Hi everyone -
I am wondering if anyone else has had this kind of specific experience:
Around 1997 or 1998 I was living in a city in Ontario Canada, and had just dropped out of university. I went to the gym one evening and was walking home across a big park in the downtown portion of the city. It was wintertime, very cold and dark around 6pm. I was feeling lost, alone, sad, broken hearted, and wondering what had become of my life and what direction it was heading. I was questioning my relationship with everyone and everything…with Jehovah, my family, my friends. I was completely overwhelmed with sadness and despair.
As I continued walking through the park, I very suddenly, yet very briefly, felt what I would call a “small portion of Holy Spirit” come over me for about 1-2 seconds. It literally felt like God or one of his angels was saying to me “don’t worry, we know what you’re going through, you are going to be okay…we got you”.
This feeling stopped me dead in my tracks. I had never felt anything like this before in my life. I’m not saying it was any sort of anointing, it was more like Jehovah was actually showing me a small yet powerful portion of his Holy Spirit to let me know that he is 100% real, and He can LITERALLY give people strength and encouragement.
It was just a “sprinkling”, but to this day it was the best feeling I’ve ever had in my life. Never have I felt both so low yet so high in my life…It happened almost 25 years ago and I have never forgotten it. It was the greatest, most unique feeling I’ve ever felt. Something that no one can ever take away from me. To this day I still pray and thank Jehovah for what I felt that day, I have never forgotten it.
I dunno…there was just something very special and powerful about it.
Did it mean anything? Has anyone else every felt this? Are there biblical examples of this happening?
Just trying to make sense of it.
I am wondering if anyone else has had this kind of specific experience:
Around 1997 or 1998 I was living in a city in Ontario Canada, and had just dropped out of university. I went to the gym one evening and was walking home across a big park in the downtown portion of the city. It was wintertime, very cold and dark around 6pm. I was feeling lost, alone, sad, broken hearted, and wondering what had become of my life and what direction it was heading. I was questioning my relationship with everyone and everything…with Jehovah, my family, my friends. I was completely overwhelmed with sadness and despair.
As I continued walking through the park, I very suddenly, yet very briefly, felt what I would call a “small portion of Holy Spirit” come over me for about 1-2 seconds. It literally felt like God or one of his angels was saying to me “don’t worry, we know what you’re going through, you are going to be okay…we got you”.
This feeling stopped me dead in my tracks. I had never felt anything like this before in my life. I’m not saying it was any sort of anointing, it was more like Jehovah was actually showing me a small yet powerful portion of his Holy Spirit to let me know that he is 100% real, and He can LITERALLY give people strength and encouragement.
It was just a “sprinkling”, but to this day it was the best feeling I’ve ever had in my life. Never have I felt both so low yet so high in my life…It happened almost 25 years ago and I have never forgotten it. It was the greatest, most unique feeling I’ve ever felt. Something that no one can ever take away from me. To this day I still pray and thank Jehovah for what I felt that day, I have never forgotten it.
I dunno…there was just something very special and powerful about it.
Did it mean anything? Has anyone else every felt this? Are there biblical examples of this happening?
Just trying to make sense of it.