From Prophetic Dreams to Divine Purpose: How God Speaks Through Dreams with Danielle Steckis

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The Amazing Authorities Podcast

Episode: From Prophetic Dreams to Divine Purpose: How God Speaks Through Dreams with Danielle Steckis
Host: Mitch Carson
Guest: Danielle Steckis
Date: July 23, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode features Danielle Steckis—Australian dream interpreter, author, and podcast host—sharing her journey from early curiosity about dreams to becoming an authority in prophetic and divine dream interpretation. Danielle discusses the spiritual language of dreams, debunks common misconceptions, and recounts personal stories of how dreams have guided and transformed her life. The conversation offers practical advice for Christians seeking meaning and purpose in their dream life.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

Danielle’s Path to Dream Interpretation (01:47–03:17)

• Danielle’s interest in dream interpretation stemmed from a desire to understand the symbolic language of dreams—colors, numbers, metaphors.
• Early attempts at training didn’t resonate, but an encounter in 2019 with professional dream interpreters at a church transformed her approach.
• She now helps others interpret their dreams, emphasizing encouragement and alignment with God’s plans.

Are Dreams Always from God? (03:24–04:49)

• Danielle acknowledges that dreams, like other forms of spiritual revelation, can be a direct language from God.
• Her conviction is rooted in personal confirmation: “I know God’s speaking to me because it’s confirmed. What I saw in the dream has been confirmed.” (04:50, Danielle)

Misconceptions about Dream Interpretation (05:00–06:10)

• Dreams dictionaries offer possible symbolic meanings but are not definitive answers.
• Discernment, prayer, and reliance on the Holy Spirit are essential:
  “Really, it’s God that has the dream. God is the interpreter of dreams, and we have to rely on him and the Holy Spirit and pray...” (05:30–05:35, Danielle)
• Dream interpretation isn’t about reading a formula but about spiritual engagement and reflection.

The Three Types of Dreams (06:10–07:19)

• God Dreams: Offer revelation and spiritual alignment—often prophetic or guiding.
• Soul Dreams: Process inner thoughts and emotions—worries, fears, personal desires.
• Enemy Dreams: Intend to undermine, discourage, and introduce negative thoughts—attributed to Satan.
  • “God doesn’t give us guilt and shame when he talks to us through dreams.” (07:14, Danielle)

A Personal Story: Dream of Meeting Her Husband (07:25–12:05)

• After being widowed, Danielle dreamt of unexpected symbols—a community building, a man in an apron, a fruit bin, and a wedding car.
• Years later, she met Alan, whose real-life attributes matched the dream details (servant heart, worked in an orchard, met via a Christian dating community).
• “That was an amazing dream because there were so many points in that dream, the details that God was showing me.” (08:58, Danielle)

The Reality of Divine Timing (12:31–15:05)

• Both Danielle and her husband Alan prayed for a partner with similar values and backgrounds; their similarities were striking.
• The path from dream to fulfillment spanned several years—highlighting that “immediate gratification” is rare and God’s timeline is often different from our desires.
  • “We don’t have much control over that... the gratification may come at a different time. People say it’s in God’s time.” (15:04, Mitch)

Practical Guidance on Dream Reflection (20:59–22:18)

• Danielle emphasizes the value of writing dreams down to note every detail—names, places, colors, numbers.
• She reminds listeners to interpret dreams through a lens of God’s love and redemption:
  • “He always wants to bring redemption to our situation, show us his love, give us hope. He has plans for us to give us hope in the future.” (21:51, Danielle)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the need for discernment:
  “Dream dictionaries can give answers, whereas they’re really possibilities... it’s God that has the dream. God is the interpreter of dreams, and we have to rely on him...”
  – Danielle Steckis (05:10–05:35)

• On encountering her dream in reality:
  “The pew was talking about a Christian community... Alan has a servant heart... he was, worked in an orchard... we both got into the car at the same time, to show that we’re compatible and aligned.”
  – Danielle Steckis (08:13–09:07)

• On divine love in dreams:
  “I just also like to add that... you’ve got to see dreams through God’s love... he always wants to bring redemption to our situation, show us his love, give us hope.”
  – Danielle Steckis (21:45–22:10)

• On approaching her now-husband:
  “I didn’t know it was him... I actually approached him online and asked him, what are your interests...”
  – Danielle Steckis (11:16–11:29)

