I agree with "what created God is absurd" since God wasn't created. He was, He is, and always will be. Words like "Infinity" and "eternal" are impossible to fathom with our finite minds. That's where faith steps in.
Most of my life I've said from time to time, "Hmm maybe that was an angel", knowing that they look like ordinary human beings. But 3 months ago, for the first time, I was absolutely positive, without a doubt that I encountered 3 Angels, one female and 2 males...all on the same day, 7/11/2019. All at different times of the day and 3 different locations. All looking like regular human beings.
I had prayed 1 or 2 days before, "God, show me your presence in a BIG way so that I will know for sure you're really with me." I forgot about my prayer until 1 or 2 days later 7/11/19 after I encountered 3 angels.
1. The first angel was at 8:30am (I'm using age and race in descriptions of all 3 angels because I think the diversity of the angels is significant in knowing God loves us all equally and unconditionally...angels aren't all white with wings). I had never seen "Robin" before at our local grocery store (name was on her name tag) but the 30something pretty black female cashier, during checkout, said something to me that was a reminder of how God wants me to think always and forever.
I was so upset about a big tall strong muscular fit young man who had parked in a handicapped spot with no handicapped stickers on his high-off-the-ground shiny black truck. He checked out in front of me, then when I checked out, I ranted to Robin, the cashier, about the man. She smiled and calmly said, "Well, I just say God bless him. God is watching him so I don't have to. He's watching me, and you, and everyone." I said "Yes, and Lord knows I've done a few wrong things in my life." Robin said, "There you go, haven't we all." I said, "Thank you for the reminder". And she smiled that pretty smile and said, "We all need to remind each other don't we". I didn't remember my prayer from 1 or 2 days earlier.
2. The second angel at noon was a white male senior with faded jeans, plaid shirt, and mussed white hair, who came to me in the middle of a large store to say "Is this your money?" Unbeknownst to me, my purse was unzipped when I got out of my car in the big parking lot and it all fell to the ground. He had no cart and not holding any items to purchase. Then he disappeared before I could get his name. I still didn't remember my prayer from 1 to 2 days earlier.
3. The third angel at 4pm saved my life. Same day. I took 4 dogs to an old fenced-in track & field that was hidden and abandoned behind a closed school. It couldn't be seen from the road. I saw an old car parked near the field but no one inside. I scanned the fenced in field and not a soul was around (sometimes others run, walk dogs, etc) so I let all the dogs off their leashes, shut the fence gate, then ran and played ball with the dogs. Still not seeing anyone around.
It was 90 degrees and humid. The asphalt track was about 6" higher than the grass field so I tripped over the asphalt edge while running fast and my whole body fell hard onto the asphalt...flat on my face. I had a very painful broken shoulder, black eye, cut lip and elbow, blood and bruises all over, 2 hurt knees, ...and I couldn't move. My phone was in the car at the other end of the track & field. All of a sudden a man sat up who was laying on his back in the grass (even with the sun beating down and 90 degrees). He was maybe from a Caribbean island, maybe Trinidad. He had brown skin, a Jamaican type accent, very thin but firm muscle definition like a runner and dressed like a runner. He was gentle, kind, and that same beautiful smile that Robin, the cashier, had in the morning encounter. I told him he couldn't lift me because of my broken arm. He said, "That's no problem for me" and he took my good arm and pulled me up. I didn't feel it and I felt light as a feather while he pulled me up. I stared at my good arm in amazement that I didn't feel him pulling me up.
He said "I can do anything for you, just ask me". I couldn't drive. I couldn't gather up all the dogs. I could barely walk. He offered to drive me home in my car, and then walk himself 2 miles back to the track in the 90 degree heat. He said, "That's no problem for me." Finally, I said if you can get the dogs in the car, I will try to drive one-handed while you follow behind me in your car in case I can't drive (yes that old car was his). He did. I trusted him completely which surprised me. When we got to my house I asked him to get the 4 dogs in the house for me. He did but was careful not to enter further than the doorway. He was leaving when I offered him money. He laughed (as if that was a preposterous idea) while shaking his head no. I asked him for his name and he only said his first name. I only knew Robins first name too. All of a sudden, I remembered my prayer from 1 or 2 days ago.
Yes, I've heard people say, "Be careful what you pray for" but I'm grateful for the pain and suffering becuase I've experience God's presence and my relationship is stronger for it. For the next 2 months God has repeatedly shown me His presence while helping me and teaching me, but I won't go on and on. Or is it too late for that
This is the first time in my life that I have had such a strong confirmation that there are angels walking among us. It's also the first time I've prayed beforehand for God to make His presence known to me in a BIG way. I sincerely prayed it from deep within me. If it had been just one angel that day I would have wondered if it was just a coincidence and not an angel. But there were three angels. Now that I think of it, "3 times" the Bible indicates emphasis...
Lara, that's a wonderful story, and yes, God does listen to you and give you reassurance. How fantastic to have 3 angels in your life in one day...the last one being your real "guardian" angel. This keeps you in God's healing light. Bet you felt that heavenly "glow" for days afterward and its something you will never forget for the rest of your life. God bless!Most of my life I've said from time to time, "Hmm maybe that was an angel", knowing that they look like ordinary human beings. But 3 months ago, for the first time, I was absolutely positive, without a doubt that I encountered 3 Angels, one female and 2 males...all on the same day, 7/11/2019. All at different times of the day and 3 different locations. All looking like regular human beings.
I had prayed 1 or 2 days before, "God, show me your presence in a BIG way so that I will know for sure you're really with me." I forgot about my prayer until 1 or 2 days later 7/11/19 after I encountered 3 angels.
