Thanks Wildman,
I actually had no idea what that first dream meant actually and never even thought about it being a real lesson or test. So, thanks again.
As for the singing, I had an experience a while ago where I had just gone to bed and as I was lying down there, something came over me and I couldn't open my mouth- my jaw just started clenching. I was trying to pry my mouth open, but couldn't- have you ever bitten down really hard on a Jolly Rancher candy and gotten your teeth stuck together? and then it takes a little while of pulling before your teeth get unstuck? That was what it was like, except worse. I had my eyes closed the whole time and don't even know if I could open them or even move, I never tried. All my energy and focus was on getting my jaw to be unstuck. I was pulling so hard that I could feel my teeth start to be pulled from the sockets, although it wasn't painful, I could feel them being pulled out as I fought with this. And I was praising God in my head, commanding in Jesus' name for the evil to leave, but only when I started singing hymns and other praise songs did it have any affect. Instantly, the darkness was gone, my jaw relaxed, any damage that had been done was restored(and I don't even know if there was actual physical damage or not- just seemed like there was at the time) and I fell right to sleep.
So, for me, singing praises to God works. I think partly because when I am singing, fear flees. When I just talk and command in the name of Jesus, fear seems to try harder to stay and distract from what I am doing. Music has always been powerful for me. I love to sing and dance and listen to music. For a long time I never thought my name fit- my mom always told me it meant "little woman" and I didn't really like that. But, if you search- Carrie is actually a form of Caroline which means "joy, Song of Happiness"- I think that fits better!
Servant, if you feel led, I would love to hear your teaching on the "five stones of David"
~Carrie