• Human, humorous touch:
  “When we met at the café, Alan was shorter than me... I said, ‘Does that worry you?’ and he’s ‘No.’... I couldn’t get off the ground at the park, he had to press up on his back to get up. We had a giggle about that.”
  – Danielle Steckis (15:40–16:44)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Danielle’s Story & Training: 01:47–03:17
• Are All Dreams from God? 03:24–04:49
• Dream Dictionary Misconception: 05:00–06:10
• Types of Dreams Explained: 06:10–07:19
• Personal Dream Fulfilled (Meeting Alan): 07:25–12:05
• Alignment and Divine Timing: 12:31–15:05
• Practical Instruction on Dream Journaling: 20:59–22:18
• Closing Reflections on Purpose and Legacy: 19:15–22:18

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How to Connect with Danielle

• Website: dreamsunfolded.com
  • Includes resources, contact, and her Dream Reflection Workbook
• Book: Contact Danielle for the workbook—a tool for tracking, interpreting, and reflecting on dreams.
• Upcoming release: Contributing author in “The Freedom Blueprint” anthology.

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Key Takeaways

• God can and does use dreams as a means of guidance, encouragement, and revelation; not all dreams have equal spiritual meaning.
• Discernment, prayer, and recording details are vital in interpreting dreams.
• Divine timing may be unpredictable, but faith, gratitude, and patience are essential.
• Dreams, when viewed through God’s love, offer hope, redemption, and purpose.

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This episode weaves Danielle's expertise and humanity into a compelling case for honoring and exploring our dreams—not merely as curiosity, but as a pathway to deeper faith and personal transformation. Her story exemplifies how spiritual intuition, patience, and active participation can lead to fulfilled promises and profound life changes.

Transcript

[A]

Welcome to the Amazing Authorities podcast, where game changers, visionaries, and category leaders share how they built their brands, platforms, and global influence. Your host is Mitch Carson, international speaker, media strategist, and creator of the Instant Authority system. If you're ready to learn from those who've done it and want to become the go to expert in your space, you're in the right place.

[B]

Foreign

[C]

what if God is speaking to us more than we realize? Today's guest, our authority, Danielle Steckis, is hailing from Australia, and you'll get her accent in just a minute. It's very genuine. But she also lived in the United States, where she attended Bible college in upstate New York back in the 80s, if I recall correctly. And she's going to share with us something we all experience and not necessarily know how to dissect. She's lived her life under serving the Lord, and she's also served helping humans like you and me and Danielle. Welcome to the Amazing Authorities podcast today.

[B]

Well, thank you, Mitch, for having me. I really appreciate it.

[C]

Yeah. And you know the. The topic of dream interpretation, what do they mean? Are they meaningful or meaningless? Unpack that a little bit for us, because most people I know that breathe air, and that's humans. I think they're about 7 billion of us now have had a dream or two in our lives.

[B]

Okay, well, I'll just. I'll just walk you through what happened in my life.

[C]

Sure.

[B]

I started out very slowly with dream interpretation. First of all, I wanted to find out what colors were, what numbers were metaphorically. At one time, I had a dream and I immediately knew what it meant. And then I'd ask people about symbols. And other times I'd had other dreams I had no idea about. It wasn't until early 2000 that I got training for dream interpretation because I always had an interest in it from the 80s. And it turned out that I just didn't click with that training. So in 2019, I went to a church, and they had these two interpreters there, Dream interpreters. And I was watching them, I thought, that's amazing what they're doing. And I said, I wish I could do that. Anyway, they offered training and I did training with them, and things completely changed. And so from then on, I went online to help people with their dreams, to interpret them. I've done a lot of that. I've interpreted dreams for friends and acquaintances, and people get really encouraged by it. And I want to be able to help people see their potential, get encouraged, and, you know, see God's plan for Their life.

[C]

Well, and you have a podcast, which is, what if God is speaking more than we realize?

[B]

Yes.

[C]

And that's an alluring title because it leaves us wondering, wow, is there more to it than just the superficial? So do you believe that this is inspired by. By God, our dreams, or sometimes true, Always true. Or maybe you could share that a little bit.

[B]

Well, I used to think that people's visions at night, you know, they were just stories of visual. And I didn't realize any more than that. And I know that people can get words from God through praying. They can get revelation, they can read the word and get God. You can see God speaking through that or get a prophetic word. But I didn't realize that dreams have a language as well. And it really came through my training. I began to see that God speaks to us, and I've seen him speak to me and many times through dreams, so.