1. The first angel was at 8:30am (I'm using age and race in descriptions of all 3 angels because I think the diversity of the angels is significant in knowing God loves us all equally and unconditionally...angels aren't all white with wings). I had never seen "Robin" before at our local grocery store (name was on her name tag) but the 30something pretty black female cashier, during checkout, said something to me that was a reminder of how God wants me to think always and forever.
I was so upset about a big tall strong muscular fit young man who had parked in a handicapped spot with no handicapped stickers on his high-off-the-ground shiny black truck. He checked out in front of me, then when I checked out, I ranted to Robin, the cashier, about the man. She smiled and calmly said, "Well, I just say God bless him. God is watching him so I don't have to. He's watching me, and you, and everyone." I said "Yes, and Lord knows I've done a few wrong things in my life." Robin said, "There you go, haven't we all." I said, "Thank you for the reminder". And she smiled that pretty smile and said, "We all need to remind each other don't we". I didn't remember my prayer from 1 or 2 days earlier.
2. The second angel at noon was a white male senior with faded jeans, plaid shirt, and mussed white hair, who came to me in the middle of a large store to say "Is this your money?" Unbeknownst to me, my purse was unzipped when I got out of my car in the big parking lot and it all fell to the ground. He had no cart and not holding any items to purchase. Then he disappeared before I could get his name. I still didn't remember my prayer from 1 to 2 days earlier.
3. The third angel at 4pm saved my life. Same day. I took 4 dogs to an old fenced-in track & field that was hidden and abandoned behind a closed school. It couldn't be seen from the road. I saw an old car parked near the field but no one inside. I scanned the fenced in field and not a soul was around (sometimes others run, walk dogs, etc) so I let all the dogs off their leashes, shut the fence gate, then ran and played ball with the dogs. Still not seeing anyone around.
It was 90 degrees and humid. The asphalt track was about 6" higher than the grass field so I tripped over the asphalt edge while running fast and my whole body fell hard onto the asphalt...flat on my face. I had a very painful broken shoulder, black eye, cut lip and elbow, blood and bruises all over, 2 hurt knees, ...and I couldn't move. My phone was in the car at the other end of the track & field. All of a sudden a man sat up who was laying on his back in the grass (even with the sun beating down and 90 degrees). He was maybe from a Caribbean island, maybe Trinidad. He had brown skin, a Jamaican type accent, very thin but firm muscle definition like a runner and dressed like a runner. He was gentle, kind, and that same beautiful smile that Robin, the cashier, had in the morning encounter. I told him he couldn't lift me because of my broken arm. He said, "That's no problem for me" and he took my good arm and pulled me up. I didn't feel it and I felt light as a feather while he pulled me up. I stared at my good arm in amazement that I didn't feel him pulling me up.
He said "I can do anything for you, just ask me". I couldn't drive. I couldn't gather up all the dogs. I could barely walk. He offered to drive me home in my car, and then walk himself 2 miles back to the track in the 90 degree heat. He said, "That's no problem for me." Finally, I said if you can get the dogs in the car, I will try to drive one-handed while you follow behind me in your car in case I can't drive (yes that old car was his). He did. I trusted him completely which surprised me. When we got to my house I asked him to get the 4 dogs in the house for me. He did but was careful not to enter further than the doorway. He was leaving when I offered him money. He laughed (as if that was a preposterous idea) while shaking his head no. I asked him for his name and he only said his first name. I only knew Robins first name too. All of a sudden, I remembered my prayer from 1 or 2 days ago.
Yes, I've heard people say, "Be careful what you pray for" but I'm grateful for the pain and suffering becuase I've experience God's presence and my relationship is stronger for it. For the next 2 months God has repeatedly shown me His presence while helping me and teaching me, but I won't go on and on. Or is it too late for that
Lara, I also suspect there are lots of "believers" here on the forum that may be shy or just not feel comfortable in voicing their opinions. Never let anyone "run you out of Dodge"...lol. Especially not for simply being a kind and open with your beliefs. After all, that's what this country is about, and its definitely an asset in communication!
There are a lot of things that don't make sense down here in the gross dense matter, lol. Yet we always want to think we completely understand everything, in order to make human judgments.
Don't assume it's only "believers here on the forum that may be shy or just not feel comfortable in voicing their opinions." Many folks are shy for many reasons to express beliefs of all kinds.
Logically, anything that exists must have had a beginning, so if something didn't have a beginning, it can't exist. That's where logic and faith part company.
You are so right, Pepper. Of course that is a fact, and to each his or her own.
You don't think that the Almighty Creator of the Universe and Earth and all that's within it, the Intelligent Designer, cannot do anything beyond man's logic?
Yes, the discussions can be very enlightening. So many times, being open to new understanding is a creating process. Like my dad said "if you keep an open mind, then something new might just drop in!
I posted in another thread about why God allows good people to suffer so I apologize for any repetition. Here's the thing; regarding death, God doesn't look at death as a bad thing...even for children. The world is full of sin. To take a child out of this sinful world and bring her Home is beautiful, loving, and peaceful for her for eternity. We are all just passing through this life which is just a speck compared to eternal life beyond.
Think we love to not believe but still to have God to kick around and blame when things we do not understand happen. Human beings take no blame? God always must intervene or there is "no" God
Yes, isn't it convenient that we always have God to blame and kick around...perhaps that's how football was invented.
Yep, like it or not, suffering often makes us stronger. So many things we don't understand, but lets "keep on keeping on". A couple hundred years ago they didn't believe in anything they couldn't see. We are inching higher, by pure faith.
No. Actually, Satan is responsible for all the bad. God has power over Satan but sometimes God chooses to allow it for purposes according to His perfect plan which we may not understand now but in time we will. And in time all things will turn out fair and according to His divine plan.
It's funny, we tend to not be taken in by a nice story (the gospel) because we put a lot of trust in our limited intellect.
