What is the most religious, or spiritually intense, or supernatural experience, you have had with God? Please describe it.
I started singing a verse from a Jars of Clay song, from a worship album, without the music playing, "Lord Jesus teach my soul to pray." He causes me to say or sing something, or puts a song in my heart I have never really even liked. Well, anyhow, soon after I received the gift of tongues at church.
I am having difficulty explaining my experience with God. I've had a few, but this one imparticular was simply breath taking.
Imagine a sunk in garden where you walk down steps to enter into it. Well that was what the sky looked like the day my dad and I were driving home.
The steps were joined together having three sides to them and the area facing me was open and on the far north step, sat the LORD Himself.
As I studied the picture, I couldn't help but wonder how the clouded sky had formed into such an intricate scene.
I blinked my eyes several times, thinking I had swam too much that day then I looked over at my dad. He continued as he was, waiting in traffic to make a left turn. I then turned to look at the normally busy rush hour traffic around me, everything seemed to come to a slow motion stop.
Although the light was green, nobody moved. Yet inside cars people continued on as they were. I did not see a single person look up and see what had transformed above them.
I looked up again and He was still there, sitting and watching. It seemed like time stood still at that moment and when we finally turned the corner, again in what felt like slow motion, the image of the LORD in the garden remained. As I looked through the back of the car window, the clouds receeded into a thin looking line that seemed to travel behind us.
I got in trouble for not sitting properly and had to turn back around.
I don't tell of these things because it could be thought of as someone who is delusional or mentally off. But as I said, I have had encounters with the LORD on a few occassions. Each has it's own spectacular and special meaning to me.
This story happened when I was 8 years old, and shortly after this experience I was baptised and made a public confession of faith.
You're not delusional...sounds to me like He gave you a vision. How beautiful!! Thank you for sharing this.
I haven't read this whole thread yet but am trying to catch up.
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I started singing a verse from a Jars of Clay song, from a worship album, without the music playing, "Lord Jesus teach my soul to pray." He causes me to say or sing something, or puts a song in my heart I have never really even liked. Well, anyhow, soon after I received the gift of tongues at church.
__________________ "All that concerns Him is infinite, and what we first discern is but the surface of that which begins and ends in eternity..." Cardinal Newman You're the wind that fills my sail, You're the hand that lifts my veil~~You're the moon that moves my tides, the sun coming up in my eyes~~I love you Yeshua (-lyric by keith urban)
I regularly walk in a nearby forest, and pray. This particular forest is very lush, thick with ferns, shallal, and 250 foot conifers 4 feet in diameter. It is easy to feel close to God in this forest since God's creative hand is so apparent. Sometimes i know while praying I have found a more open connection to God by his Spirit within me, I know from the ideas I am inspired to say. On these good days, walking in the forest, the words I am inspired to say to God are deeper longings with solid scriptural meaning. When these strong connections with God occur, he often rewards me with a special sighting of a wild animal, often a deer. As I am praying and in the "zone", so to speak, I will hear a subtle "click" of breaking twig, and I turn and see such a beautiful animal. Last time it happend, the deer very slowly moved towards me, and passed within 10 feet of me! I see this confrontation with the beautiful deer as a peculiar reward from God.
That is awesome. In the Song of Solomon, the King ~ Jesus~ is referred to as "a young stag". Deer are my favorite animal because of this.
__________________ "All that concerns Him is infinite, and what we first discern is but the surface of that which begins and ends in eternity..." Cardinal Newman You're the wind that fills my sail, You're the hand that lifts my veil~~You're the moon that moves my tides, the sun coming up in my eyes~~I love you Yeshua (-lyric by keith urban)
Morning everyone.
I enjoy sharing these experiences, but I must confess I don't pay attention to others who talk of visions and dreams.
For years I discounted myself. Fact is I still do to a degree.
It's something I always discounted due to the severe twisting and distorting of visions and dreams portrayed as I grew up.
I met many people who claimed dream interpretation and visions which were led by their "spirit guides".
With that said, maybe it is a little better understood why I'm so hesitant concerning the subject.
The things I experienced in a home with practicing spiritualist were far from lovely, beautiful, peaceful, and tranquil.
