"Dealing with a vision - while Vision deals with you!"

Praise the Lord, Chosen Women!

    This week begins a new season for the Chosen Women Website! In the coming weeks and months the website will feature ministry from anointed friends and ministry gifts within our Chosen Women Network! This week we start with a powerful series from Dr. Zenobia Bereal of West Angeles COGIC, and Share Wisdom, Inc.!

    Rev. Dr. Zenobia Bereal (“Dr. Zee”) received a calling to teach and preach God’s Word at age 13. Her academic achievements include: a B.A. in Religion and Leadership (with honors) from Vanguard University; Masters in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary; Masters in Divinity equivalency from Ashland Theological Seminary, and a Doctorate in Ministry from Ashland Theological Seminary. She was ordained under the authority of Christian Bible Fellowship Church. 

    Currently, Dr. Zee serves as President/CEO of Share Wisdom, a ministry that has birthed "Seminy-to-Pew" and "Let's Talk About It"; para-church ministries that are designed to reach souls who have needs outside of traditional models of teaching and therapy. Dr. Zee has served as an Adjunct Professor (Old Testament) at Vanguard University and substitute Professor in the School of Professional Studies at Vanguard. For more on Dr. Zee visit her website at www.revzee.com.

    Dr. Zee's ministry and friendship have been a profound blessing in my life. I know her to be a true worshipper, an anointed psalmist, an accurate and sure prophetic voice, and a woman sincerely seeking to fulfill God's will and purpose for her life. I pray that her teaching series blesses you!

In Service for the Master,



Evangelist Lisa Y. Mitchell
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"Dealing with a vision - while Vision deals with you!" 

“Take me to the king. . . I will interpret his dream [vision] for him.”  Daniel 2:24b

    Dreams and visions are sometimes very intriguing.  Have you ever had a dream that was so vivid you thought it was real?  When visions and dreams seem real, we usually assume they mean something.  You can be so moved that you will find someone you trust to share your dream.  Dreams comfort, teach, guide, and even frighten people.  Such was the dream that King Nebuchadnezzar (“King Neb”) experienced in Daniel chapter 2.  His dream was so troubling, he could not remember it!  The dream caused King Neb to be unable to sleep.  He became so upset, he summoned his supernatural helpers: the “magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers.” (2:2a) It seems that somebody in the group would be able to conjure up an answer for King Neb’s vision; but, because the dream was from God, no one could speak to it but God!  King Neb called on his gods (the wise men of Babylon) to help him with God Almighty.  It is sad but true . . .  Let’s not get on King Neb’s case.  You may not realize it, but we do the same thing in the 21st century!  Instead of humbling ourselves before God Almighty when we are confronted with a crisis that is too much to deal with, we often resort to conjuring up ways to cope.  Over-eating, smoking weed, drinking alcohol, lewd sex, etc. are coping methods we use to conjure up answers to comfort ourselves in times of need.  Like King Neb, we call on our “magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers” to help us get by trouble that can very well be a God-generated crisis in life.

    There are times when God will deal with an authority in your life, in order to show the world who he really is AND who you really are as his servant!  The situation may be adverse and unfair, but God is still at work.  This can be a confusing time, because like King Neb’s dream; it comes out of nowhere!  The authority may be a pastor, spouse, boss, professor, etc.  Scripture teaches us that God does, at times, generate circumstances that are impossible for humans to deal with outside of his Divine participation.  Always remember, you are God’s servant, and all trouble is not about you.  Can you say it with me, “it’s not about me . . .” Although it may appear to be directed straight at you, and it feels like it is a frontal attack on your spirit - God has a plan.  You are dealing with a problem (vision) and Vision is dealing with you.  Another thing, God gives people vision, because he is the only true Authority.  The Psalmist declares: “the earth is the Lords, the fullness thereof, the world and they that dwell therein.”  (Ps. 24:1)  The situation you now face can be God’s plan to promote you in the long run.  Could it be that like King Neb, you are caught up in a move of God?  King Neb was caught up in a move of God and no one was prepared to deal with it but the man of God; his name was Daniel. 

    Let’s go deeper into this story.  King Neb told the magic men:

    “I have had a dream that troubles me and I want to know what it means. Then the astrologers answered the king, ‘May the king live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.’ The king replied to the astrologers, ‘This is what I have firmly decided: If you do not tell me what my dream was and interpret it, I will have you cut into pieces and your houses turned into piles of rubble. But if you tell me the dream and explain it, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor.  So tell me the dream and interpret it for me’” (2:3b--6) 

    If I were one of those magicians, I would have answered King Neb, “You’re kidding right?”  King Neb wasn’t kidding!  It was all or nothing for the magicians.  King Neb’s troubled spirit was imposed on those under his leadership.  At this point, injustice prevailed.  It all seems so unreasonable!  Sound familiar?  Are you in an impossible position, because of a troubled authority over your life?  Has someone imposed their trouble on you because they can?  I call it a “dump”!  Be encouraged servant of God; God really is in control.  Maybe it is a test that is building your faith.  Perhaps the Lord is maturing you in Kingdom matters.  I know it is very uncomfortable, but rest assured, God will bring you out of it! 

    All of a sudden, the wise men of Babylon found themselves in a life and death dilemma.  They faced death and destruction, because they were unable to do the impossible – tell King Neb what he dreamed, and then interpret it.  The gods could help the wise men of Babylon to interpret the dream only if they already knew the dream.  The problem was too big for the gods, because in order to help the magicians, they needed something to work with.  That is the way it is with humans when it comes to dealing with supernatural troubles (visions).  When troubles come, and people depend on “gods” the gods use their powers to manipulate and control people and circumstances.  When a vision is a God-purposed matter, only God can reveal and resolve it!  God doesn’t need something to work with – he is the Creator.  God works out of nothingness. 
(Part II Next Week!)