Dream 284

The spirit of wisdom, spirit of might, spirit of counsel and I are under the tree of life upon the land beneath Michael’s calf.
The spirit of counsel sits on a branch above me humming to herself gently while the the spirit of might teaches me.
Might:
“To be filled with joy is not to be skipping through the valley shouting ‘woohoo’ all day. Though we love it when people are affected in such a wonderful way, that is not what we refer to.
Joy is a permanent state of gratitude.
It is a disciplined awareness of all that is good in your life. Absent gratefulness, a man will never see the hand of God or angel at work. You might cry out to God for rescue when there are boats all around you in the water already.
A joyful spirit can see the mighty hand of God in the smallest things and feel gratitude. Gratitude is the discipline that brings might.
To rise from every failure, every disappointment, every rejection, every betrayal and every humiliation you need to be able to find something to be grateful for and cling to it so that that it may increase your faith.
And in that disciplined gratitude you will find the strength to laugh into your storm.”
Me:
“Some days it is easier than others. This life applies fierce, constant pressure on the soul.
If we not locked in battle with difficult relationships, we are battling health or financial pressure. I don’t always feel like being grateful when the enemy is banging on every door.
This morning I woke up fully aware of how close we are to the September deadline and though funds trickle in, it is not coming in fast enough to build everything that was commanded.
I should not feel stressed because I am to be courier, nothing else. But I feel very stressed this morning. I feel grateful for all that is in my life yet I feel stressed and harried at the same time.
To just let go and let this vision either come to pass or not come to pass without my efforts is the scariest thing I have ever done. I feel like I am walking on a tightrope between two very high buildings. And that tightrope is held on both sides by people who can either be obedient or disobedient at any given moment.
I am grateful that there are people holding the tightrope and I am grateful that if I fall that eternal life is assured. But I am not very excited about being on the tightrope! Why can’t it be a nicely secured bridge? Why must things always be so impossibly difficult?”
Counsel speaks from the branch above us.
Counsel:
“Because this is not heaven Abdiel.
You keep expecting the rules of heaven to apply on earth. But they do not. You had your chance at heaven on earth with Eden and you handed your authority to the father of lies. The Son took back that authority four thousand years later. And now two thousand years after the Son, you are still expected to bring Eden back to earth.”
Me:
“I thought you were supposed to be the spirit of counsel. That information was not very comforting!”
Counsel:
“I am the spirit of truth. My job is not to make you feel better, it is to make you better through the freedom of revelation.
The truth will set you free Abdiel.
Now listen to me and stop sulking.”
I hear the spirit of might snort out a laugh beside me and glare at him for a few seconds before he laughs again and playfully punches my arm.
Might:
“Don’t look at me, she’s the one who called you sulky! Hahaha!”
Counsel ignores the banter and continues.
Counsel:
“The role of man in bringing Eden back to this realm is obedience to God.
It is only though obedience to God that you will be able to receive a full revelation of your eternal existence and your purpose in the earth realm.
Listen now Abdiel, you need to record this accurately so that many who read may understand the deeper truth:
Try not to view life as a physically geographic experience, rather a spiritually geographic experience. The physicality of life is not an indication of who you are or what you are. It is merely an indication of the current realm in which your consciousness is located.
Don’t worry so much about success and failure or even what has the power to kill in the physicality of this realm. Focus on the eternal spirituality of who you are and your assignment to impart a piece of heaven to the other eternal beings around you. For not every spirit has access to heaven.
Indeed, many souls will be trapped in this realm because they deny the eternal Father and refuse to acknowledge His son. And in denying the son, they deny their eternal inheritance.
They are like Esau, selling their birthright for a bowl of stew.
They say ‘what use is eternity to me now? I am hungry and filled with lust, let me fill my life with what I can see and feel, for life is short’.
It is the awareness of eternity and a revelation of the wonders of eternal life that give you the perspective of God on all things.
As it is written, ‘the race is not unto the swift, nor the battle to the strong’. To run an eternal race with the goal of winning is completely pointless. Only a race that has an ending is worth winning. Eternity has no ending, thus it has no winners or losers.
This race is about experiencing and savouring every single experience, good or bad. There are no bad experiences in heaven, all such tragedy is confined to this physical realm. And in savouring and learning from every painful experience, heaven becomes sweeter and sweeter.
For what is sweeter in all of this universe than cold water upon the parched lips of a thirsty man? How would he know what is sweet if he had not tasted what is bitter?
Thus all hardship is a gift that makes eternity sweeter to your soul.”
Me:
“But eternity does not make itself known as this realm does. And the pressures of this realm demand our attention constantly. Blueprints and assignments are given, responsibilities weigh upon the soul, bills must be paid, salaries must be paid and buildings must be built.
How does an awareness of my eternal self pay the bills and deal with the nightmarish hell of harsh personalities?”
Counsel:
“You are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Soon shall the spirit of knowledge come and open many locked doors in your mind. But I shall do my best to console you with truth.
Mankind suffers needlessly in many areas. Though every bit of suffering makes eternity sweeter, most of your suffering is a result of ignorance and stubborn disobedience.
If you realize that you are all on an eternal journey, you would share all that you have and live in community. But you resist eternal wisdom in favour of lentil soup and dry bread. The spirit of Esau brings more pain and hardship to mankind than any other spirit.
It saddens heaven to see how believers go on witch hunts to find the spirits of Jezebel, Absalom and Gehazi yet are blinded by the Esau beam in their own eye.
You are suppose to work together in community. Anything else is stubborn insanity.
(She sighs loudly) If you would only realize that you are eternal beings who are on earth to experience the physicality of God TOGETHER, without the jealousy, harshness and graceless nonsense.”
Me:
“But reality is reality and why must some be punished because others refuse to work together?”
Counsel:
“Who do you think is punishing you? God?
No, it is not punishment Abdiel, it is merely a result of disobedience. But all that is wronged can be righted. Simply call out as wisdom calls out. Call out to those who will listen and the sheep will know the shepherd’s voice.
In the revelation of the eternal self, you will be drawn to others who work to advance the eternal kingdom. And with them you will rise to power, overshadowing every high place with the sheer power of the faith mountain. For every other mountain will fall, but the faith mountain is eternal as you are eternal.
Power comes to the disciplined and the obedient and the spirit of Wisdom opens the heavens for the wise.
We shall speak again Abdiel.
To walk in the revelation of the eternal spirit is walk in the rest of Jesus. He has done all that needed to be done. You need not toil like a slave. You are free, be free. Only be obedient in the advance of the kingdom and everything will be given to you!”
I wake up.