Happy new week, family. 🌼
Last week, we explored the story of the two prostitutes caught in a dispute over a baby. I’d like us to continue from there. The Bible presents this account in a way that even the simplest mind can grasp, yet its message carries profound spiritual truth. Dream theft and exchange are very real. If you think otherwise, it may be time to wake up from slumber.
There are those who, having destroyed their own dreams, seek to steal from others. Have you ever heard of someone who ruined their own marriage, only to go after another person’s husband?
Eh, let me tool.
Actually, I won’t stay silent—let’s talk about it. You mismanage your business, then turn around and steal someone else’s clients. You sabotage your own career and reputation, then go after another person’s because you refuse to face the consequences of your actions.
The woman in this story was careless with her baby—she rolled over the child in her sleep. This means she was slumbering on the job, neglecting her role as a mother. She forgot the weight of her new responsibility, failed to remain vigilant, and never checked on what she had birthed. When she finally woke up and realized what had happened, she didn’t grieve or take accountability. Instead, she sought a substitute and took it. And what was the substitute? Someone else’s baby. May no one ever use your dream as a substitute!
She never cared about how the other woman would feel. If you think people care after stealing from you, you’re mistaken. She was so determined to claim what wasn’t hers that she even went to court to fight for it—knowing full well she was lying!
“Then the other woman said, ‘No! The living one is my son; the dead one is yours.’ But the first one insisted, ‘No! The dead one is yours; the living one is mine.’ And so they argued before the king.” (1 Kings 3:22)
She knew she was in the wrong, yet she still tried to manipulate the system to gain possession of what did not belong to her. To what extent will the enemy go to steal what is yours? Any extent! Don’t assume that just because you confront him, he will back down—he is relentless, stubborn, and highly manipulative. It takes the King to see the truth and declare judgment!
Let’s continue tomorrow as we dive into how to guard our dreams. We will explore what the other woman could have done to protect her baby and how we, too, can safeguard what God has entrusted to us. I hope this series has blessed you as much as it has blessed me. I love you, and I pray you have a great week ahead! 🌸🌸🌸