Whispers of Peace: Ep 2: Rest in Him: Encounter Jesus, the Prince of Peace, in Your Dreams

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Welcome to the Diary of Black Women podcast with our Faith on the Go series,

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where we explore the intersection of faith, culture, and personal transformation.

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I'm your host, Connie Morris, and today we'll continue our journey into the

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powerful ways God speaks to us through dreams.

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In this episode, we'll focus on how we can encounter Jesus as the Prince of Peace.

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The title of today's episode is Rest in Him, Encountering the Prince of Peace in Your Dreams.

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Whether you're someone who remembers dreams vividly or someone who rarely recalls them,

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today's topic will encourage you to reflect on how God communicates His peace

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to us, especially in the quiet hours of the night.

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So get comfortable, open your heart, and let's dive deeper into the whispers

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of peace that comes when Jesus reveals himself in our dreams.

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Heavenly Father, we thank you for this time to come together and reflect on

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your peace, the peace that transcends all understanding.

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As we explore how you, Lord Jesus, reveal yourself as a Prince of Peace in our

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dreams. We ask you to open our hearts and minds to receive your words of comfort and assurance.

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Let your peace fill our spirits, guiding us closer to you.

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In your precious name we pray, amen.

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In a world full of uncertainties, anxiety, and turmoil, it can be hard to find peace.

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But the peace with a capital P that Jesus offers is unlike anything the world can give.

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We know he is known as the Prince of Peace and his peace goes beyond the absence of conflict.

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It's a deep abiding peace that settles within us, even when life around us feels chaotic.

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Isaiah 9, 6 speaks to Jesus with powerful titles.

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For unto us, a child is born, a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.

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And he will be called Wonderful, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

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Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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The title Prince of Peace emphasizes that Jesus doesn't just bring peace, he embodies it.

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And one of the ways he communicates that peace to us is through our dreams.

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I want you to think about how often we go to bed with troubled hearts or anxious minds seeking relief.

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In those vulnerable moments, Jesus meets us, reminding us he is in control and

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that his peace is available to us no matter what is happening around us.

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I'd like to share a personal story that deeply impacted my understanding of this title.

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I shared it in the other episode one, and I want to share it again because once

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it's impacted, you want to share it over and over again, right?

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So it says, the Prince of Peace. I recently had a dream where Jesus whispered

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to me, I am the Prince of Peace.

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It wasn't a loud proclamation, but a quiet, gentle reminder in the stillness

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of the night. That one sentence carried so much weight because I was going through

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a season of uncertainty and stress.

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But in that dream, I felt an overwhelming sense of calm and security.

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It was as though Jesus was telling me, no matter what you're facing,

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I am here and I bring you peace.

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It's easy to forget this truth when life seems overwhelming,

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but in that dream, Jesus reminded me that his peace is not just a concept,

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it's something he offers personally,

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directly to each of us.

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And in these moments, when we encounter him in our dreams, that we are given

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a glimpse of this profound peace he wants us to experience in our waking life.

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So I remember waking up so you're going to bed under like this uncertainty and stress.

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And I don't it's been a minute but it's like

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I was probably in between just kind of deciding on what to decide on right I'm

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like what I'm gonna do if this happens you start having these little doubts

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and things and I remember when I had this dream this he didn't just speak to

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me he just Like when he spoke to me, remember he's supernatural.

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So he spoke to my supernatural side because we are a natural being,

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but we have a supernatural side.

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So when he spoke to me, I can feel that in my whole body.

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My whole body just kind of like relaxed, like all the worry,

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all the stress, all the anxiety just escaped the body.

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So when I woke up, I just felt this sense of serenity, like,

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whoa. Oh, first of all, Jesus interrupted my dream in a good way.

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But yet, I don't feel that anymore. Because a lot of times when we feel stressed,

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we can feel that pressure in our chest, our hearts beating really fast.

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A lot of times we can just feel like maybe we just want to go back to sleep.

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We just wish that thing would just go away.

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But when Jesus decides, most of my, I think I was more amazed that he decided,

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first, that I recognized his voice in my dream.

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But second, that he decided to come and visit me in my dream and just speak to me.

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I said, wow, Jesus, thank you for just speaking to me in my dream.

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Wow. And reminding me that you are the Prince of Peace. not just a concept, but it's him.

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His presence brings peace.

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You see what I'm saying? His presence brings peace.

