One part of a dream I had recently involved my mother in law, however, she looked completely different than she does in real life. She had been crying and was holding back tears while we talked. I started having a stabbing pain in my left side. I said ”I think Im hurting for you. Can I pray with you?” She said yes and I asked her what I could pray for her about. She said their car had broken down/was broken. I prayed for that for a while and then my side stopped hurting so I stopped praying.
I’m wondering if this is about my actually mother in law, or if she is a symbol since she looked completly different in the dream. Thanks for your insight!
It is very common for people in dreams to symbolize something rather than to be the actual person. This is a matter that requires discernment, examination of context and listening to Holy Spirit. In this particular case it would seem more likely that it is her and that she does not represent something else as this is likely an intercessory dream calling you to prayer. For an interpretation to the dream itself, please re-post in the Interpretation category.
Thanks! I woke up feeling pretty strongly it was a call for intercession for her.