The last six months have been a wild Holy Ghost ride. I’ve been saved since I was three, filled with the Spirit since I was 15. I’ve experienced the tangible, breathtaking Presence of the Lord my whole life. However, starting in April 2008, I began to realize there was much more to my Spirit-filled life than tongues and prophecy. By June, I was hooked on the Lakeland Revival. We went to Florida for my birthday/graduation. We only got to go to the revival for two nights but, the Holy Ghost did so much in me those two nights. The second night I was there blew me away. God’s Presence was so strong, I was overcome in a whole new way, than ever before. His Presence really consumed me and I had a hard time standing. Ah, how beautiful that night was! I had been tipsy in the Spirit before, but that was the first time I was completely sloshed in Him. That night He told me Psalm 16:11 and He told me He would restore what the devil took from me in those years of depression; He’d restore my joy abundantly!
The next month and a half was true growth for me. He took me into intense soaking times – for hours at a time. My life was spent soaking, reading my Bible, and watching the revival. I don’t remember too much in the natural that was happening during those weeks. I was just going into intense intimacy, more than I thought I would ever receive. His Presence was getting thicker everyday.
August 8th, 2008 is when I had my biggest breakthrough. In July I was in His Presence but, I was really pushing to feel His Presence more intensely. On 8/8/08 I was at a conference at Life Center, where Heidi Baker/Jim Goll/ Julie Meyer were ministering at. As soon as I walked in you could feel His intense Presence! The worship was so utterly passionate and so was Heidi speaking. All through the night His Presence got thicker and thicker until Julie Meyer started singing Alabaster Box! Man, by that time, we were all pretty gone. I couldn’t handle that heavy Glory…I had never felt Him so close as that night (although now, I feel Him that close always) ah! Jesus! As I went home that night, His Presence got thicker and thicker and thicker! Shuuuuu! The next day was even crazier, I could not speak, I was just so consumed by His Love! Ahhhh You are beautiful, Jesus!
As the month went on my soaking times got more intense. In September I started seeing creative miracles…kinds I never thought I’d see. I started getting Glory dust on my hands, my faces, my arms, my Bible. I began to get oil. Things I thought were just for conferences and revivals were occuring in my life. I was overwhelmed.
Then, I began having visions! This one day I was in my class and I was praying in tongues before and Jesus told me, you are going to have something happen to you today. I went to class and I felt like there was this angel over this one guy’s head. The Lord told me to start to pray for him. I did and then I saw an open vision where there was fire all over the room. I began to see outlines of angels (and saw their feathers) and felt the oil. I was overwhelmed, that was my first vision.
Progressively, everyday Daddy took me closer to Him. He was really speaking to me. Then, again I had another breakthrough in late September. I went, once again, to Life Center and got totally wreaked and whacked in His Glory. I went down to the altar and my friend, Josh, began praying over me. Wow…the Lord came intensely. That night was crazy, I was so tranced out in Him I had no idea what was going on. I felt like an angel or soemthing was fanning me and everytime that happened I fell deeper in Daddy. Shuuu, lotta Glory that night.
Ever since June, I have been a wild Holy Ghost trip and don’t want to come away from Him. Man, I am finding myself so utterly lost, transfixed, consumed, intoxicated, Fuegolized in Him! I want and need and desire ONLY Him!
My prayer is He continues to take me deeper and closer and nearer to Him! I am growing more hungry everyday of my life! Thank You Jesus.