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And he has that for all of us, that he offers his presence for peace.

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So when we seek him, it's peace.

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But when he, I always say interrupt my dream, but he's always invited into my dreams.

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But when he stopped the chaos in my mind and he just spoke it into my ear.

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Remember, he's never that far off. So we think he's coming from a long journey

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to come visit us in our dreams.

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I think he just waits for us to quiet down enough so that he can lean over while

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we're asleep to whisper in our ears and says, Connie, I am the Prince of Peace.

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Like I'm bigger than those problems. I'm bigger than those anxieties.

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I'm bigger than anyone because I am, get the I am part, the Prince of Peace.

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So the Bible is filled with examples of how God brings peace through dreams.

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One of the most potent examples is found in the story of Joseph,

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the earthly father of Jesus.

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In Matthew 1.20, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream,

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telling him not to be afraid to take Mary as his wife.

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Joseph was facing a confusing and potentially shaming situation.

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But in that dream, God provided clarity and peace. Now think about this with Joseph.

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Joseph was, you know, said to marry Mary, said to marry Mary.

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And at the end, he finds out that Mary is pregnant with what she was calling

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the Holy Ghost. Now, I think in the world today, that sounds a little bit strange, right?

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But yet, God spoke to Joseph in a dream and says, she is pregnant by the Holy

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Ghost with a baby that you're going to father.

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Dang, that cleared up everything for Joseph. Isn't that what we need sometime, a little bit of clarity?

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So when God speaks and says, I am the Prince of Peace, everything else clears up.

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Everything else got to go so think

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after he after god spoke to to

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joseph not joseph decided to continue to marry mary to go ahead and and be the

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father of jesus how perfect is that story so dreams can actually give you directions

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into your future it can clarify some things,

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In Matthew 2, verse 13, we see Joseph was warned in a dream to take his family

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and flee to Egypt to escape Hera's decree.

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So imagine the anxiety and fear he must have felt, yet God provided direction

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and peace in the midst of danger.

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So one thing I'm learning about dreams, too, is that they seem to be more trustworthy

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to me because I told you I had a warning that it was two part dream.

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One part I didn't understand. Second part brought clarity to the first part,

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but it was really a warning. I had to put some action in place to be obedient and do what God said.

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And put some foot behind some faith, right?

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And move some things out the way because God said, I need you to do that like

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right now, like almost yesterday, right?

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And so same way with Joseph.

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Joseph had that first dream. That first dream was clear.

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He says, I want you to go ahead and marry Mary. This baby is yours.

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You're going to be the father of this baby that Mary's carrying.

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So that gave Joseph some trustworthiness in his dream.

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The second dream says, I need you to move fast because Herod got this thing

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going on, killing babies. I need you to go.

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And so Joseph was faithful to the first, what God said in the dream.

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And he was also faithful in the second part of a dream.

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So a lot of times we get a dream that maybe it's a warning, a warning dream.

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Like I said, I felt that warning dream and it did not, that feeling,

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I told you to wake up and God speaks to you.

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And that feeling of his presence stayed with me all day, even after I obeyed

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and did what he told me to do.

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So that was like powerful.

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Like, I need you to do this.

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It was just not like a friend. You cannot no longer be friends with this person,

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contact this person and just say, Hey, we can't be friends anymore.

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Not give them the long, sad story. Not give them the long, sad story about why

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you couldn't be friends. You had a dream.

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And God said, just say, hey, you know, I think this, I'm going to have to find,

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this is not really working out as we thought it was.

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So, hey, let's just, let's just, boom. And you know what happened shortly after

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that? There was no more texting, no more calls, nothing. Why?

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Because God knows when the friendship is over. and when God says it's over,

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you ain't got to do all the explanation because God's already spoken to that person too.

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They know, right? No drama, no drama.

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And so that obedience opens that window that I think like when God spoke to,

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when God spoke to Mary, he probably

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also spoke to Joseph, just like that relationship. So I love that.

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So there's no, imagine there's no fear, anxiety, when you know clearly in your

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dream that that's God's voice.

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So how do you get confirmed? We're gonna go over that probably later,

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but you need to know that that's God's voice.

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And we went over some steps in the first episode about how to know and how to

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check that if it's according to the word of God.

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You have to put the word of God in you to know when God is speaking.

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You'd be like, dang, that sounds like that scripture.

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Then you can understand that that's God speaking to you, right?

