Tooth and Claw 2

Well, after considering the dream itself, the context or influence I'm likely to have dreamt it in and the insights after waking, I have come to two reasonable and potentially reliable conclusions. The first possibility is that the lion represents Satan; the next is that the lion represents Jesus, the lion of Judah. Neither of these sit well with me given the dream itself. (For those of you who do not know Jesus is also given the title the Lion of Judah in scripture. Satan, the adversary of God, is referred to a lion roaming about to see who he can catch.)

Considering the night I had before this dream, it makes sense that it would be a portrayal of Satan, stalking me and catching me. I did not have a good night; could I take it back, I would. In my willful mistake Satan had overcome me and so we wrestled that night and for some time after. He would want to fell me and I would want to resist him, but as a believer (sinful still) I am not so easy a prey. The lion in my dream found this to be true. Even though he caught me and we have wrestled I am not finished, turning to my savior for His strength to continue. A vivid image and a timely one. Could it be that God wished me to be conscious of that struggle and gave me a presentation of it to analyze?

On the other hand, given the situation it is just as possible that I was running from and wrestling with Jesus. After all, a sinners recourse is to flee even if we know their is nowhere to hide and Jesus does chase after us when we wander. Could it be that I was watching a portrayal not of failure and then victory, but a portrayal of failure and then correction as the lion tried to bring me down from fleeing? If that were so I can even see how I would be able to pin the lion, not because I am superior, but because He did not want to harm me. If only I knew what the lion had said, maybe I could know. If only you knew the details of that night, maybe you could too.

Dreams are not just pointless either way; while they are not all without reason, they are not always what they seem either. Worth the time to consider if you dream like I do. Remember though, if you "interpret" dreams, do so with the aid of God or at least through a "God filter". I'm of the opinion that dreams communicate more than we realize and God is not the only unseen out there.