Last night I had an interesting experience. I was dreaming and the Lord Jesus came in. I did not quite see Him in this dream, that I can remember. However, He seemed very close by and I did really feel His presence. Once this presence came into my awareness--wow, what love! I was pretty taken aback with admiration and bliss. I felt His love surround me and was left in adoration.
And I also felt the need to repent. I realized how far from perfection, how far from Him, I'd been living. I repented and repented and repented--I had to in order to withstand His nearness. I became acutely aware of the degrees of pride, impurity, and unbelief I had let into my daily life. For every 'good' work I had done, I understood that He had the ability to just burn it up. At the same time, I did not really feel a worldly guilt. My sense of unworthiness was refreshing, not condemning.
So I did repent. With each confession, and every time I turned back from something, I felt Jesus come nearer. I felt Him begin to penetrate my heart. I felt His Love in a new way. His presence got so, so thick. I was crying, and then sobbing. I had repented, and I finally felt clean! And I could let Him in. Praise the Lord! This experience did not take very long, but resulted in so much heart change.
After this, I woke up. I think it was about midnight. And I heard this roaring wind in my ears. I felt like it was from God--but it still frightened me. It was a loud, intimidating sound, and I was hearing it almost internally, not sensing that I had over it any amount of control. It would pick up and then withdraw a little. I asked the Lord if He would make it more bearable, and He did. It became quieter, and then I went back to sleep.
"The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” John 3:8
I've had the above verse in my head for a couple days now. It's clearer now that it'd been preparation for what happened last night. This morning I did some research. This year, according to the Hebrew calendar year 5775, is a year for the Winds of Change to manifest on the earth. This is a time when God will blow away our impurities and usher in a new thing. The Holy Spirit will usher in a time of greater purity and longing for Jesus.
Here is an article on the Elijahlist about the winds of change and their multitudes of purpose. There are many winds, because there are many changes that can take place for the better. We are cleansed by these changes--our own shortcomings are blown away and a spiritual shift takes place.
"When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses." Jeremiah 10:13
And I also felt the need to repent. I realized how far from perfection, how far from Him, I'd been living. I repented and repented and repented--I had to in order to withstand His nearness. I became acutely aware of the degrees of pride, impurity, and unbelief I had let into my daily life. For every 'good' work I had done, I understood that He had the ability to just burn it up. At the same time, I did not really feel a worldly guilt. My sense of unworthiness was refreshing, not condemning.
So I did repent. With each confession, and every time I turned back from something, I felt Jesus come nearer. I felt Him begin to penetrate my heart. I felt His Love in a new way. His presence got so, so thick. I was crying, and then sobbing. I had repented, and I finally felt clean! And I could let Him in. Praise the Lord! This experience did not take very long, but resulted in so much heart change.
After this, I woke up. I think it was about midnight. And I heard this roaring wind in my ears. I felt like it was from God--but it still frightened me. It was a loud, intimidating sound, and I was hearing it almost internally, not sensing that I had over it any amount of control. It would pick up and then withdraw a little. I asked the Lord if He would make it more bearable, and He did. It became quieter, and then I went back to sleep.
"The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” John 3:8
I've had the above verse in my head for a couple days now. It's clearer now that it'd been preparation for what happened last night. This morning I did some research. This year, according to the Hebrew calendar year 5775, is a year for the Winds of Change to manifest on the earth. This is a time when God will blow away our impurities and usher in a new thing. The Holy Spirit will usher in a time of greater purity and longing for Jesus.
Here is an article on the Elijahlist about the winds of change and their multitudes of purpose. There are many winds, because there are many changes that can take place for the better. We are cleansed by these changes--our own shortcomings are blown away and a spiritual shift takes place.
"When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses." Jeremiah 10:13
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