There are lots of ways that God communicates to us: through his Word and Spirit especially, but also through nature and creation; through other believers; through music and worship; through circumstances and signs; though angels (maybe sometimes); through prayer and meditation; through prophecy and words of knowledge, and also through dreams and visions. We must never limit how God can communicate with us, but the primary way that God speaks to us is through his Word – that’s why He gave us the Scriptures, and through meditation/prayer – that’s why He gave us his Holy Spirit. So what’s the difference between a dream and a vision? A vision is given when a person is awake while a dream is given when a person is asleep. Visions are waking dreams.

There are lots of ways that God communicates to us: through his Word and Spirit especially, but also through nature and creation; through other believers; through music and worship; through circumstances and signs; though angels (maybe sometimes); through prayer and meditation; through prophecy and words of knowledge, and also through dreams and visions. We must never limit how God can communicate with us, but the primary way that God speaks to us is through his Word – that’s why He gave us the Scriptures, and through meditation/prayer – that’s why He gave us his Holy Spirit. So what’s the difference between a dream and a vision? A vision is given when a person is awake while a dream is given when a person is asleep. Visions are waking dreams.