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I am 31, and about 5 years ago, when I was much closer
to God than I am now, I would literally fall asleep praying and talking
with God. I remember in the morning it was His presence that would wake
me, instead of the alarm clock....I could even feel Him underneath hot water
of the shower before I was even awake good. One particular night, I was lying
in bed just praying and listening, trying to tune into to what God was saying
to me. (He always has something to say and wants to communicate with us).
Before I knew it, having been so deep in prayer or communion with Him, I
instantly found myself in another place. It was not expected, not wished
for, it simply just happened. I remember being held up by what I will call
Angels. I was amazed. The first thing I noticed was the most beautiful music,
praise in fact. There are no words to describe it. I was in awe and so moved
by what I was hearing. Try to imagine the whole world singing in perfect
harmony at once and this might come close to a description.As I lifted my head I realized
I was in the presence of God. I was humbled and speechless and felt ashamed.
I felt ugly and worthless compared to what I saw and felt. But I was assured....although
I felt so inadequate to praise Him with my earthly voice. I knew for some
reason I was not there to participate but moreso to just take in what I
was seeing, hearing and feeling.Before me, and what seemed like
millions of miles away, there was the most awesome purest white light I
had ever seen. I knew it was God. This whole scene looked as if it was taking
place in space with nothing else around and it consisted only of light.
Around God, were millions and millions and millions of angels circling all
around and around continuously praising Him. I am a very analytical person
and once I was over the shock of what I was beholding, I began to ask questions,
although I didn't have to verbalize them. The angels knew. I felt as if
lifetimes of knowledge was being absorbed by me, and still to this day I
am learning things and understanding God and things about his character
from this one experience. There are no words in any language or combination
of languages to describe God, Love, and the awesomeness of everything He
is.I learned that in Heaven, if this
is where I was, you could actually see Love. In this life on earth we only
have the ability to do things that attempt to express it, we react to it
and act on it. But we cannot not actually see it. God is LOVE and I saw
that. I immediately understood the passage in the Bible where it talks about
Children of Light. The angels were beings of light, not pure white like
God, but they were reflections of Him, as we are to be in our daily lives.
You communicate in Heaven with your heart. And you can see what is in someone's
heart in heaven....really see it. I still get teary eyed just typing this,
thinking of it all.I also realized that the angels
were being lifted up as long as they were praising God. I knew that if they
stopped, they would fall. This has to be true in our lives here. Praise
is a very very very powerful thing. It connects us with God. It is a sacrifice
of adoration and it is in part what we were created for. I have tried over
and over to write things that articulate this experience...and I have a
few that do a good job.At any rate without going further,
several days later I was questioning God. I wanted to know why the Angels
were the color of light they were. He immediately showed me. I was to think
of a prism and how it will split pure white light. When the light is split
you can see most of the colors of the spectrum. I realized then that we
are to get our lives in line with God, to strive to be a reflection of all
that He is and His character. Its a simple but awesome truth.I wanted to see something in the
Bible that came close to what I experienced and this is what God led me
too: Revelations 5:11-13 "Then I looked and I heard the voice of many angels
around the throne, the living creatures and the elders, and the number of
them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying
with a loud voice: Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, To receive power and
riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing! And every
creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such
as are in the sea, and that are in them, I heard saying: Blessing and honor
and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb, forever
and ever!"This experience has made me long
for the day when I get to return. It has also given me much hope, courage,
and understanding of the indescribable love God has for each of us. To be
able to freely praise Him is one of the greatest gifts, opportunities and
privileges we have.  Tim Hill |
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