THE GOD WHO RUNS TOWARD US

The Father's Love

( A Dream, A Battle, and a Father’s Love)

I recently had a dream so vivid and symbolic that I knew it carried meaning beyond the surface. It revealed something deep, tender, and fierce about the heart of God — something I believe He wants many of us to understand in this season.

The Dream

I was helping repair a lake home, standing beneath the structure with water rising up around me. It was quiet and dim — the kind of place where hidden work happens, the kind of place that mirrors the quiet internal repairs God often makes in us.

As I was examining the foundation, I suddenly felt something moving beneath the water. Before I could react, a snake was already there, under the surface, biting into my thigh. The shock and pain were immediate.

I reached down with one hand, grabbed the snake firmly by the neck, and held on with everything in me to stop it from biting again.

And in that vulnerable moment, with fear and desperation rising, I cried out from the deepest place inside:

“Daddy! Help me!”

It wasn’t a calm prayer.

It was the cry of a child who knows she needs her Father.

Then I saw him.

My father came running.

Running without hesitation.

Running like nothing else in the world mattered more than reaching me.

He grabbed the snake from my hand, killed it instantly, and the very moment its body went limp, I woke up.

What God Spoke to My Heart

When I prayed about this dream, I realized it wasn’t showing a defeat — it was showing a deliverance.

The enemy often attacks in places that feel hidden, submerged, or vulnerable.

He strikes at the foundations God is restoring.

He targets the areas tied to identity, strength, and calling.

But the dream didn’t end with the attack.

It ended with rescue.

It ended with love in motion.

It ended with a Father who came running the second I called His name.

Scripture says:

“When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.”

— Psalm 34:17

And:

“Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.”

— Isaiah 65:24

The dream wasn’t meant to show the power of the snake.

It was meant to show the power of the Father who defends His children.

The Father Who Runs

The Bible tells us in Luke 15 that while the prodigal son was still far off, his father saw him and ran to him. That is the picture God wanted me to see.

God is not distant.

He is not slow.

He is not passive.

He is the Father who runs toward His children in their moment of need.

Some dreams don’t reveal the strength of the enemy —

they reveal the closeness of God.

God Finishes the Battle

In the dream, I held the snake with one hand. I resisted. I did what I could.

But it was my father who killed it.

That detail matters.

Sometimes we stand firm, but God delivers the final blow.

“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

— Exodus 14:14

Stepping Into the Promise

Right before this dream, God spoke to me:

“The wilderness is over. You’re stepping into the promised land.”

And often, right before stepping into breakthrough, the enemy tries to intimidate or distract. But this dream was God’s reassurance:

“The enemy cannot stop what I have spoken over you. I am with you — and I will defeat every attack that rises against you.”

This was not a dream of fear.

It was a dream of victory and undeniable love.

For Anyone Feeling Attacked or Afraid

If you’ve been sensing resistance…

If old fears or spiritual pressure have tried to return…

If you’re stepping into something new and feel the enemy stirring…

Hear this clearly:

Your Father is already running toward you.

He hears your cry.

He is with you in the deep waters.

He will defeat what you cannot.

And the promise He spoke over your life?

It is still yours.

“No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper.”

— Isaiah 54:17

You are not alone.

You are not unprotected.

You are not entering this season by yourself.

He is the God who runs toward His children —

and He is running toward you.

With love, 

Tricia