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Be inspired if you, too, are in need of a new perspective.
By Waldemar Laufersweiler
On the night of February 20th to 21st, I had an intense experience in a dream:
I found myself in a community building that reminded me of my younger years. A deep melancholy about the time of my earlier life came over me—so strong it nearly crushed me. I felt this longing like a weight on my chest, struggling to breathe.
Nearby stood someone close to me, a person I deeply trusted. I wanted to go to them, to pour out my heart—to talk about growing older and how the beautiful times of life are over once and for all.
I was just about to start walking when suddenly, something like a radiant corridor opened up toward the sky. Through it, I could see the Heavenly City in the distance. A joy I had never known and an indescribable peace overwhelmed me. But most strikingly, I suddenly felt a freedom that is difficult to put into words.
To the right and left of the corridor, there was total darkness. This darkness seemed to reach out to me, trying to pull me in. I understood that these were the trials and deceptions of the end times still ahead of us. It quickly became clear that I could only pass safely through the bright corridor if I kept looking forward and did not concern myself with the darkness.
I then looked around and searched for that heavy burden of melancholy that had weighed on me so heavily. I looked for what I had lost in this life—and realized that all of it, along with all the difficulties still to come, faded into insignificance. They had no power, no meaning anymore.
In that moment, I woke up. But the joy, peace, and especially the freedom from the dream stayed with me for a while.
The next day, my wife and I went for a walk on a mountain plateau with ideal, friendly, and sunny weather and a magnificent view. I told her about my dream and tried to find the right words to describe what I had experienced in the dream—and what I still felt afterward. Finally, I said: “Compared to the dream, I feel like I’m in prison—even here in this beautiful nature and perfect weather.”
God is good, and He gave me a brief glimpse of Heaven. It’s beyond comprehension what God has prepared for His overcoming children.
The following Bible verse, which has been accompanying me lately, has taken on a whole new depth:
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”
(Isaiah 43:18–19)
May this testimony encourage all of us to keep looking forward. God is already doing something new among His people.