[C]

Well, all right, so what gives you that confidence that it's God that is involved with our dreams? How do you make that claim? And. Because you're very strong about it. And what. What gives you that?

[D]

Well, because they've come to pass.

[C]

Oh, okay.

[D]

So

[B]

not every dream I have is being outworked, but there are many that

[D]

have come to pass.

[B]

And I know God's speaking to me because it's confirmed. What I saw in the dream has been confirmed. So that's how I know that God speaks to us.

[C]

And what is the. One of the biggest misconceptions you would say about. About dream interpretation for Christians?

[D]

One of them is, one of the

[B]

biggest ones is dream dictionaries can give

[D]

answers, whereas they're really possibilities that can. That can happen.

[B]

That can be the case of the dream interpretation. And so

[D]

really, it's God that has the dream.

[B]

God is the interpreter of dreams, and we have to rely on him and

[D]

the Holy Spirit and pray, and we can see that he's speaking through that. But there are only possibilities and there are only tools. The.

[B]

They don't actually.

[D]

And also, people do need discernment when they're doing dream interpretations. So this involvement, it's not just a straightforward looking at a book, but it's

[B]

actually asking God to help you unfold

[D]

the dream and praying to him and waiting on him. And it does happen.

[C]

Okay, now you've identified there is a God dream, there's a soul dream. And another. Maybe you could help us understand what those differences are.

[D]

A God dream usually is about revelation and alignment. Soul dream is processing our everyday life where you've got the worries, the Fear, the desires,

[B]

the hopes.

[D]

And then there's the enemy dream where he tries to undermine our faith and discourage us.

[C]

Now, when you say enemy dream, would you refer to that? Is that Satan?

[D]

Yes.

[C]

Okay, just want to be clear. So that's Satan talking to us.

[D]

That's the archangel trying to undermine us as people. That's one of his primary jobs, is to discourage us. And also, God doesn't love you. God's not for you. You look at all these things happening and, you know, we have to watch that and know that it's not from God. God doesn't give us guilt and shame when he talks to us through dreams.

[C]

What's a memorable story regarding this that you'd want to share with people?

[D]

Well, it's an amazing story that happened. I had a dream. I lost my husband. And I had a dream. I prayed for a couple of years, and I got this dream about I was in this community building, and in it there was this wooden pew. And it was turned to the side, not to the front. And at the back there was a man who had an apron on. He came up my way, and behind him was a fruit bin. And to the side there was a wedding car. And both of us got in the car together. So anyway, a couple of years after that, I met my husband.

[C]

Your current husband.

[D]

I'm not collecting them.

[C]

No. Okay, well, you're on number two. This is good. I met him just a little bit. He's a good bloke.

[D]

He is a good bloke. Anyway, and then the dream unfolded because the pew was talking about a Christian community on a Christian dieting app. Which is it? Which is a Christian community. And anyway, I found out Alan has a servant heart. He loves to help people, hence the apron. And then the fruit bin showed that he. I found out he was. Worked in an orchard. So you got the fruit bin and of course, the wedding car. And we both got into the same time the same way and to show that we're compatible and aligned. So that was an amazing dream because there were so many of points in that dream, the details that God was showing me. So.

[C]

Yes, so did you. So the dream was you saw your husband, your current husband, before you met.

[D]

Yes, but I couldn't see his face. I saw this man come up and I couldn't see his face.

[C]

So when did you know he was the man that was in your dream?

[D]

Well, we took a while to get to know one another because as I said, we were on a dating site and I asked him what sort of interests he Had. And he talked for a while, and it was about a month before he asked me to go for a coffee or anything. I said. And when he did, I said, oh, hallelujah, at last.

[C]

Oh, gosh, that's funny. He was a slow mover.

[D]

He's a slow mover.

[C]

Oh, gosh.

[D]

A lovely man. So we align in so many different ways. We've got so many things in common. It's just amazing how God set that up.

[C]

Now, let me ask a personal question. How much time lapsed from when your first husband passed? I know that you were a widow and then when you met your current husband.

[B]

My husband passed away in 2017 and I met Alan in 2023.

[C]

Wow. So you had a little period of time there.

[B]

Quite a period. But Alan's wife, who passed away, she. I think she was 14 years gone before he met me.

[C]

Wow. And he came together. So there is hope for people. I mean, I had shared some things personally with you before we started this, this podcast today, this recording, and it's. It's just interesting. There's always that time, isn't there? Sometimes we know when it is going to happen and sometimes we don't. Or. And you had this dream that came through and then it. Get it unfolded how much later between the dream to when. Okay, he finally asked you out for coffee?

