land is unproductive.”
20 “Bring me a new bowl,” he said, “and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.
21 Then he went out to the spring and threw the salt into it, saying, “This is what the Lord says: ‘I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.’” 22 And the water has remained pure to this day, according to the word Elisha had spoken.

2 Kings 2:19-22

I had been struggling lately with the question, “if God has healed me, why am I still in so much pain. Why do I continue to behave and react poorly? Why am I so angry? Why am I hurting those I love? Why can’t I control my emotions and my tongue?” I believe this dream word was given to me to remind me what it says in verse 22. “And the water has remained pure to this day, according to the word Elisha had spoken.” God is faithful in his timing.

This dream word was very encouraging, but I was immediately tested. I got into a fight with my sister. I got into a fight with my ex wife. I got into a fight with one of my children. I got into a fight with my mom and siblings. I was a wretch. My words were destructive. How could you send me this word, Lord? Why am I not healed according to the word Elisha had spoken?

A couple weeks later I was reading and came across Psalm 95. I didn’t know what the story was about. So I dug into it.

Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as on the day at Massah in the wilderness, when your fathers put me to the test and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work. For forty years I loathed that generation and said, “They are a people who go astray in their heart, and they have not known my ways.” Therefore I swore in my wrath, “They shall not enter my rest.” ‭‭ ‬‬

Psalm‬ ‭95‬:‭8‬-‭11‬

They quarreled over water.

So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?” But the people were thirsty for water there, and they grumbled against Moses. They said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”

Exodus 17:2-3

Lord, forgive me for putting you to the test. I repent from my grumbling and hardness of heart. You give me your living water every day.

Deep calls to deep
    in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
    have swept over me.

By day the Lord directs his love,
    at night his song is with me—
    a prayer to the God of my life.

Psalm 42:7-8

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