Please turn off our music first and listen to this song....truly amazing
The greatest "River," in Judeo-Cristian history.....
Dec. 3 around 4:30 pm; I will never forget...... As I was praying and changing into my bathing suit and white robe I felt this heaviness come over me like never before... I could feel God's presence all over me.....It was so strong that it caused my legs to buckle...... I felt like I had no strength to even stand...... I just kept praying and praising Him and then I heard him speak for the first time in a still small voice in my heart...
Both men are pastors in the water with me.... the one on my Right was our amazing Leader "Scott", who is a believing Jewish Pastor..........He asked me to state my name and the reason I was being baptized....I wish you could hear me, because I was crying so hard but on the inside I wanted to scream that I had come because my sin is the blackest form of dark with only God knowing my thoughts through the years, with only God knowing my words that I have said to my family, friends and even strangers through my life............Only God alone knew how much I desperately needed to be there..............I needed help to walk down to the river because I could only think of how much I needed to be forgiven for; as Renee was holding my hand and helping me enter into the cold dark murky water I wondered if the river could even hold all the ugly in my heart that had darkened my soul over the course of my life?
I need to be at the banks of forgiveness every single day of my life....Tears continue to fall as I look up understanding (tears of pure joy), that my life can NEVER be the same again....................................
Dark.........a river so murky that the water reflects the over grown foliage teetering over it like a black mirror.......It looks more like a swamp instead of a river....
To the side of me is my precious new friend, "Renee," that God sent to give me strength( and I found out later that she a pastor also)........ she is standing there praising God for what she had just witnessed..........................
Jesus talked in scripture about the people who live in darkness.....but will see a great light.......they live in a place covered with shadows of death, but a "LIGHT," will shine on them......Jesus continued to preach, saying "CHANGE YOUR HEARTS AND LIVES, BECAUSE THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS NEAR..............................................
Amy is going to blog about her experience as well....
The greatest "River," in Judeo-Cristian history.....I have put this post off long enough.....Not sure why I am finding it so hard to share that I had an "encounter," with God.........It is so personal and I am unsure how to put it into words!!!
It hit me when we were on our way to the Baptism site; that I had "NEVER," been baptised as a Christian..........yes I was baptised as a child without knowing who God was at all....
I started praying to God telling him that I wanted him to purify my heart and how unworthy I felt to be baptized in the Jordan River, the very river that He chose to be baptized in........wow
Dec. 3 around 4:30 pm; I will never forget...... As I was praying and changing into my bathing suit and white robe I felt this heaviness come over me like never before... I could feel God's presence all over me.....It was so strong that it caused my legs to buckle...... I felt like I had no strength to even stand...... I just kept praying and praising Him and then I heard him speak for the first time in a still small voice in my heart...Somehow I managed to open my door to my stall and try to walk out; (the beautiful lady with her arm around Amy), heard me crying and came over to me and before I could say anything her whole look changed on her face and she started praising God and she said to me: " I see the presence of God all over you," she then took my hand to help me stand and walk with her to the river....... she continued to praise God........................God will touch you to give you strength to stand in His presence............
Both men are pastors in the water with me.... the one on my Right was our amazing Leader "Scott", who is a believing Jewish Pastor..........He asked me to state my name and the reason I was being baptized....I wish you could hear me, because I was crying so hard but on the inside I wanted to scream that I had come because my sin is the blackest form of dark with only God knowing my thoughts through the years, with only God knowing my words that I have said to my family, friends and even strangers through my life............Only God alone knew how much I desperately needed to be there..............I needed help to walk down to the river because I could only think of how much I needed to be forgiven for; as Renee was holding my hand and helping me enter into the cold dark murky water I wondered if the river could even hold all the ugly in my heart that had darkened my soul over the course of my life? 
I need to be at the banks of forgiveness every single day of my life....Tears continue to fall as I look up understanding (tears of pure joy), that my life can NEVER be the same again....................................
Dark.........a river so murky that the water reflects the over grown foliage teetering over it like a black mirror.......It looks more like a swamp instead of a river....As I was going down in the water for some reason I opened my eyes and there was this amazing bright white light....As I was being pulled up through the water it felt like I was moving in slow motion through this amazing white fluffy stuff..... When I drew my first breath I felt so free, so weightless like I could have just floated away.....It was the most amazing day in my whole trip...the most spiritual moment in history for me. Words do not do it justice.......
To the side of me is my precious new friend, "Renee," that God sent to give me strength( and I found out later that she a pastor also)........ she is standing there praising God for what she had just witnessed..........................
Jesus talked in scripture about the people who live in darkness.....but will see a great light.......they live in a place covered with shadows of death, but a "LIGHT," will shine on them......Jesus continued to preach, saying "CHANGE YOUR HEARTS AND LIVES, BECAUSE THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS NEAR..............................................
Amy is going to blog about her experience as well....
