Recently I was checking my WhatsApp status, a friend of mine posted fresh, washed, clean, and ready to eat snails. Those snails caught my attention, and at that moment my Mum came to mind, and I remember how she loves to eat snails, I sent my friend a message asking how much these snails are, and if she could deliver to my Mum as I would like to surprise my Mum with them. She agreed, and we came to an arrangement, and I paid for the snails.

A day later, I called my Mum and told her that I got her some snails, and it will be delivered that day. I heard a long pause, and she said Ifeoluwa, I don’t eat snails anymore ohhhhhh. I was like Mummy is everything okay, was it for health reasons, I know how much you loved snails, another long pause followed. She said ehn you know I kept dreaming about snails and you know in our culture once you start dreaming of snails, it signifies that you will have slow progression to everything you do in life.
I choked on my laughter, and I just burst out laughing. I was genuinely amused.
That was how I engaged her in this hour-long conversation, and I had to reorientate my Mum and help her figure out how she has believed a lie and how the devil has managed to strip her of the joy of eating her lovely snails lol. I asked a fundamental question, and I asked because I know that my Mum is very spiritual, and she hears from God for herself. It is so funny that I never perceived my Mum as someone who believed in fetish powers, and all she was a strong Christian who prays and allows God to speak to her himself.

In any case, I asked my Mum if she has heard in her spirit at any point that she should stop eating snails, for any sort of spiritual reasons, she said no, I only stopped because of those dreams and the meanings attached to these dreams.
There lies my answer. I told my Mum that Dreams and Visions are two different things, and often we mistake them for each other. Dreams can frequently be an extension of our day to day activities. If you are passionate about something or enjoy an activity, your subconscious mind is likely to drift into that space when you dream. I cannot count the number of times I have caught myself eating in my dreams; that’s because I am a foodie. I love food lol.
In my culture it is a dangerous occurrence to be eating in one’s dream, Guys I’ve been dreaming of eating in my dreams for decades now lol I am still alive, and I will live long and long. Hahaha.

Visions, on the other hand, are God’s way of talking to us and showing us the plan, showing us something likely to happen in the future, If you want to learn more about visions I would recommend you read a series of books by Frank Peretti. Those books changed my perspectives on visions and dreams. The idea behind visions and prophecies is to help edify us as believers and not cast us down. Every time God shows us a vision or a word of prophecy, It is for our edification, for our uplifting, It is to remind us of a change or a shift that is about to happen or needs to happen in our lives.

Have you been stripping yourself off of God’s promises?
Have you been stripping yourself off God’s plan and purpose for your life based on dreams?

My friend, you have been redeemed from the curse of the law, you are not hung on a tree anymore, he has done that for you. How many good relationships have been destroyed based on biases and feelings,

How long have allow yourself to be stripped off of God’s beautiful well laid out plans for them based on someone else’s feelings and dreams, my friend… get off that tree, he has been hung on that tree for your sake, He was wounded and chastised for you, By his stripes, you have been redeemed, and because he lives you can face tomorrow.

How many people have been manipulated into a life of turmoil, pain, and hardships based on these “Dreams and Prophecies.”

Hebrews 4:16 Let us, therefore, come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Take note of the word “BOLD” that word embodies, Confidence, fearless, with tenacity, with power.

I am not underestimating the power of visions, don’t get me wrong BUT let us be careful how we interpret and how we feed into these things, It can MAR your life if care is not taken.

I continuously remind myself that I am a result of my thoughts and belief system, and I want to give you that same reminder today. Life might have dealt you some inevitable blows, but you can either allow it to happen TO YOU or FOR YOU.

Philippians 4:8 “Finally my brothers and sisters, whatever things are true, honourable, Just, Pure, Lovely and of Good report. If there is any Virtue and if there is any Praise. Think about these things.

Are you like my Mum, who has been forced to stop eating snails because of some dreams, I am going to tell you what I told her, keep eating dem snails, the devil will always try to feed into our subconscious minds to confuse and demean you.
He will start with the littlest things, and then it grows until he turns you into this angry, confused, and miserable person who is always paranoid and self-isolating. Eat dem snails, live your best life live FREE.

Remember what you feed is what grows.
God bless and keep you, buddy.