A dream that comforted me

Before I went to bed last night, I prayed over one child protection case that I am handling currently. I guess, when you think about something for the whole day, very likely, it will come to you in the form of a dream too. Heehee... Well, I was blessed with 2 dreams!

Part i:
In this dream, I saw myself as a third party looking on a scene of the parent and child. I kept turning to someone asking "How how how? What should I do? I am feeling very lost!!". As I looked, I started to tear whilst seeing the child cried while being pulled away from the parent. I grabbed hold of the person beside me and cried for I felt really very lost. I don't know what I should do.

Part ii:
I was in the midst of VERY BLACK clouds. [The clouds were not grey or dark grey. It literally was black.] I remembered it was black because in my dream, I wondered to myself - How to see my way in such black clouds? To describe the clouds a little further.. The clouds were thick like the cumulonimbus clouds. It was VERY VERY THICK. I was in the midst of it trying to walk through it. I kept turning back asking someone "How to walk? It's too dark." Suddenly, I saw a stream of light passing through the clouds.

When I woke up, this verse from Proverbs 3:5-6 came to my mind - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."

Personally, I was very encouraged when I woke up (of course). I went to work feeling joyful though there is no change in situation. When I arrived at my work place, honestly, I witnessed a quarrel which I wished I wasn't there. I prayed and I told God - God, I really want to be an influencer. Not an influenced person.

I guess, there will be many situations in life that has the ability to pull us down. However, the art of keeping our heads above the water is worth learning.