DREAMS

45. ELEPHANTS
Late in 1997, for a period of 2-3 weeks, my 5 year old daughter, who usually enjoyed worship
and prayer with us at home and church seemed to be irritable and disinterested when it was
time for prayer. She seemed to be troubled when the prayer time approached and because of
the trouble she created, the joy of worship was lost. We tried to pacify her in different ways but
nothing seemed to work. If I scolded her, she would cry immediately and there would be more
problems. We prayed to the Lord to restore peace during our worship and prayer. The problem
persisted for quite a while and then the Lord showed me this dream one night.
I, my wife and our daughter are walking together on a street, singing and praising the Lord
joyfully. Suddenly, out of nowhere a herd of elephants rush at us and our daughter is separated
from us. The elephants chase our daughter and she flees from them.
One small elephant blocks her way as she cries and runs and this elephant frightens her and
nudges and pushes her with its trunk. We cry aloud on seeing this, praying to the Lord fervently,
because we are helpless and the herd is a big one. For a while we feel that our daughter will be
destroyed by the elephants, but then a huge hand comes down from above and shields her
from the herd, not even allowing the elephants to see her. We run to her and my wife picks her
up and we are overjoyed that no harm had befallen her though the elephants had troubled her
so much. The dream ended there.
This was obviously a satanic attack on our child and we decided to fast and pray for our
daughter's deliverance. Soon she was her old self again, praising and worshipping God with us
and God restored peace as only He is able to.
The elephants represented a host of satanic powers out to disrupt our worship and prayer life.
They did this by attacking our little child bringing irritation and fear upon her, but the mighty
hand of God shielded her from harm and set her free. Praise God for his protection and
deliverance.
But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head. (Psalm
3:3)
46. SECRETS
Once when I fasted for 7 days, I had very close fellowship with the Lord. I had been fasting and
praying for several reasons including personal sanctification and the members of my church.
Sometime towards the end of the fast, one night the Lord showed me a dream. It was not
exactly about the people I had prayed for, but believers and people in the ministry in our town.
3 distinct sins were shown to me and that too by believers and men and women in the ministry
who on the outside were very pious and held in high esteem by others.
Sin number one was alcoholism. The Lord showed me a prominent 'so called' believer who