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You ain't gotta say, God, what verse is that? because you've got the word of God in you.

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It sounds just like the word of God speaking to you.

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Right? Dang, that sounds like that scripture because God speaks according to his word.

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Amen. Sounds very familiar. Like, dang, that sounds like that scripture.

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You look it up and you can confirm that's God speaking to you.

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If it's a little bit off, say, Lord, where is that in the scripture?

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Because you might not know all the scriptures and he will show it to you.

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That's how you confirm. So we see that Joseph knew God's voice. He acted immediately.

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He got clarity, he would marry Mary. He got clarity, he moved and moved the

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baby Jesus out of danger.

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These stories remind us that God doesn't just bring peace after a storm.

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He brings peace in the storm.

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Through dreams, he can offer guidance, assurance, and the calm that only he,

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the Prince of Peace, can provide. How powerful is that?

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And you know, if you think about the times when God speaks to you,

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the world can just shake.

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Every building can fall down and you could be the last woman or last man standing.

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And you can know beyond a reasonable doubt that that was God who spoke to you

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and told you not to do that thing.

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That's the peace of God, standing firm in that. So when we think of a peace,

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we often think of stillness, of quiet moments where nothing is happening.

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But the peace that Jesus offers, especially in dreams, is active.

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It works to calm our hearts, restore our mind, and anchor us in God's love,

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no matter the circumstances.

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This peace is transformative because it shifts our focus from chaos around us,

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come on now, to the presence of Jesus within us.

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That's what I just said. The whole world can crash and burn.

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And just because you know you heard from God, you are still standing.

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Have you ever woken up from a dream with a sense of calm that you couldn't quite

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explain? I can say yes to that.

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That the peace of God, you may not always remember the details of the dream,

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but the feeling of rest and security remains.

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That's because Jesus is actively working in our hearts while we sleep,

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reminding us that he is near.

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Oh, isn't that powerful? That when we rest in the Prince of Peace,

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that we can sleep in peace, knowing that Jesus is near.

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Let's cover some practical steps to embrace the Prince of Peace.

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I'm so excited. Let me slow down. Practical steps to embrace the peace of Jesus in your dream.

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So if you're wondering how to embrace these encounters with the Prince of Peace

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in your dreams, here are a few practical steps to invite this divine peace into your dreams.

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Number one, invite Jesus into your sleep.

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Like I meant, I didn't mention this in my other devotional, but I want to remind

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you that on my website, Diary of a Black Woman, LLC.com, I always put a copy

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of the devotionals on the website.

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And on those devotionals, there are decrees that you can decree.

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There's additional scripture, too, that you can read, look up, and study.

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For the podcast, I keep it short and sweet. Remember, always go to the website

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and look for the devotionals so that you can find those and get your decrees too.

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Sorry, I forgot about that on the last episode. It just came to me right now, but let's go.

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Invite Jesus into your sleep. Before you go to bed, take a moment to pray.

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Ask Jesus to reveal himself to you in your dreams.

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Invite him to bring you peace as you sleep to calm any anxieties that may be weighing you down.

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So that's one way, right? So I invite, say, Jesus, I invite you into my sleep.

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But before you ask that, spend some time with him, right?

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So as you're spending some quiet time with him, like getting to know him.

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Like maybe it could be 15, 20, 30 minutes that as you closing out your time

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with the Lord, then you can say, Lord, I invite you into my rest,

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invite you into my dreams.

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And then as you lay down, you rest and go to sleep, trusting that he will come in as an invited guest.

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But like I said in my first podcast my first episode

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that I just go to sleep trusting that if he

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has something for me he will come in and invite me

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because I you know I ask and then he don't show up I said Lord you didn't show

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up but he did show up because I got good sleep right but I was just like I don't

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I want this I don't know why I like surprises you're are you one of those kind

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of girls that are males men that like surprises so I always I had a dream thank

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you Lord for the dream. And then I write it all down.

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I don't know why I like that. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.

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I like to just be surprised when God talks to me, especially when I go,

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Lord, you gave me another dream. They'd be like a week of dreams.

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I'm like, oh my God, he gave me another dream. So you can invite him into your

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sleep, spend some time with him, and then ask, say, Lord, I want to invite you into my sleep.

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You are welcome here. Number two, Two, surrender your worries.

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One of the reasons we struggle with rest is that we carry our worries into our sleep.

