You see when I first got married I went to a what is called a Charismatic Retreat. Yes, I left for the weekend without my husband, but it was worth it.

I went to a church service, and when I was at the alter, I was afraid when I saw people falling backwards, and other people catching them.  I Prayed to Jesus to not let that happen to me.  I had never been to one of these things before.  It was a Catholic Retreat and the Priest was touching the foreheads of people with holy oil and they were falling backwards as they were being blessed by the holy spirit.  They call it being slain in the sprit.  It was my first time for attending a service like this.  When something is new to you there’s a feeling of being uncomfortable and a little bit scared, but, I really didn’t have anything to fear at all.  It was Jesus touching them with his Holy Spirit.   If you’ve never had it happen to you, then you might not understand at all like I didn’t understand what was happening to me or to the other people that were falling backwards.    I seen people on television like this, but had never experienced it myself.

Well, I was having some problems from an automobile accident, and I was praying to Jesus to be healed and once the Priest touched my forehead with the holy oil I felt so relaxed I felt like I could almost float out of the top of my head.   And, as I was praying, I heard this soft small voice say to me “Your pain is nothing like the pain I had when I was on the cross”! And then I realized within seconds that I was injured from the car wreck in the same places as Jesus. My hands, feet and 6 fractured ribs on the right side from the automobile accident. Now, you know when something like this happens to you, you just don’t forget it. 

After we had received the holy spirit some of the people that were organizing the retreat asked people afterwards if anything had happened to any of us as they wanted them to go before everyone and tell their story.

I did get up in front of the big crowd and I mean it was big.  My knees and voice were shaking, but I had to tell my story because it really happened.

You know, I feel so blessed because of what Jesus has done for me. 

I wanted to share this real story with you because I want whoever is reading this post to realize that Jesus is not dead he’s very much alive and all you have to do is to ask him to come into your heart and to be your savior.    He really does love you more than you know and he’s just waiting for you to come to him.   Whatever you are struggling through just give it to Jesus because he’s always there for you.

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Author Billie Jean Kotulski

Disclosure:  Billie Jean Kotulski is not a minister.  She just wants to share things from her heart.      This really happened and is not fiction.