Flashbacks Do you have 'em? I do.

[Neighbor]

To add: There have been times when I would have visions ( No not drug induced) of what I deemed random things, things that would almost paralyze me as they came. Then they would just stun me as I would later encounter them in what I presume is this real life. It would be as though I had been "there" before, a deja vu.  

More and more though, visions have become flashbacks of objects places and items from the past, all without context that I am aware of, nor for application ( Least not so far). I end up having a short Bible passage come to mind yet without apparent personal application; visions and dreams  perhaps as referenced at both Acts and Joel.

So at long last I have decided to ask of others what dreams what visions might you experience; visions and dreams as what I "see" as flashbacks in my own experiences. 

Thanks all for being so willing to share of such personal experiences. To me my own are lessons available to me, practical lessons that I am not alone, never alone, that I am always part of something larger than my own mind easily perceives. Often I think it is that which is unseen spirit, or spiritual, yet there it is seen vividly at moments.

[Marathoner]

6 hours ago, Neighbor said:

To add: There have been times when I would have visions ( No not drug induced) of what I deemed random things, things that would almost paralyze me as they came. Then they would just stun me as I would later encounter them in what I presume is this real life. It would be as though I had been "there" before, a deja vu.  

More and more though, visions have become flashbacks of objects places and items from the past, all without context that I am aware of, nor for application ( Least not so far). I end up having a short Bible passage come to mind yet without apparent personal application; visions and dreams  perhaps as referenced at both Acts and Joel.

So at long last I have decided to ask of others what dreams what visions might you experience; visions and dreams as what I "see" as flashbacks in my own experiences. 

Thanks all for being so willing to share of such personal experiences. To me my own are lessons available to me, practical lessons that I am not alone, never alone, that I am always part of something larger than my own mind easily perceives. Often I think it is that which is unseen spirit, or spiritual, yet there it is seen vividly at moments.

It's not at all unusual nor out of the ordinary to receive visions given by the Spirit, brother. I received two such visions of events which came to pass 25 years after receiving them. I'll offer a brief synopsis of one here. It will become apparent how receiving prophetic visions from the Lord serve as the sort of "flashback" that builds faith and reminds me of reality in Jesus Christ.

I witnessed a vision that took place in a strange house. It was dark inside because the shades on all of the windows were drawn, blocking blazing sunlight on the outside from flooding indoors. I stood up and walked toward a mirror mounted on a closet door in the room; when I stood in front of that mirror, I saw a strange man gazing back at me. I was horrified by his appearance. He was gaunt and skeletal with wispy hair... but it was his eyes that tore into my heart. He was beyond exhausted. He looked like he was almost dead. 

He opened his mouth and I watched as four teeth fell out of his mouth and into the palm of his hand. I looked down and saw those four teeth sitting in the palm of my own hand. It was at that moment I knew the truth: I am this man. The vision ended.

That happened 25 years later when I was almost dead. When it happened,  it all came back to me. 

I remember this and it reminds me of the power, goodness, and mercy of the Lord. He never abandoned me at any time. 

[Neighbor]

2 hours ago, Marathoner said:

I remember this and it reminds me of the power, goodness, and mercy of the Lord. He never abandoned me at any time. 

Thanks for sharing.

[farouk]

On 7/29/2024 at 4:09 PM, Coruscating said:

I have flashbacks so often, the past comes with such intensity that I can see it, smell it. It is painful to see how much can change forever without a warning. It is this feeling of: I lived that everyday, until one day it ended forever and, in the last time that I was living it, I didn't even know it would never happen again. I am referring to things like: the last time my parents, my siblings and I shared a meal together when we were young, or church friends that I thought I would see again in our summer camping but who never returned. Stuff like that. My heart shrinks as I have those flashbacks, but God inflates it again.

I do have a comforting flashback. It is when it rains. Flashbacks of when I was little and walked everywhere with my mother, who didn't drive. I remember how even with all the discomforts of rain, tiredness, boredom, how I felt safe and comforted by her, without words, or promises (from her), or complaints (from me). I still feel that comfort with those flashbacks: the dark clouds, the uncomfortable atmosphere, cars throwing us water with their tires, me under a pink umbrella, dressed with a pink trench coat, just holding her hand, with a steady step, in complete trust that at some point we would get to a good place. This is the picture of comfort to me.

Sometimes they are dreams....just before waking up...

[BibleStudent100]

On 7/27/2024 at 3:37 PM, Marathoner said:

How can I forget the day when my adopted mother's heart of stone softened?

Very touching story; thank you for sharing and more importantly, thank you for your perseverance.