What do you think about his Dreams and visions?

[aolayide]

Could Jesus be wanting this of all of us? Or is he just extra special?

I think He wants this of all of us. The special part comes by way of him having the call and answering it. Yet I am still puzzled by the fact that the same Jesus who is the Son of God seems to be leading the author to something more than God; Isness.

Thank you, Kibetious, for sharing your thought. However, I don't quite understand the last phrase in your comment " ... same Jesus who is the Son of God seems to be leading the author to something more than God; Isness."
Could you please shed more light on the meaning of the sentence? The little I know is that Jesus will never lead anyone astray and definitely not towards unGodly things.

[aolayide]

The way his dreams and visions unfold pointed to a greater future than what he would have imagined at moment. All things were working together to bring him to a point of helping others indeed.

Thank you, Kibetious, for your insightful comment. Everything he saw points to a greater future, a greater destiny.

[aolayide]

I wouldn't think he is special from the instance where he hears and believes in his inner voice. I think all of us have intuition and a voice inside guiding us towards our right direction. It is just about listening and believing in it. If you really start to believe in something, you'll develop a mindset for it. I think positive thoughts do have power over our actions and direction of life.

I believe that our subconscious tries to save us whenever we do self-sabotage or are spiralling down. The visions and dreams can be our subconscious trying to warn us or show us the way out.

That's an interesting thought. Dreams do play a crucial part and can be an effective tool in discerning our subconscious.

Word of the wise ... Thank you for sharing your thought.

[k2rugman]

I think God chooses people based on their ability to grow. This guy went through some tough stuff but he grew and is sharing it with others to help them in similar situations.

[Salma M]

"Do you think the author would still have those dreams even if he was not born again? "

I believe the authors dreams are a part of him so whether or not he was born again he would still have experienced them.i also believe that the author has a purpose to show people the greatness of God because sometimes people need proof and he has all the proof you need.

[Kibet Hillary]

The fact that he was open to learn and accept the message he received is what may create a sense of him being special, but he is just a person who heard his mission well and decided to pursue. He went into a great length spending resources and time to a point of traveling to the Amazon.

[Kibet Hillary]

I think God chooses people based on their ability to grow. This guy went through some tough stuff but he grew and is sharing it with others to help them in similar situations.

Awesome. I like this. The author had the desire to grow and indeed, there is a remarkable and distinct difference between the person we see at the start and the one we see as the book ends.

[Kibet Hillary]

Could Jesus be wanting this of all of us? Or is he just extra special?

I think He wants this of all of us. The special part comes by way of him having the call and answering it. Yet I am still puzzled by the fact that the same Jesus who is the Son of God seems to be leading the author to something more than God; Isness.

Thank you, Kibetious, for sharing your thought. However, I don't quite understand the last phrase in your comment " ... same Jesus who is the Son of God seems to be leading the author to something more than God; Isness."
Could you please shed more light on the meaning of the sentence? The little I know is that Jesus will never lead anyone astray and definitely not towards unGodly things.

It sounds strange to me that it is Jesus who appears to him asking for helping to restore the essence of His teachings. However, eventually, Isness is described as something greater and more loving than God. The author describes it as being without description and very loving. How can this be?

[Lisa A Rayburn]

I don't think "special" is the right word. We're all put here for a purpose, even if we never find or know it. Maybe his involves Jesus not wanting anything to happen to him or maybe nothing was intended to happen to him in that moment. Who's to say what the next moment might bring? I'm not sure what the right word for him might be. "Devoted" perhaps?

[Kgonz1972]

I think that everyone has a purpose here. God gives each and every person a special skill or talent. I think that this person was being diverted from anything bad happening to him, so he can to do his purpose someday. His visions are clues for him to figure out what his purpose is and why he needs to do it.

[Moddesser Elahi]

Richard had a vision which stopped him from committing suicide, and it doesn't seem to me that this happened because he is special but it was just the positive vision which changed his mind.
The scene of getting mugged was personally hard for me to believe.

[briellejee]

I think the Lord works in mysterious ways, but I can't see Jesus approaching him telling him to "find his bones" or other such apparitions. I think strong dreams are just methods of the subconscious crying out and quite frankly I take very little stock in anything "revealed" to someone while on a hallucinatory drug.

I agree with you. Dreams are mostly products of the subconscious. Our mind is one hell of a magician once in a while, and it's smart enough to concoct dreams based on our memories and feelings.

[aolayide]

I don't think "special" is the right word. We're all put here for a purpose, even if we never find or know it. Maybe his involves Jesus not wanting anything to happen to him or maybe nothing was intended to happen to him in that moment. Who's to say what the next moment might bring? I'm not sure what the right word for him might be. "Devoted" perhaps?

I see your point an I can relate with you. Maybe another word would suit him better. Thank you for your kind comment, Kelyn

[aolayide]

I think that everyone has a purpose here. God gives each and every person a special skill or talent. I think that this person was being diverted from anything bad happening to him, so he can to do his purpose someday. His visions are clues for him to figure out what his purpose is and why he needs to do it.

Thank you, kgonz1972, for sharing your thoughts.

[aolayide]

Richard had a vision which stopped him from committing suicide, and it doesn't seem to me that this happened because he is special but it was just the positive vision which changed his mind.
The scene of getting mugged was personally hard for me to believe.

You are right and I also believe that the getting mugged part is also real. The danger was averted from him because he has a higher calling.