[B]

Yes, well, the dream. And when he asked me out for coffee, how. What was the duration is that? Oh, it was years before I had the dream. A couple of years before I met him.

[C]

Okay. Okay.

[B]

And I didn't know. I couldn't see his face. I didn't know it was him when I. I actually approached him online and asked him, what are your interests and everything like that. So it's more that I reached out to him, so.

[C]

Oh, well, it is what it is. The result is the same whether he made the first move or you made the first move. Good on you for making the move. You knew where you were going to make that dream a reality and you.

[B]

I didn't see it like that because I had a dream and even though I saw the marriage car, I didn't. I didn't fully accept that was telling me. God was telling me. It wasn't until I. It happened did I realize God was speaking to me. I thought it was just a desire and I didn't know if it was a confirmation. That was one thing that I found out through that.

[C]

How about Lucifer? Did he invalidate or attempt to invalidate any. Any step along the way before you met your husband? What you mean okay, well, we have the dark. The dark side. The one that invalidates or attempts to say this isn't right for you or to. To erode any potential for happiness

[B]

with regard to Alan or just anyone.

[C]

Well, okay. Well, with this relationship I'm referring.

[B]

I did pray to God a lot. I prayed to God a lot to. To meet somebody. And these are the things I asked for. I asked for somebody that loves the Lord and somebody would. We could look after each other. And Alan asked for exactly the same things.

[D]

That was just so amazing.

[B]

That was some of the commonest.

[C]

So you were aligned there perfectly.

[B]

And we both are widowed. We both had twins, children. Wow.

[C]

Wow. That's eerily similar. Wow.

[B]

We both worked with Cambodian people. He worked in the orchard, and I went to a Cambodian church.

[D]

It were just so many things that lined up. It was just amazing. Yeah.

[C]

So when you knew, you knew. So then after the coffee, how much longer did it take to go to the next level?

[B]

Well, we just went out for dinner and he said to me about three

[D]

months after he met. Oh, can I meet your family?

[B]

Ah, we met my family and. And then I, I met his.

[D]

And I think.

[B]

How long have we.

[D]

20, 23.

[B]

We met September. And in 20, January 2025, we actually married.

[D]

So. Yeah. Thank you.

[C]

So you're all. You're kind of newlyweds.

[B]

It's a yearly weights.

[D]

We've only argued. How many times are we out?

[C]

But whose house did you move in? Who moved into whose house?

[D]

Well, Alan sold his house and then

[B]

he came down after he got married and we. We were together living.

[C]

Got it.

[D]

Then we.

[B]

We sold up and came down to the country.

[D]

So where his daughter lives down this way. So.

[C]

Oh, nice, Nice. Okay. Well, that's, you know, that's the human result. And where you have no question about God's influence you into your dreams and where it isn't necessarily on your time. And that's where I think people get impatient, is like they dream something and they want it immediately. We want it now. Now, Now. That's immediate gratification. And sometimes. And the gratification and satisfaction may come at a different time. Where people say it's in God's time.

[D]

Yes.

[C]

When it's. When it's to happen. We don't have much control over that. But it sounds like you had an inspiration because you reached out to him. You had some kind of a clue. Okay, well, you don't know. He may pick up another woman if I don't act now.

[B]

So I never thought that.

[D]

I just. I just Reached out to him and. Yeah, he was a bit more reserved, I guess.

[C]

Okay.

[D]

Yeah, no, that was just.

[C]

Did you know when you met in person that this was who it was going to be?

[D]

No.

[C]

Okay, so it wasn't immediate.

[D]

It wasn't immediate. Absolutely not immediate. It was a growing thing. And I'll tell you what happened. When we met and we first met at the cafe, Ellen was shorter than me and he's a, he's a sort of smaller frame man. I was a little bit disappointed at the time. And anyway, I said to him, oh, it's obvious that I'm a bigger woman and you're a smaller man. Does that worry you? And he's. No. So we went on from there and then.

[C]

Are you tall? Are you exactly five nine. Okay.

[D]

How tall are you, Ellen? Five. Five. Okay. So anyway, we went down to the park in the day and we're sitting down talking and it was time to, you know, to get. Go home. And I couldn't get off the ground.

[C]

Oh boy.

[D]

He got on his own force and had to press up on his back to get up. And we had, we had a giggle about that.

