Even though I am a believer, I rarely look for something mystical to happen. I believe God can show up at any moment and do something supernatural, but it is an extraordinary experience and not commonplace.

With that said, a few weeks ago, I had a dream that might been slightly supernatural. Let me share, and you can decide for yourself.

In my dream, I was standing on the stage preaching like most Sundays here at the Church I lead. While I cannot remember the exact content of my words, I started talking about our need to change and rid ourselves of sin. As I moved on to the next point of my message, an unknown man stood up and was obviously upset. He gathered his things, and before he walked out, he shouted, “I can’t take it anymore. This guy doesn’t believe what he is preaching.” I stopped to address his disruption, and he said to everyone in the room. “This man doesn’t take sin seriously enough. When he preaches, he doesn’t yell when he talks about it. If he wanted people to stop, he would do everything, including shouting to get people to stop.”

At that moment, I woke up. And as rarely happens, I remembered it vividly. It has stuck with me for the last three weeks. Occasionally, I mutter to myself, “Do I take sin seriously? God, was that you speaking to me?”

I am not saying my dream was prophetic or the voice of God, but it is certainly something I have been unable to stop thinking about. It might have simply been my subconscious processing my weekly sermon, as often happens, but it is a question worth pondering, no matter its origin.

Do you take sin seriously? And are you doing everything within your power to rid yourself of it?