Have you ever had a dream and you’re not sure what it meant? That happens to me too. Sometimes it takes some investigation and creative thinking. Ultimately, the Holy Spirit has to tell us. Why? Because the interpretation belongs to the Lord (Genesis 40:8).

I was flying home from a business trip. I had decided I was going to take a new job and this was the last trip I was taking to the customer work site. I believed I was making the right decision to take this new job but I was leaving a people and a place I loved. It was the correct decision but it was still difficult and I was uneasy about it.

The plane takes off and as we level out suddenly this unusual wave of sleepiness comes over me. I immediately fall asleep and I hear this woman’s voice singing “49, 49” and she points to a computer screen that contains an image of the type of work I do. I only hear “49” twice and then I immediately wake up.

“49”? What is 49? Is it Psalm 49? I read the psalm but nothing sticks. Nothing else I can come up makes sense either.

The dream seems significant, but I can’t tell what the Lord is trying to communicate to me. I guess He’ll have to tell me later.

A couple days pass. I wonder: is it a countdown?

I do the math. What day did I have the dream?

Wednesday, July 23, 2025.

What is 49 days from now?

Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

But why is that significant? On September 11th I had to give my final presentation and then I was going to put in my two weeks. The Lord was giving me a countdown. I had 49 days left of work until it was over. 7 weeks of 7 days, itself a biblical number.

Changing jobs was still hard. But this gave me encouragement and confidence that I was making the right decision.

David writes in Psalm 139:

Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. (Psalm 139:7-12)

The Lord is always speaking over us! And He is always guiding us, even when it doesn’t feel like it.