[C]

Well, that is a giggle. It's like because our knees go out and at a certain point, or I don't know what, maybe it was your hips, who knows? But the.

[D]

I just couldn't get out.

[C]

Okay, well, that, that happens. It's certainly. It, it, it happens to the best of us. But. So if somebody was to take away. First of all, how do they get in touch with you, Danielle? Where, where can they learn? Because you consult people on guiding them through their green. Their dreams inspired by God so they can reach out for your help and guidance. Where can they find you?

[D]

Well, I've got a website called danielle sters@dreams unfolded.com.

[C]

okay.

[D]

And I also have a book. If they get in contact to me, I can send them a book. It's. It's a dream reflection workbook. And it has a place where they can record their dreams and the date of the dream. It keeps them organized and it keeps it in sequence. And they also have got a part where they can put reflections down or take actions if they have to pray about it, see somebody, you know, and do some things and. Yeah, so that's a very helpful tool. So. Yeah, I just wanted to share that with you.

[C]

No, that's great. That's. That's super helpful. So they. So it's. Give us the domain one more time.

[D]

It's Danielle stickasreams unfolded.com dreams unfolded.com and

[C]

you've also written a chapter in an anthology, which is the Freedom Blueprint book that's coming out very soon. So they can secure a copy of that and look at you along with some other experts in different categories.

[D]

Yes.

[C]

Okay. Well, great. Danielle, you've been a fantastic guest. I love the human story of meeting your husband. And I. I'm hoping to dream real soon and to find my next wife because I've been single now 20 years after my. My. My partner change, let's just call it. And it would be great to envision this person, but I hope she has a face. That's the only thing I'm looking for.

[D]

Yeah. Well, say, have you been praying about it?

[C]

I. I've been certainly focused and I meditate and I ask for. For guidance every single day about doing more. It's more about who can I help than bring this person into my life.

[D]

Okay.

[C]

For a. For a romantic aspect. So I'm going to answer it in the way that. Because after I had my. My heart attack two and a half years ago, it wasn't overnight. It wasn't like I saw a light and, you know, all of a sudden everything lined over time. I had these gradual. Maybe there were dreams. So that's why I'm sharing this with you. Maybe they were gradual dreams or visions. That's why I'm not sure how to categorize them or classify them correctly. You know, and this is where I need your help, maybe is I had these visions of like, is what is my real purpose here? And if you were to ask me my real purpose was a few decades ago, it was a very different answer than it would be today. I'm a senior citizen. I'm 65, almost 66 years old. And my perspective is. Or my concern or goal is legacy. And who can I help? It seemed a little bit canned when I would hear people say it before, who can I help? I truly believe that now. I embody it. And you chose me to help you with your podcast as a coach, which I look at with gratitude. It's confirmation that what I enjoy doing is helping people. So it's a. And it was. Was it a vision? Was it a dream? Because I had great interest in interviewing you about this topic because somewhat. It is somewhat of selfish interest of curiosity myself, because I don't know how to interpret these things. Were they visions? Were they divinely inspired? Or were they just imagination? You know, this is where I get a little bit confused.

[D]

One of the things that really helps if you write it down, because you get a lot of details. I get all the details, colors, numbers, names, relationships, like father, brother, sister, etc.

[C]

Okay.

[D]

Buildings, locations, all sorts of things. The more you put into it, the better it is to get the interpretation. But I just also like to add that I feel really impressed to tell everybody this, that you've got to see dreams through God's love may have the different types of dreams, but he always wants to bring redemption to our situation, show us his love, give us hope. He has plans for us to give us hope in the future. That's what he's about. So through my experience and journeying life and I've had many different prophetic experiences and I found God's love. He told me he showed me his love so dramatically and it's really just changed my view. So we've always got to look at. God is showing us, you know, the enemy might try to undermine it, but that's not God. So I just want to finish with that. Thank you.

[C]

No, I appreciate that. You've been a great guest. I learned a lot and I feel quite inspired and I, I'm going to follow your, your direction and write some of these things down so I can understand what they mean. Because I just thought, I didn't think much of it. It was like, okay, maybe this, and then I forget. But I have had these, these visions of, hey, I need to make some changes here, you know, and, and, and they haven't been easy, but they've been organic and natural.

[B]

That's great.

[C]

I would say so. Well, great. Danielle, thank you so much for your time today and I look forward to having you on in the future.

[B]

Thank you, Mitch. You're an inspiring podcaster too. Thank you.

[A]

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