#DivineEncounter

Last night I met Jesus. 

Okay so you may be thinking, “Last night?” You who’ve been screaming out Jesus Christ is Lord for all these years? Let me explain. So Sunday was my birthday and as I was getting ready to go to bed late that night/early Monday morning, I decided to write out a birthday prayer/petition. Because why not? The Lord desires for us to come to Him with everything and be anxious for nothing, and oftentimes we have not because we ask not (or we ask with the wrong motives), and I’m not going to lie, one of my sources of pride has been that I rarely if ever ask anyone for anything, including God, with the exception of spiritual things and guidance and direction. This is to my detriment, and something the Lord is currently purging me of. That being said, I decided to petition the Lord (who IS a rewarder of those who seek Him) for a few things, one of them being a heart to receive more of His love, and more encounters and communication with my angels. Starting to feel sleepy as I finished, I climbed into my bed and put on a worship instrumental to just fall asleep to, as I meditated on the Lord. The first one that came up on YouTube was called “Jehovah Rapha,” so I pressed play and then looked up the name Rapha because I believed that's who God wanted to reveal Himself to me as in that moment. It means healer. So without much thought, I close my eyes and place my hand over my heart and begin to say "Rapha" over and over. Both calling Him and affirming Him as this, simultaneously. As I am falling asleep I begin to feel a warmth in my heart and hands that I can only describe as soothing and filling. Like areas of my heart I didn't know were empty, were getting filled up with His love. He was healing me. As I am falling asleep I felt myself being lifted up physically, but in the spirit, like my spiritual body was being held up by someone on either side of me and I was being carried out of my physical body. This would've terrified me terribly many years ago and I would have forced myself awake, but the Lord has been exposing me to things in the spirit little by little for a while now, so I relaxed, and went along for the ride. I was carried up and up and up until I was in what seemed to be a pitch black room with an open door and outside of the door I could see the Earth far beneath me. Almost like viewing it from a space station. As I looked in awe, the Earth began to get smaller and smaller, like we were going higher and higher up. The Earth turned into the galaxy, then to the universe and then more universes, and then I began to get scared and in that moment I said in my heart, “I wish Jesus would hold my hand.” And as soon as I had said it, I felt a warm squeeze in my right hand. My heart knew it was Him. It was like that small squeeze contained His heart, words and mind. Right as that happened, I felt the “carriers” whom I believe were angels, start moving me backwards and suddenly I was in another room with Jesus, and we just began talking like old besties who hadn't seen each other in a while. I was so elated. My heart knew this man. There was no doubt in my mind who He was, or of my love for Him and vice versa. I can't recall what we were chatting about but what stood out in my mind when I woke up was that He was joking with me. Like Jesus was being funny. Hilarious actually.  I laughed out loud when I woke up. I don't recall the entire conversation, but something that tickled me was Him saying. “I think it’s funny how people ask me to lead them, and then they do this…” And He proceeds to close His eyes and walk straight toward a wall, while reaching out with one hand for someone behind Him. I think a blindfold may have actually appeared on His face as He spoke lol. I was just in awe. I couldn't believe I was seeing Jesus face to face, let alone laughing and joking with Him. The last thing I remember before I came back down and to my body was thinking how much I really loved this man, effortlessly. And how He is REAL REAL, like a human being with a personality, and how I just wanted to kiss Him on His cheek because I was so enamored and grateful to be with Him. This was a personal encounter, but I believe the Lord wants me to share it with you because there are too many people in this world who are talking about Him, but haven’t met Him. Too many people who haven't taken the time to truly seek and find Him, yet they want to represent Him. So there is much misinformation being spread about who He is divine, but He also is human. He is fully God, and fully man. He is LIVING. And He LOVES US, fully. More than we can possibly fathom. Fear and religiosity has been driven into the hearts of man for so long, pushing them away from their one true love. So I pray this encounter gives you hope, reminds you how much you are loved, desired, seen and known, and drives you headfirst into His heart. May you too, “Taste and See that He is good.”