Last night I watched a documentary, "Beyond Belief". It was like a lot of other TV shows that speculate about life after death. I like to believe that people have really experienced Heaven, while my husband believes that these visions are just a memory or due to something happening in the brain as we die.
I have not died, but I have had near death experiences. I was six, when my family and I went to Lake Dunmore for a picnic and a swim. I can still remember falling backwards off of the inner tube and not being able to swim, I went under. Angels pulled me up and out until I collapsed on the beach.
And then there was the time my van went out of control on a snowy highway. I can still remember the tree that I was headed towards. My life really did flash before my eyes. I knew I would either die or be paralyzed as this was out of my control. Three little words changed the course of my van, "Jesus I'm Yours". As soon as I prayed these words, the back of the van spun around until I narrowly missed the tree. A sense of calm and peace came over me.
And then there is the time that I actually felt God hug me! I went to a Pentecostal prayer meeting with my neighbor the night before surgery. It took a while, but I let them coax me to the front, where they layed hands on me. There was no way that I was going to loose control and be slain in the Spirit. But as I began to relax and pray about the upcoming surgery, I found my self giving control over to God. The second I gave the control up, I felt a rush of wind push me backward until I fell over! It felt like God was running at full speed to give me a hug and bowled me over.
These three examples, for me, increase my faith. I have felt that peace beyond understanding, and for me there is no doubt that it comes from surrendering it all to God.
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