Hi Pastor John:
I can sum what happened to me by the Pearl, from today. I don’t remember a lot (only what I felt).
The message has been wonderful, we just need the, “want to”. When I went to be prayed for, you spoke to me, “Come to the water,” then Gary somewhat giggled. That’s the last conscience thing I remembered for a while. I remember it felt like a bolt of lightning that hit the top of my head and shook my whole being (inside and out). I went to the floor, but I wanted more! As someone helped me up, I just couldn’t move; I was a sponge. From there, it felt like time was in slow motion; my spirit, body, and mind were at rest. I do remember praying, “Jesus, I am not going home the way I came . . .you can have every one of my burdens . . .please fix me.”
From there it felt like a constant presence flowing through my body. No surging, just a presence. It saturated my whole being, and I could see it saturate the whole room, and everyone and everything in there. The more I felt it, the more I couldn’t move. God stood me still, so that I could feel and see this. He covers the universe like this, and now, I can see how he orchestrates each star as well as every blade of grass. He can form galaxies and yet work on a human heart. He can create a microorganism and put a ring around Saturn. His presence envelopes all creation and it is influenced by Him, at his pleasure.
I don’t remember how I got to the Prater’s house. Judy said that Stuart drove us there in my truck. I remember looking around in the bedroom, and Judy said, “It’s okay. This is where we are staying.” The last thing I remember is still feeling the presence of God and looking at the clock; is showed 10:32 pm. J udy said she helped me during the night to use the restroom, but I don’t remember. She said in our 31 years together she has never seen me like that. The next thing I remembered was looking at the clock; it showed 5:22 am. I got up to take a shower. My legs we were wobbly and rubbery. I was very weak.
I went to Darren’s kitchen and read the Bible in John 3. John was writing about how those that love you will keep the commandments of God, and you love those people by keeping the commandments of God. That is how we really know who loves us, even if they say, “I love you”. Forget the words. How are we living? That is how we love; keeping God’s commandments in our hearts.
I do remember after the prayer meeting, most of the people (not all) had left, but some of the KY people sat around you, talking, facing me. I still could not move. I wanted to hug everyone of them. I cried because I wanted to embrace them and could not move; my body was not working. I started thanking God for each and everyone of them, and I asked God, “I know you sat them down here, in front of me. What do you want me to do?” The Spirit spoke, “You can do nothing. They need to see that I am real in you.” I don’t remember anything else. You may have to ask others, to put the pieces together.
Judy told me when she was being prayed for, she was asking God for a perfect heart. That’s when she said that you sang, “Only Believe” to her. She said she felt very encouraged after that. We serve an amazing God! He can tell me to come to the water while He sings to another, “Only Believe”, while the whole time, He has the earth rotating in his hands. The presence of God permeates all and everything, and we desperately need it. This morning, Judy said she slept the whole night through. Wow! That has not happened in many years. Peace is a wonderful thing.
I woke up this morning; everything looks and feels so different. God is so very good and kind.
Thank you, John! I wish that I could type in tongues 🙂 We have had a good bath this weekend, all things are really and truly new.
billy
