Post by JCD on Mar 31, 2018 13:22:43 GMT -8
When God says........Do you Trust me.
Well do we? Do we Trust God to take care of every situation? A broken car? A mound of bills? A trait in ourselves we just can't seem to Overcome? Do we Trust Him with our very lives? The answer IS a resounding YES.
I personally have a Testimony for each one of those questions and more, and, I am sure a few of you have Testimonies you could share as well. But today I would like to share the most important of all Testimonies......the Testimony of my Salvation. This may sound far fetched to some. Unbelievable to others. And, perhaps to a few, completely normal. But I know to my very last breath..........we CAN Trust God for all things.
The day of my Salvation was on an Easter Sunday. I was near the back of the church. I had only been there once or twice the weeks before. When the Pastor came to what many call the 'altar call' and asked us to raise our hands if we wanted to accept Jesus into our Life, and ask for Forgiveness, then he started to lead all those who rose their hands in prayer, I did as I am sure many of you have, I looked up and around the church. Before I could notice any other hands, the top corner of the sanctuary opened and I was taken into what many would call a vision. However, the spirit man/me, really did leave that church to come into Salvation by the Hand of the Lord Himself. (to me, an interactive vision was not unusual, but I will not cover that here) The following is a description of that event.
I found myself standing in a dry desert. Very sunny but no heat. Empty. no plants really. Just hard dry sandy ground. I turned around to look behind me and I was on the edge of a Great Chasm. On the other side was a 'well watered garden' so to speak. A forest of leafy trees and all the plants one would expect in a forest like that. Along with a well worn path leading into the woods and to the far away left, a city set upon a hill. Bright and shining white..........close enough and Beautiful enough to make you want to get there as fast as possible yet far enough that you knew the path 'over there' would take a long time to walk. So, now how do I get over there from here?' I ask no one in particular. (since I am standing alone)
Now you must understand, heights are one of my biggest fears, and this 'chasm' is so deep it is swallowed in nothingness.......and you cannot describe nothingness, it is simply the lack of anything. No point of reference to measure it, no color, just.......nothing. And here it is between me and 'paradise' for lack of a better word. Between me and where I wanted to go. I wanted to go there so desperately I can't explain that feeling either. It was a knowing that this choice meant Life or death and I just HAD to get to the other side. So, here we are, and how do I get there?
In answer to my question I heard His voice. "Do you Trust Me?" says the Lord. 'yes Lord, I trust you'.......take a step. Well that brought a panicked pause...Lord, there is nothing there......."Do you Trust Me?" says the Lord.........'yes Lord, I trust you but i don't know what you mean'.........Take a step He says.......well by now I am at a total loss, and I have no desire to give up, only to understand, what I am supposed to do. Again, the voice comes....."Do you Trust Me?" I am firm and confident in my response. There just was no other response I could give. It was an entire impossibility to answer any other way. 'Yes Lord, I trust you'.
"Take a step" comes the final command. And at that moment I knew, that no matter what happened, I would take that step. Even if it meant dying in the chasm of nothingness I would step into..........And oh the Joy, the sheer Joy of taking that step!! My foot did NOT fall! His Hand was the bridge!! His Hand was holding me up!! and before I could even comprehend His Hand I was standing on the path......His path. All the Beauty and Glory and even some of the dark places deep in those woods were all I could ever hope to travel thru. Oh if I could describe the explosion of emotions and thankfulness and the absolute confidence and trust the Lord placed in me at that moment. The rewards, the trials, all of it.......what an excitement!! It raises up even now as I think of it.....we Truly have no idea what Joys the Lord has in store for us.....
And as I returned to my fleshly body and looked again at my earthly surroundings, the Pastor closed the prayer in Jesus Name. Amen........and my eyes were opened to all that God has given us thru His Son Jesus Christ. To Him be the Glory Forever and Ever. 3 times the Lord asked me if I Trusted Him and 3 times I replied yes........but unless I walked out that Faith by taking the first step, I would have been left behind, in that dry and desert land.......I hope this Blesses someone and helps someone to place all their Trust and Faith in Jesus Christ and God our Father......there literally is nothing HE cannot do. God Bless you all <3
Well do we? Do we Trust God to take care of every situation? A broken car? A mound of bills? A trait in ourselves we just can't seem to Overcome? Do we Trust Him with our very lives? The answer IS a resounding YES.
