We overcome the enemy "with the blood of the lamb and with the word of our testimony." Here are some cool testimonies and stories that I hope will edify you all! :) May God bless you and increase your faith in reading these in the name of Jesus! :)
My stories: my grandma has seen an angel. She was flying in a plane once and saw an angel part the clouds so they could land. They desperately needed to land because they were running out of gas. They realized after they landed that that was the only patch of land that they could have landed on for miles.
Another time her van was rolling out into the street. She ran out after it to stop it and saw a host of angels holding back the traffic so that she could get her van. Also a pretty amazing story.
If you look up the song "Fly" by Jason Upton you can hear angels singing with him in the back ground. It certainly sounds like beings that are out of this world. You can look up the youtube video describing what was happening in this concert and one little boy apparently shouted out, "There's a 10 foot angel standing behind Jason Upton." So cool. :) The song sounds very surreal at times and really gives you chills. It will probably be one of the coolest things you will have ever heard. :) I know it was for me. :)
I just had this mental image, I suppose spirit filled people might say a vision lol, of an angel peering over my shoulder when I wrote blogs and being like, "Yeah that's good, good job! Now write more about...." Hey it's possible. Maybe they are here when I write and they help give me ideas. Who knows. lol :)
Others' Stories
From a lady in my small group:
"I have seen an angel
From a fellow church member:
From a lady who used to pray over my school with my mom a lot:
"A boy in our youth group saw angels handing some of the kids keys and gifts. Others testify to sensing an angelic presence during prayer meetings."
From a girl that was in choir with me in college:
"I can actually say that I have seen an angel. It was when I was very little, around five years old, and an angel came to me in a dream! It was amazing! The reason I believe the dream was legit is because the angel said "Do not be afraid, I come to you with a message from God." If it was just my mind playing tricks on me I wouldn't have had such a specific dream.....
Since I was so little I think that the angel present itself in a way that was child friendly...it wasn't super intimidating (like some Biblical accounts). It was a very tall "female" angel with wings on its back and feet. She was beautiful and so bright, radiant, hard to look at. However, I felt really at home, like I was being wrapped in a hug while in her presence. In the dream I was playing in the sand at a playground in a park, no one was there but me and the presence I felt.
When the angel appeared I was scared to look at her brightness but then she told me not to be afraid and that she had a message for me from God. She then told me to be good/obey my parents and not to lie. Why the message was specifically about being honest I have no idea. I just took it very seriously and in the dream, it was very real, and I felt the presence of the Lord with this angel.
After that I continued to play while the angel stood watch over me. It was so peaceful and warm somehow, hard to describe, and then I woke up.
To this day I don't really know why the dream was about being honest/obeying my parents as I wasn't dishonest or a rebellious child/teenager. Still, I think perhaps the the Lord was directing my life down a different path than what it could have been (perhaps a future that God could see but I couldn't) ...one full of lies and family troubles? I guess I'll never know, but I guess I don't really feel like I need to. It was just such an amazing experience."
Here's a link to a video about a man who was saved by angels.....http://jesus-loves-you.org/rescued-by-angels/#R2qGtW84TJ78GoJq.01
Here is another story I heard about 5 years ago: One of my small group leaders told me one night an angel appeared to her in her room. She woke up but her husband was still sleeping. Her husband had just gotten saved a year before. The angel told her that a special hedge had been around her husband that past year but it would now be removed. She noticed a change in him the next day. I do believe sometimes people are guarded more or less by angels for only reasons God knows. Very cool story though. :)
More stories:
From a girl I worked with on a cruise ship with the youth:
"I have absolutely heard of people's encounters with angels....An angel flying beside their car. An angel in their ambulance who directed the hand of the paramedic. This last weekend I was getting a massage and the therapist said 3 angels came into the room. I know I have more if I think about it longer." :)
From a church leader:
"The funny thing with angels, it seems that one doesn't really realize they are angels until after they have left, and then you have a strange feeling, like, "Was he an angel?" Well at least that has been my experience and that of a couple of close friends who have shared their experiences with me."
From a church friend:
"Yes, I have friends who can see angels. I can feel them, but not see them. A lot of people can see or feel them. It helps us to be aware of God's moving and grow in sensitivity to what He is doing."
From a former professor at Biola:
"Something more along the lines of "miraculous experience" perhaps is the "vision" I saw at a Billy Graham event in Japan around 1994. When I was looking out over the vast crowd of the stadium, I saw the large groups of people form into shapes that looked like the four major islands of Japan. I had a sense that God was really breaking down some barriers, and that eventually the love of Jesus will permeate the whole country."
From a college friend:
"We had an angel experience I think when I was about 8. My mom, a lady from church, and I were on our way to meet my Dad & brother at a funeral when the lady got a flat tire. We were all in dresses and hadn't a clue how to fix a tire and this was when only rich people had cell phones, which wasn't us. We were just a bit scared, being two ladies & a little girl on the side of the road. Just then two guys in a utility truck for painting pulled over, offered to help & fixed the tire. We expressed our gratitude and they were happy to help. Then we all drove our separate ways, but seconds later they literally disappeared. We were on a road with flat dirt roads all around & a long stretch of highway behind us, we should've seen them or a dust cloud, but there was no trace of them & my mom, the lady & I all joyously thanked God for sending the painter angels to change our tire."
From a missionary I know in Taiwan:
"The Veil is one of my favorite books about seeing angels. The author has seen in the spiritual realm his whole life and his perspective is amazing. He is also my friends brother in law so I know he's legit. Also, Shaun Boltz, a pastor in LA, has amazing encounters with angels."
Here are some cute quotes from a book I'm reading "What Children Tell Me About Angels."
"Grandpa, you know God loves everybody whether they love him back or not." lol yes He does!
"Grandpa, don't you know angels are like Superman? They can lift anything. They can move faster than the speed of light." :)
"I read a book once about Alabama angels and they talked just like people from Alabama." lol
"Angels can come anyway they want to. They come as birds, animals, people, anything. It doesn't matter. They come to let someone know God cares about them. That's pretty neat, isn't it?"
Yes I just knew a cat I had for two years was an angel. I'm so sure she was lol. She was unlike any other cat ever and incredibly loving! :)
Lastly here is a VERY interesting video about spiritual warfare that will open your eyes to a lot ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wivgDck1l88
If u do watch this you can skip to the last 5 or 10 minutes. That is the best part really and about 10 minutes in is really good. He describes demons and what the evil spiritual realm is like. This is all the account of a man who was in surgery and almost died. He went on a tour of the supernatural world basically. Very interesting for sure!
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