So when I would have dreams and visions I would freak out and run to the nearest canyon and hike until I could sit on a bank and figure things out. As I look back at those times, I can definately see the LORD's hand in my running from my home into His awesome creation.
My thinking here is that maybe if some of you experience this and have tested the spirit in which it is delivered to you- then maybe you could help learn discernment concerning some visions and experiences I've had in the past... and things that are in the here and now that I keep my mouth shut about.
Thanks for the support it was refreshing and surprising to me.
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I apologize for going off subject with this experience. I honestly don't knw what to call it other than being terrified myself that night. I will be asking questions at the end of this.
One night a friend asked me to go across town with her. It was a stormy night and I remember her windsheild wipers didn't work all that great, and it disturbed me because the rain was just pouring.
She pulled into a driveway, leaving the car running explaining to me she was there to get drugs. I became upset and told her I didn't want any part of that, asking her why she would bring me to such a place.
Everything turned into slow motion at this point.
The rain seemed to have lessoned and lightening began striking with loud boomers following. As we sat in the car arguing about me going in with her so it wouldn't look suspicious, a bolt of lightening struck the fence and rolled down the chain link exploding next to my side of the car.
I flipped and the person who lived at the house came to the car telling both of us to go inside. We continued to argue, but I got out of the car and went inside.
All these people sat in a circle and someone asked if we had seen the lightening strike.
I still don't remember everything I said.
Here is what I do remember.
Yes I did! And the LORD God does not want me here!
He doesn't want you here either!
Repent all of you and cling to the Lord your God!
He is calling you right NOW!
I said much more because this "friend" was horrified as I spoke to gang members, bikers, and ordinary people who were just there to buy some drugs.
She couldn't believe I went through each one individually and told them what they were doing that the LORD wanted them to turn from.
She couldn't believe I was pointing my finger at them and asking them if they were finished with their idols and ready to accept the LORD as their Savior.
I remember the movement of people came to a halt. It was like everyone froze in the position they were when I started talking.
The person who owned the house told her to get me out of there.
She was shocked that I had done such a thing, for never had I acted or spewed such a hell, fire, and brimstone demand before.
I was shocked because we attended church together and had done much in ministries and the such.
Then I was shocked at myself, because she was right- I had NEVER done anything like that before! Honestly it scared me!
But I do remember this one woman. She was covered in tatoos and the look on her face was that of fear. The same fear I had when the lightening exploded next to my side of the car. Her I remember well, but I don't know what I said.
Has anyone ever had this happen? Is it normal to not remember the exact words you say? It sure did seem sureal to me at the time.
It's like I exited myself, if that makes any sense. I don't like putting it that way, but it's the only reference I have to explain the "feel" of it.
I'm not one to base things on feelings, because I know emotions can lie.
I also am very careful to make sure I am in the Spirit of the Living God and usually go to great lengths to ensure that is the Spirit speaking.
This night however, there wasn't time for that. It was more like, the time is now- now speak!
I've never forgotten it and I'm sure they haven't either.
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Has anyone ever had this happen? Is it normal to not remember the exact words you say? It sure did seem sureal to me at the time.
It's like I exited myself, if that makes any sense. I don't like putting it that way, but it's the only reference I have to explain the "feel" of it.
I'm not one to base things on feelings, because I know emotions can lie.
I also am very careful to make sure I am in the Spirit of the Living God and usually go to great lengths to ensure that is the Spirit speaking.
This night however, there wasn't time for that. It was more like, the time is now- now speak!
I've never forgotten it and I'm sure they haven't either.
Wow!! That was quite the moment for all of you wasn't it?
I have had something similar occur to me but in a much less dangerous situation. I was in a board meeting as everyone discussed the terrible financial situation. As everyone was weeping and panicking around me something within me welled up and out came words that were not mine. I can't remember most of them but I recall saying something like "I've done a lot of praying for this church and not once has God told me his will is to close this church!" I continued talking until I was done. It seemed to break the pessimism and spirit of wanting to give up that was in the room.
I know also that it was from God because when a friend who had been in the bathroom during all this came back, I couldn't recount to her what I had just said. I tried real hard but since it didn't come from my mind I couldn't remember it.
After that, the people devised a plan to get them out of financial trouble and for as long as I was there, they were ok financially.
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