AimlessEMF said:
I'm interested in hearing about any supernatural experiences that you might have had. I'd like to hear from all the different traditions on here.
Hi Aimless,
Afte I graduated high school, I got into rock and roll. Got into a band, started partying, staying up for days on end, drugs, alcohol....I was THE most anti-social person alive. I HATED people. Absolutely hated everyone. I thought all people were phoney losers. The closest I'd ever get to a church is when I'd be driving by one doing drugs...
Well, one day I had been out drinking with my best bud. We were on our way to get some drugs and got into a race with a guy.
We got going a bit to fast and lost control of the car. Had a very bad car wreck.
When the paramedics got there, they took one look at me and thought I was already dead so they left my lying there and started working on my friend.
Well, eventually they heard me moaning and came to help me.
I was almost dead though....very close to it. Fractured my skull, crushed both jaws, broke three ribs, punctured a lung, crushed two vertebra (sp?) is my back, and was covered with blood.
Soooo....I came to (woke up?) in this cold dark room lying flat on my back. I was unable to move, couldn't hardly speak, had 36 wires and tubes running in and out of me to keep me alive. Bad shape...
After about three days I began to realize what had happened. There I was....in intensive care, my life completely ruined. I couldn't eat, couldn't move, couldn't roll over in bed, couldn't sit up...couldn't do anything.
Having heard about Jesus before, I knew I was supposed to believe He is the Son of God but didn't really know much else other than He "saved" people. After the cold realization hit that my life was now all but gone, I called out to God. I literally said, "God, what can I do to be saved..?"
To my complete surprise, God answered me..!!!!! He spoke one single word to me. "Confess." (I'll get to the significance of this later)
It was a puzzling thing to hear at first, but I knew that this voice WAS the voice of God.
It was the first time in my life I ever heard it and it was clear as anyone's voice I'd ever heard before.
So the next time my parents were allowed in to see me, I told them "I got saved."
This is where it all began. That very night I had what I can only call a vision. Never had anything remotely like this before. It wasn't what you'd think of as being a traditional vision...more like a revelation of sorts, but God showed me something I've rarely ever shared with anyone.
Anyway, almost immediately after that, I began to change. I wasn't the one making the change...it was just happening. For the first time, I found myself caring about other people. Nurses, doctors, friends, family, strangers....I had a love for people.
This blew my mind. I can even still remember the first time I realized something was different in me.
The next change I realized was that I suddenly wanted to go to church. What the...???? Where in the world did that come from..?
I had NO idea things were supposed to change in someone when they were born again. I didn't even know what born again meant..! But man...I was a completely different person, almost overnight. I was literally a NEW CREATION..!!!
Now, it's been 17 years since that time and I've been growing closer to God ever since. I'm still changing in ways I never imagined.
Since that time I've had experiences that were WAY beyond reasonable explanation. Some I can share, some I can't. I've had prayers answered that were unbelievable...WAT past being a coincedence. I've seen tons of other people have their lives changed after calling upon God as well.
I even saw three angels in my church once. They looked nothing like I would have figured. They weren't white with wings....they were shiney trasparent gold. Go figure..!! But there they were and they were REAL.
I've seen demons cast out. I've seen a 20 year alcoholic walk into a tent meeting with a six pack of beer in his arms, hear the Gospel, walk out of the tent, pour out the beer, give his life to Jesus, never take another drink, never have a withdrawl, and marry a woman in my church.
I saw a local drug dealer in the same tent meetings fall to his knees after hearing the Gospel with tears running down his face. I've seen people healed. I've even received instant healings..! All in the name of Jesus Christ.
God spoke to me that day I called out to Him and God still speaks to me and helps me daily. He spared the life of a totally worthless excuse for a human and showed him mercy, compassion and love. He then changed his life forever. I'll be eternally greatful.
There's quite a bit more I can share but this post is big enough. Jesus is real. Jesus is alive. And Jesus is without a doubt the only Savior of the World. The True King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
God bless you all...
Tim L.