Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is the value of dreams?

A. To understand yourself, for practical guidance, for answers to problems, for encouragement and inspiration. To give us information about healing of the body, mind and spirit. To stimulate creativity and give us ideas and inventions, to learn to communicate with God and to gain inner peace. The majority of all dreams are about yourself. Here are some scriptural references you can study which show approximately 70% or more dreams are about yourself...

Gen. 15:1-2, 20:1-18, 28:10-22, 31:10-29, 37:1-11, 40:1-23, 41:1, 46:1-7 Judges 7:9-18, 1 Kings 3:5-28, Daniel 2:1-49, Daniel 7:1-28, 8:1-27, 10:1-12:13, Matt. 1:20, 2:3-15, 2:19-23 

Q. Why should I recall my dreams, and how can I get better at remembering them?

A. To validate, confess or confront your feelings. The more you practice remembering them, the better recall you will develop. Ask Holy Spirit to help you be aware of, and to remember your dreams from Him. Ask Him to wake you up so you can write them down. Remember, it takes 21 days to establish a habit before it gets easier.

Q. What do I do to keep track of my dreams?

A. Buy a special notebook to put your dreams in, keep a pad and pen by the bed, and when you wake up with a dream, write it down immediately while its fresh. Later, you can transfer it into your special dream journal or notebook.

Q. Are some dreams more important than others?

A. Yes, usually dreams at the beginning of sleep are “clean-up” dreams and problem- solving dreams. Dreams early in the morning are answers, advice, direction and information from the Holy Spirit. These are the dreams you want to pay most attention to, to record them, understand and cherish them.

Q. What should I pay most attention to in an early morning dream?

A. Names, numbers, colors, people, spoken words or phrases, repeated words or actions, bells, doorbells, phones ringing, etc. Also, note emotions, scripture verses and written words.

Q. What if I only remember pieces of a dream?

A. Write down what you do remember. Drawing pictures of things seen or remembered helps you remember your dream months later when reading through old dreams.

Q. What are dreams?

A. Dreams are expressions of thoughts and feelings in a movie form. 

Q. Are dreams in any way related to everyday life?

A. Yes! Dreams are symbols of thoughts and feelings that have been occupying our mind—usually from the day or two prior to the dream. If you want to know what a dream is about, think about how it relates to recent events in your life, such as what happened today, yesterday or the day before.

Q. Does everyone dream?

A. Everyone dreams about 100 minutes per night; some of us have difficulty remembering our dreams merely due to lack of training. One hundred minutes is over an hour and a half per night of dreams. That’s longer than most movies we see at the theater, or on TV.

Q. Why do people dream?

A. Dreaming helps our brains grow. They also keep us sound and mentally healthy. Even newborn babies dream about 8 hours per day. All warm-blooded creatures have REM sleep—cats dogs, horses—even birds and dolphins.

Q. Can a person affect what they dream about by food, drugs, or alcohol, or by any other method?

A. Oh yes. Some people say pizza, chocolate or coffee gives them wild dreams, and it may just be so. Most drugs including sleeping pills, cough syrup, cold or allergy medications, marijuana, alcohol, etc. reduce our dream recall and/or cause us to have strange dreams. If you want to influence what you dream about, write down a question or goal for your dream in a dream journal just before you go to bed. You will often dream about your question or goal within a week.

Q. How can a person remember more of their dreams?

A. Learn to wake up slowly. When you first wake up, try to recall what you were just dreaming about. Try to lie still, and don’t move or get out of bed immediately. Concentrate on your dream, or the feeling that your dream caused you. It also helps if you keep a dream diary, and if you remind yourself before you fall asleep that you want to remember your dreams in the morning. Ask Holy Spirit to wake you up when an important dream has been given you from God.

Q. Why do some dreams leave me upset?

A. Even though our bodies are still during dreaming, our involuntary body responses such as breathing and heart rate still respond. When something happens in a dream, we think it’s real, and so we can get scared and nervous just as in real life.

Q. Why do people sometimes repeat certain dreams over and over?

A. Recurring dreams reflect feelings or circumstances that have not been successfully resolved in our waking lives. These dreams continue to show up from time to time until we eventually work through the situation. These dreams often point to areas we’ve avoided or not yet learned.

Q. Why is it on some nights people feel they have dreamt more than others?

A. Some dreams are more emotional than others. We tend to remember our emotional dreams because they are vivid and intense and because we often wake up directly from them.

Q. Are all dreams meaningful?

A. No, although some dreams seem more powerful than others, not all dreams are truly meaningful. Each dream you examine for possible meaning offers information about your current life, immediate concerns and your personality traits. Even if you don't feel you've gotten to the bottom of a particular dream, you’re able to obtain insights about your dreaming patterns that will make the next dream(s) easier to understand.

Q. If you have separated from a loved one, and dream of being reunited with them, is this a sign that you are meant to be together or that the other person's feelings have changed?

A. No. Our dreams of romance reflect our own feelings, but do not necessarily reveal the emotions of the other person. A dream of longing is natural during a period of pain or grief over the end of a relationship.

Q. Is it normal to dream of someone who is deceased?

A. Occasionally, we may dream of the a loved one who has deceased, especially during the first few months or even a year after they have passed away. These dreams may be upsetting and strange at first, and then become less vivid, growing less often and more comforting over time.

Q. I think dream interpretation is "New Age Bunk"! Can you give me any bible references to back up dreams are from God?

A. Num. 12:6, Hos. 12:10, Acts 2:17, Ps. 16:, Job 33:14-18, Gen. 15:12,13,18, I Kings 3:5,9,12,15 are just a few scriptures to get you started. The bible is filled throughout with dreams and visions.