I’m crying out in pain, seeking only a hint of rest, “God, do you hear me? I’m in so much pain. Do you see me?”
When all of a sudden I look to the horizon and with the sun, I hear this Voice tell me, “Yes, my child, I do see. Do you?”
Wow.
Okay, God, you’ve got my attention. But it doesn’t end there!
I get to church and at the end of the service, Jacob gets a few people to pray over my back. So I sit down.
Jere takes my hand and tells me, “So we’re just going to start off with asking for forgiveness. I’m gonna ask that you repeat after me as we come into the Lord’s presence.”
With far too much excitement to hide, I smile and just say, “Okay.”
So as he begins, and I repeat, he then asks Colleen to pray. She has me sit back against the chair and she holds my feet out. My right leg is once again ½ inch shorter than my left.
She declares, “You see how your right leg is shorter? Well I’m going to pull that leg down in the name of Jesus. Whoa! Did you see that? It already moved a little bit. So, in the name of Jesus, I’m going to….Whoa! Okay, well that was quick. It’s done. Stand up. How do you feel?”
“I…I feel warm…”
I look at Jere and with a big smile on his face he says,”Yes! Yes, that’s good! So now do something you weren’t able to do before.”
I think and say, “Well, I wasn’t able to touch my toes…” And as I begin to bend down, I feel no restrictions and all of a sudden my palms are on the floor.
Wow.
But oh no, trust me, it doesn’t stop there!
As I begin to laugh, Jere asks me, “Have you ever been baptized in the Holy Spirit?”
I answer with a puzzled look, “No, I don’t think so…”
He just begins to smile, then says, “I’m going to have you turn around, stand over here and face me. Now what I’m going to do is welcome the Spirit. You will be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
So I close my eyes and he begins to pray. As he prays I just start laughing and he touches my forehead with his finger and I fall back, they cover me with a blanket and I lay there for a minute. As I open my eyes and take Jere’s hand to help me up, he looks at me and says, “I think we’re going to do this again. We usually don’t do it more than once but I really feel God’s not done here.”
So we do it again, only this time is different. As he begins to pray, he fills me with the Holy Spirit and I get warm again and he doesn’t touch me this time. As he is praying and asking the Holy Spirit to come and counts down “3-2-1” and I fall. They cover me with a blanket, then when I open my eyes Jere helps me up again. “One more time,” he smiles, “there’s more!”
So this time, he asks me if I’ve ever spoken in tongues before and I told him when I was really little I used to but haven’t in a very long time. When he begins to pray this time, my entire body goes numb. Everything gets tingly, my fingers and legs tense up, my tongue gets tingly, everything goes numb except for the part of my head he has his hand on. Something changes, and instead of asking more of the Holy Spirit to enter in, he begins to demand the demons to get out. “We cut every tie! We demand that you flee, demons! Go. Go. Go. Go. In the name of Jesus. In the name of Jesus! Go. Go. We cut it. We cut it. We cast you out. Go. In the name of Jesus!” I cannot fully explain the feeling going on in my body…but it’s weird. I don’t have full control, I begin to sway back and forth but I don’t have control over it. It’s like this pull. Back and forth. Back and forth. I exhale.
Jere says, “Yes! Yes! Exhale. Breath in. Take a deep breath. Let them go! Yes, Lord! Thank You, God! Thank You!” I lift my head to the heavens, I exhale, and I become limp. They got a chair for me and when I sat down, they continued. Jacob takes my hand and someone else has my other. I hear them praising God, speaking in tongues, prophesying, casting out demons, calling on the Holy Spirit.
Praying. Thanking. Worshipping. Casting. Fleeing. Cutting. Glorifying. Healing. Praying.
Colleen takes my hand and embraces my head and begins to demand. Demand demons of fear, anger, resentment, bitterness, envy; “Reveal yourself! Stop disguising yourself as Ariel. You fool no one here! Get out! Stop fooling and tricking. I cut every soul tie. I cut it!” I’m crying. She holds me. I begin to thank Jesus.
“I’ve tasted and seen of the sweetest of loves. When my heart becomes free and my shame is undone!
Your presence Lord.
Holy Spirit you are welcome here! Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere! Your glory God is what my heart longs for. To be overcome by Your presence, Lord!”
Wow.
He’s not done yet!
I suddenly gain all strength back and lift my hands to the heavens.
“Let us become more aware of Your presence! Let us experience the glory of Your goodness!”
Yes, Jesus! Yes! Yes!!
I stand.
“Let us become more aware of Your presence!
Let us experience the glory of Your goodness!!”
I dance.
“Holy Spirit You are welcome here!”
Fill me! Yes!! Jesus! Yes! Fill me!
“Your glory, God, is what my heart longs for! To be overcome by Your presence, Lord!”
Yes! Come!
Wow.
Oh but he’s still not done. Hours go by. We’re in awe and wonder at our glorious Father…but that’s not all! Oh no. That’s not all.
I speak.
I begin to speak in tongues.
The bondage is released! I am free! Every curse is broken! Every demon is running in fear! Every chain is broken! I am free! As the music dies down, we all just sit. Silence. We kneel. We praise Him.
We dwell.
Together, we dwell.
Wow. Yes Jesus!
But He’s still not done!
Three days before, I couldn’t stand for more than a half hour without getting dizzy, having my fingers and legs get tingly and numb, and my body getting so weak I could hardly speak.
Three days before, I experienced unexplainable pain just by bending over the sink to wash my face.
Three days before, it hurt to turn over in bed.
Three days.
I stood for two hours worshiping my good good Father!
I bent over with no restriction and touched my palms to the floor!
I turn so fluidly it’s like I’m dancing with my Father!
Do you think it’s a coincidence that Jesus rose on the third day, and so did I?
I don’t think so. I think that’s God opening up my eyes.
“Yes, my child, I see. Do YOU?”