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Surrender those worries to Jesus. Say to him, Lord, I give you this burden.

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I trust you to take care of it and I receive your peace. So that can come through

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that time of prayer with him.

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Just surrender your worries to him.

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And number three, as always, keep a dream journal. As I mentioned in the first

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episode, journaling your dream can be a powerful way to reflect on how God is speaking to you.

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When you wake up, write down anything that stands out, especially if you feel

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a sense, a deep sense of peace. Over time, you begin to notice patterns in how

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Jesus reveals his peace to you.

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And as you continue with this podcast, like I said, I'm at 178 devotionals,

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and I can tell you many of them are coming from my dreams.

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So they're increasing more and more and more.

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They're just good. And then reflect on scripture, spend time meditating on scripture

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that speak about Jesus as your Prince of Peace or whatever scripture that he

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gives you. Like this is during the whispers of peace.

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So if you're in need, if you're going through a lot of anxiety or worry,

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it's a good time just to meditate on him as your Prince of Peace.

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And if you wake up, like say, for instance, you go to bed and you went to bed,

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anxiety and worry and stress, and you wake up and you have a sense of peace and comfort.

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But yet nothing hasn't changed.

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Check. That's your Prince of Peace. He has already given you peace in the middle

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of chaos. And just begin to just give him praise.

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So in John 14, 27, it reads, peace I leave with you, my peace I give you.

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I do not give you as the world gives.

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Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. Come on now.

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Can be the source of comfort before bed.

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God gives us peace. And then pray for discernment.

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Not all dreams are divine messages, but when you sense that Jesus is speaking

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to you in your dreams, ask the Holy Spirit for discernment.

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Pray that he will help you understand the messages applied into your life.

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And I would say, like, sometimes before you go to bed, read your Bible.

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Like, get to know what God's voice sounds like. So when it sounds like,

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not like the voice of the Lord, even in your dreams, you can say,

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I don't think so. I rebuke you in Jesus name.

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You become more, you'll have the authority and the name of Jesus to say, I don't think so.

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I remember sometimes we have these dreams where you're fighting.

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I don't know about you, but I'm a retired police officer. And so I,

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when I was policing, I will have

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these dreams, but I knew the power and authority of the name of Jesus.

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And I would always win because I would use the power and the authority that

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Jesus has given me in his name.

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And so sometimes we don't even know we rise up or we call out Jesus and he shows

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up in our dream because there's a fight going on. Remember, we're in a spiritual war.

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So sometimes our peace is taken because we're in the middle of a spiritual warfare.

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But praying for discernment, putting that word of God in you.

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So when it's time to be squeezed, I would say when you squeeze you,

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what will come out? It should be the word of God. Amen.

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So as you continue to reflect on this topic, think about the areas of your life where you need peace.

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Are there unresolved worries or anxiety unto which you are holding on to or

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been holding on to that you won't let go?

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Remember, a lot of times because it's generational, we will go,

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oh, I can't let this go. If I let this go, everything's going to crumble.

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Try just releasing it to Jesus and see what happens. Right.

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So I encourage you to bring these concerns before Jesus tonight and ask him

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to speak peace in those situations.

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Trust that the Prince of Peace is near, ready to calm the storm in your heart.

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Before we end today's episode, I want to leave you with this thought.

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The peace that God offers is not temporary.

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It is not dependent on our circumstances.

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It's the lasting eternal peace that he freely gives to those who seek him.

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So as you go through your day and night, remember that Jesus,

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the Prince of Peace, is always near.

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Ready to offer you rest, security, and the assurance that you are never alone.

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I want to pray here. Prince of Peace. Oh, Father God, in the name of Jesus, we just pray right now.

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Thank you, Jesus, for being our Prince of Peace. We come before you thanking

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you for the peace you offer that surpasses all understanding.

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We ask that you reveal yourself to each of us and our dreams and our waking

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lives, Lord God, speaking to the deepest part of our hearts that need your calming presence.

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And we rest in you tonight, knowing that you are in control and that your peace

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is a gift on which we can always rely on.

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In your precious name, we pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

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Thank you for joining me today on the Diary of a Black Woman podcast with our Faith on the Go series.

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I pray that you encounter Jesus as the Prince of Peace in your dreams and that

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his peace fills every corner of your life.

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Stay tuned for the next episode, and we will explore how to find strength in

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the mighty God through our dreams.

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Until next time, may you rest in his peace and love. Amen.