What does it mean to experience something I dreamt years earlier?

Many people have such experiences, and they do not prove that someone is holy. Some are mere impressions of the mind, others are signs from God meant to strengthen faith.

Many people know the feeling. You find yourself in a situation and suddenly know that you have seen this very scene before, perhaps many years ago in a dream. It is a common experience, and people all over the world have it.

Such an experience does not prove that someone is especially holy. It can be understood as signs that God scatters here and there. He knows best whom they will benefit. When God grants something like this to a person, it is often because He likes their attitude towards truth and wants them to find the right path.

There are, however, two kinds of such experiences. Some are purely psychological impressions without a message. They come and go and do not change a person’s life. Others have a purpose. When you see them fulfilled, you notice that your life is shaped by them and that your faith in God gains new strength.

So it is worth looking at such experiences carefully. One should not consider oneself holy because of them, nor should one simply brush them aside.

A practical piece of advice is to write down a dream that seems meaningful straight away, with the date, and to share it with a trustworthy person. If it comes true later, there is then clear evidence that the dream came first, and not just a memory after the event.