Not long after, a retreat took place in the church group. Prior to the retreat, I knew nothing of the prophetic apart from the blessings that would be said at the end of a service. On the second night of the retreat, a tarry took place from 9.00pm till about 4.00am of the following day; it felt as if I just opened my eyes and it was 4.00am – time flew so fast! I had the baptism of the Holy Spirit (like a refilling) and saw the clearest vision of my entire life.
Transformed by the Power of God
From that day, God began to show me visions and I began to read my Bible. Before then, I had not loved to read the Bible – I preferred devotionals which I would read hurriedly hoping to reach the end soon. I remember once when I was asked by our pastor to read the Book of Mark – that was when I began seeing things in the Bible myself.
Once, I saw a vision in a meeting. In my mind, the things I saw did not make sense. I met the pastor and told him about it and he explained it to me. After the meeting, I began to build confidence in my ability to receive visions from God. One of the first dreams I had (as some vision) during that time was confirmed by other people who also said they had seen the same thing.
I watched a video of how a preacher laid hands and healed people easily and it strengthened and encouraged me; so, once, I prayed for someone who was having chills and when I was done, he said he was feeling better; and, by the next morning, he said that he was completely fine after I left that evening. Some days later, another guy was very sick and vomiting, having gone for a party the night before to celebrate his final examination. I asked him if I could pray for him and he eagerly agreed. He also said that he was well soon after.
In the aspect of evangelism, my experiences have been great. I would talk to people and they would say that I was God-sent, and that they had been waiting for someone to talk to them. This was especially because, many times, I would end up talking to them about their problems. I never knew that things like these (that I was and I am experiencing) existed – I never knew that someone could live a normal life and still do the things of God. I had thought that, when it was time, you would just go ahead and prepare yourself to become a pastor.
The truth is that, as a Christian, you cannot and should not blend in! You cannot be ‘normal’. I have realised from my experiences while in the world that there is no neutral ground – you are either on this [God’s] side or on the other [the devil’s]. You have to choose. I give God all the praise.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come! – 2 Corinthians 5:17
Miraculous Monday: 29th April 2024
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