Yellow Roses

I had a dream not long ago. It wasn’t a normal dream, it seemed like there was something symbolic about it, like God was trying to speak to me. At this time I had been in a dry spell with my walk with the Lord, seldom reading my Bible and only praying before bed. In my dream I was working in an office, at my internship to be exact. On my desk was a laptop I was vigorously typing at, and on top of the laptop were at least 50 yellow roses piled on the keyboard. Yellow roses are my favorite, but I hadn’t had any yellow roses in my house for a very long time. I kept pushing the roses aside to continue the work I was typing on the laptop, completely unaware of what I was pushing aside. Was I was too consumed with the work I had to get done? Or was I burying myself in work to quiet my thoughts, worries? Were the roses a symbol of God’s presence, and my worries, the laptop? Was I pushing away God’s presence with all of the worries I felt needed the attention?

I consulted two of my most faithful friends about my dream, those who clearly have the Holy Spirit in them. One of them told me that they believe the yellow roses were a symbol of God’s presence and that God wants me to make His name known in my workplace. And the other friend interpreted it as though I was pushing God’s love away and all I had to do was be still, and accept His love. I may not have a completely clear interpretation of the dream, but I know that it was from God. In the act of seeking out wisdom, I received two interpretations, both pointing back to the Lord. Even if it wasn’t a direct dream from God, it pointed me to the void I was trying to fill with work and the way I would push away God by not sitting still and giving Him my burdens. I hope this dream inspires you to be still with God.