See my previous post about one of the scariest dreams I've ever had.
Now I just realized today that I had a second strange dream this week.
As background, you need to know that I live just a few blocks from my childhood home. It is about 100 years old, and is currently being renovated by its new owner. He has completely gutted the inside, and put new siding on the outside so far. It was a very nice home when we lived there. My mother decorated it tastefully, and it served us well. But it is going to be gorgeous when he is finished with it.
Now, back to my dream. I was standing on the sidewalk in front of this home, gazing at what has been done so far. All of a sudden, I realized that our neighbor's house was gone! It had been torn down - there was nothing but grass in the spot where their house had stood. As I looked some more, I noticed that every house on the block was gone, and there ours stood, looking ever more beautiful!
Tonight's prayer study was on gazing. As I gazed at a picture of Jesus, I prayed and thought about things going on right now. That's when it hit me that things surrounding the "old" me are being torn away and removed, but that I am being made more beautiful in the midst of it all.