I personally have a Testimony for each one of those questions and more, and, I am sure a few of you have Testimonies you could share as well. But today I would like to share the most important of all Testimonies......the Testimony of my Salvation. This may sound far fetched to some. Unbelievable to others. And, perhaps to a few, completely normal. But I know to my very last breath..........we CAN Trust God for all things.
The day of my Salvation was on an Easter Sunday. I was near the back of the church. I had only been there once or twice the weeks before. When the Pastor came to what many call the 'altar call' and asked us to raise our hands if we wanted to accept Jesus into our Life, and ask for Forgiveness, then he started to lead all those who rose their hands in prayer, I did as I am sure many of you have, I looked up and around the church. Before I could notice any other hands, the top corner of the sanctuary opened and I was taken into what many would call a vision. However, the spirit man/me, really did leave that church to come into Salvation by the Hand of the Lord Himself. (to me, an interactive vision was not unusual, but I will not cover that here) The following is a description of that event.
I found myself standing in a dry desert. Very sunny but no heat. Empty. no plants really. Just hard dry sandy ground. I turned around to look behind me and I was on the edge of a Great Chasm. On the other side was a 'well watered garden' so to speak. A forest of leafy trees and all the plants one would expect in a forest like that. Along with a well worn path leading into the woods and to the far away left, a city set upon a hill. Bright and shining white..........close enough and Beautiful enough to make you want to get there as fast as possible yet far enough that you knew the path 'over there' would take a long time to walk. So, now how do I get over there from here?' I ask no one in particular. (since I am standing alone)
Now you must understand, heights are one of my biggest fears, and this 'chasm' is so deep it is swallowed in nothingness.......and you cannot describe nothingness, it is simply the lack of anything. No point of reference to measure it, no color, just.......nothing. And here it is between me and 'paradise' for lack of a better word. Between me and where I wanted to go. I wanted to go there so desperately I can't explain that feeling either. It was a knowing that this choice meant Life or death and I just HAD to get to the other side. So, here we are, and how do I get there?
In answer to my question I heard His voice. "Do you Trust Me?" says the Lord. 'yes Lord, I trust you'.......take a step. Well that brought a panicked pause...Lord, there is nothing there......."Do you Trust Me?" says the Lord.........'yes Lord, I trust you but i don't know what you mean'.........Take a step He says.......well by now I am at a total loss, and I have no desire to give up, only to understand, what I am supposed to do. Again, the voice comes....."Do you Trust Me?" I am firm and confident in my response. There just was no other response I could give. It was an entire impossibility to answer any other way. 'Yes Lord, I trust you'.
"Take a step" comes the final command. And at that moment I knew, that no matter what happened, I would take that step. Even if it meant dying in the chasm of nothingness I would step into..........And oh the Joy, the sheer Joy of taking that step!! My foot did NOT fall! His Hand was the bridge!! His Hand was holding me up!! and before I could even comprehend His Hand I was standing on the path......His path. All the Beauty and Glory and even some of the dark places deep in those woods were all I could ever hope to travel thru. Oh if I could describe the explosion of emotions and thankfulness and the absolute confidence and trust the Lord placed in me at that moment. The rewards, the trials, all of it.......what an excitement!! It raises up even now as I think of it.....we Truly have no idea what Joys the Lord has in store for us.....
And as I returned to my fleshly body and looked again at my earthly surroundings, the Pastor closed the prayer in Jesus Name. Amen........and my eyes were opened to all that God has given us thru His Son Jesus Christ. To Him be the Glory Forever and Ever. 3 times the Lord asked me if I Trusted Him and 3 times I replied yes........but unless I walked out that Faith by taking the first step, I would have been left behind, in that dry and desert land.......I hope this Blesses someone and helps someone to place all their Trust and Faith in Jesus Christ and God our Father......there literally is nothing HE cannot do. God Bless you all <3