For as long as I can remember, I've been aware of the presence of angels and loving spirit beings all around me. This awareness is a great comfort to me whenever I am in a dangerous situation. I do not panic no matter what is happening because I know that protection is as close as a prayer. "Lord, send Your holy angels here to watch over us and to protect us from harm."
When I lived in Columbia, South Carolina, two young women asked me to come to their new business one night to bless the premises and to ask for God's blessings on their work. Toward the end of our time together, I asked them to have a seat close to me so I could pray for them. We joined hands and I prayed. When my words ended, a deep hush and rest descended over the three of us. We simply sat in silence with our eyes closed. This had happened to me frequently that year so I was very comfortable in the silence. So apparently were they. After a period of 10 minutes or so, I felt led to open my eyes while still in a place of deep rest. What I saw on the face of the young woman in front of me can hardly be described.
Her eyes were fixated on something behind me and far above me. She looked up with such a radiance on her face, her eyes filled with awe and reverence. Her whole face was lit up in a glory I've never seen before or since.
Yet, even with that look of utter amazement on her face, she was at peace, and so was I. The deep rest overtook me once again and I closed my eyes for several more minutes. Clearly, whatever she saw was glorious!
The next time I opened my eyes, the deep rest had lifted and they, too, had opened their eyes. We smiled at each other for a long minute or two in perfect peace before I blurted out, "What in the world did you see behind me?"
"An angel!" the young woman exclaimed, "and he was enormous!"
She went on to describe every detail of how the angel looked as he stood behind me. Since that time, I've wondered if he is my guardian angel and if he is always with me. This is surely a comforting thought!
What do you know about angels? Have you ever had an encounter with one?
3 comments:
The moment my mom died...I didn't see the angels but I most certainly was touched by them...it was a peace I can not describe. It was like I was in a different dimension...it was astonishing!
I'm doing a bible college course on Spiritual Warfare and today it got into angels...I've been aware of them all my life but I never realized how much they do and all the different ones and jobs they have. I know we never worship them...but we ask God to send them to help us...and they are all throughout the bible.
I have had encounters with the other kind...but praise God he gave us authority over them in the name of Jesus...anyway I enjoyed your post. Someday I'd like to visit you! God bless you my friend...and yes I do believe they are with you all the time!
Thank you, Marla. Yes, I believe there are many kinds of angels and spirit beings around us all the time. Good to learn as much as we can about them! Thanks for your comments.
Marla, I was aware of a luminous light that entered the room a short while before my mother died. I cannot describe the peace and joy that filled me as I held my mother's hand. Her dying was the holiest experience of my life.
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