Hugged by God
I was born in Romania
where my dad and grandfather were planting Christian churches. At age four I
said the prayer asking Jesus into my life. That is when I started noticing
others besides myself. I would write, Jesus Loves You, on scraps of paper and
leave for people to find.
In 1984, my dad felt
his days were numbered in Romania, then ruled by the communists. He moved our
family to California. I was eleven and attended local public schools. I was
graduated from Cal State Haywood with a premed major. I had a change of focus
and received a Masters in Divinity from Fuller Theological.
In 2010 I was a broken
man. My career as a police officer ended
when I was permanently disabled in a scuffle while apprehending a suspect. My
wife and I were divorced after twelve years of marriage. I was totally
depressed.
To get back on track I
decided in September 2011 to pray and fast. I tried it for a day. Nothing
changed. I fasted and prayed for three
days. Nothing. Then I fasted for seven days, no change. and finally I had only
water for two weeks. Nothing changed, I was still depressed.
In October I attended a
prayer retreat with other members of the Lighthouse Church. While on my knees I
said to God, "I tried on my own and nothing is going right," I was
crying. "Lord I surrender to You. My life is yours."
I heard, "I love
you. I've always been here."
I don't know how to
adequately describe what happened next, I felt I was being lifted up while
still kneeling There was a bright light of many colors in front of me and the
light wrapped around me. I sensed I was being hugged by God. I was overwhelmed
by love and peace beyond description. It was a freeing experience. Everything
became peaceful.
I felt I was born into
eternity.
"Blessed are the
pure in heart, for they will see God." (Matthew 5:8)
Daniel Ploscaru
Freemont,CA
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