Weeding my Driveway

[tblumberg]

Dream I had on Monday, Sept. 22, 2008
Open for Analysis:

We were at our house for some reason. My Husband and the kids were either not home or at least were not in that part of the house. My Pastor sat me down and said, "I've had several people come to me about this. You've been weeding your driveway (we have a gravel driveway) and have been using a rake. We believe it's not biblical to use a rake." My first thought was, "I have to tell my husband about this. He's going to flip out when he hears this!" The Pastor's son B. was there too for some reason, but he was preoccupied with something to do with work and only half listening. What his father said did not bother him, so I knew he believed the same way. Even in the dream I was thinking, "You, my Pastor, of all people, do not really believe this, do you? And you're seriously teaching this to your people?" I was incredulous that people could actually believe anything so silly.
My Pastor started to show me in the scriptures where they got that from, but I would not allow him to. I knew it was a wrong teaching, and I did not want that junk in my mind. I grew very angry very quickly because they were trying to put on me the bondage of this false doctrine. I said, "There's no way you'll ever convince me that using a rake is sin!"
He tried to use logic and the fruit of the spirit to convince me. Pastor's Son B. jumped in and started trying to convince me too at this point. I cut them off and declared, "Using a rake to have a nice, clean yard brings joy and peace, etc. There's no way that's sinful."
I started sobbing out of frustration that I was yet again facing spiritual bondage from people I respected and liked. My Pastor backed off some, not because he believed his position was wrong but because he felt bad that I was so upset. There was this attitude like, "She's just ignorant. With enough education she'll see the light too. For now we will tolerate her "sin" and let her use the rake."
Pastor put a backpack over his shoulder and started to walk out. He had to leave and go somewhere.
I was angry and told him through my tears, "Now I can't use a rake in my own yard any more! Where we live someone from church will see me and say I'm in sin."
He tried to comfort me with words, but I was too angry and upset.
I woke up feeling very sad that people at church would "tattle" on me like that and be deceived by such idiocy.

Comments
I felt a strong sense that this was a warning from God not to be put back under spiritual bondage by a church, pastor, or false doctrine based on some obscure, impartial scripture. I don't know what My Pastor has to do with it except that he represents spiritual authority. I cannot see him doing something like that or believing such an obvious, extreme falsehood.

[bright_dreamer]

Hi,
Maybe you're exploring your spirituality and/or relationships. You want to "weed out" negative thoughts and influences.
Try to think about where that may be relavant in your life.

[Paul144]

I think your own interpretation seems pretty good. Perhaps in your search for the spiritual truth you've encountered bits of silly dogma that your church adheres to but you feel it can't be true. You are weeding these things out of your set of beliefs. However, you are obstructed by the authority of the church and feel conflicted.

By the way, where I live it is considered bad luck to use a metal rake on gravel.