Esta historia me ocurrió hace unos 10 años, trata sobre un encuentro que tuve con Dios.

I was in chronic pain and full of hatred, I hated almost everyone, everything, and blamed everyone else in the world for my problems. I didn’t believe in God but if He existed I hated Him. One night I was laying in bed in my parents bedroom in pain, despair and discomfort when all of the sudden He was there, God was right in-font of me. I didn’t see anything but I sensed His presence somehow. It was unmistakable and undeniable, the whole room was full of this sparkly energy, it felt like a joyful lightning all around the room and a concentrated presence right in front of my face. Again, I saw nothing but I can tell you that I knew He was there just like I knew the bed that I was laying on was there. I sensed that something very important was happening.

Now, back in that time of my life I would analyze people and pick them apart in my mind and look for their faults to make me feel better about myself. I tried to do this with this being in front of me, but He sent information back to me, like downloading information into my mind. I didn’t hear anything because He didn’t speak, I just all of the sudden had the information He was sending to me.

First, He allowed me to understand how much He knew. He knew everything, His knowledge was seemingly unlimited, far and wide and deep and high, He was wise beyond my comprehension. I didn’t know what He knew, I simply understood that He knew seemingly everything. Then He allowed me to understand His power. He could destroy and annihilate me in a way that no one else could, He could rip me cell by cell if He so chose. But, before I could be afraid, the third and final thing He allowed me to understand was His love. He loved me with such a rich powerful intense yet gentle love that the only love I could compare it to was the love of my mother’s parents, my Maw Maw and Paw Paw whom I loved dearly, and they loved me as well with a sweet love. I felt so comfortable in His presence, like I was sitting on my great, great, great, great grandfather’s lap in a rocking chair, and He was rocking me. He loved me so much, His love was as intense and immeasurable as His knowledge and power.

Entonces comenzó a hablar. Era casi como si estuviera aclarando la garganta. Es importante que diga que, en ese momento de mi vida, mi familia pensaba que tenía una enfermedad mental, pero yo estaba convencido de que no era así. Sin embargo, cuando sentí que este ser/Dios estaba haciendo sonidos en mi cabeza, pensé para mí mismo: «Ya está, estoy loco, oigo voces, soy esquizofrénico», e inmediatamente oí un fuerte «¡NO!». Sonó como un trueno en mi cabeza. Presté toda la atención que pude a este ser. Entonces dijo, y yo oí en mi cabeza: «Has llegado muy lejos, hijo mío, y llegarás aún más lejos». Entonces sentí una sensación brillante en el estómago y la tormenta de Su presencia, que llenaba la habitación como un gas, se unió y formó una bola. Esa bola salió volando por la ventana del dormitorio y se alejó, y se alejó, y se alejó hacia el cielo hasta que ya no pude sentir la intensidad de su presencia. Pero sabía que Él no se había ido realmente, solo había desaparecido la intensidad de Su presencia. En ese momento supe que Dios es real, que la Biblia es real, que Jesús es real, y supe que estaba en problemas. Después de eso, inmediatamente comencé a leer y estudiar la Biblia.