Every person who has experienced the full spectrum of life has had times where they were desparate for more than their own human capability could provide.
It is at these times that Jesus wants us to cry out His Name so He can make himself known to us.
If you cry out to Jesus from the bottom of your heart:
JESUS SAVE ME!!!
He will appear and make himself real to you.
So one night when I was pretty near the bottom of my life and my power was cut off or would be soon and I did not have good food to eat and I had holes in my shoes and my teeth and I had already gone through about everything including loose change, I was praying.
I was praying really hard and just completely giving all my problems to the Lord. I was screaming them to Him. And I was totally defeated in the natural realm. I was crying and crying out to the Lord.
And I wore myself out on that and things got really quiet. Quiet not only in the audible world but also in my mind. In retrospect, it seems like a raging sea was suddenly calm.
Then it happened.
KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK.
Solid knocks. Perfectly timed knocks. Slow.1-2-3-4-5!
Five knocks, on my front door, at 3 o'clock in the morning, porch lights off, interuppting my prayer time with the Lord. I was lving in a major city on a very busy street.
It just about scared me to death!
So what did I do? What any reasonable Texan would do.
Grab the largest handgun you can put your hand on, pray for the best and be prepared for the worst.
I went to the door and looked out the peephole. Nothing. I turned on the porch light and looked again. Nothing. Peeped out the blinds with the light on. Nothing.
Nothing but Jesus?
Over time, I have concluded that it must have been Him. Why? Because that event brought me closer to the Lord than any other event in over 4 decades of life.
And that event has brought up questions in my mind such as:
What would have happened if I had not been fearful and had just gone and opened the the door?
Nonetheless, if it was Jesus, or Him making Himself known through another human being, He was not bothered or alarmed by what I did, I don't think.
He knew that what happened would leave an indelible impression on me and change my life. I thank God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit for that!!!!!
This story is 100% true. I am led to finally share this despite my relunctance to do so in the past. I hope and pray that this tells someone that Jesus is for-real and still lives and acts in this world, even today.
I LOVE YOU JESUS!!!!!
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