Vision of the Book of Life

I gave my life to Jesus when I was 12 at Hume Lake. That year I had my first experience with the Lord in the supernatural realm and it was awesome and has shaped my faith and my hope in what is to come after we leave earth. It happened like this:

I had just come back from a church camp where I had dedicated my life to Jesus again and told Him that I would be His “bondslave” for life. Little did I know that I was agreeing to give up my own life here on earth for serving Him. I knew that serving Him was my calling but had no idea what that meant for me personally and how many years of trials and searching for Him I would go through. It was a tearful intense campy night and I meant every word I said to Him. About a week later I prayed and asked Him to give me an “experience” with Him. I wanted to feel Him and see Him and was frustrated that I couldn’t. I wanted more. So this particular night in the middle of my dream state I saw the sun get really big and open up. Inside the sun I saw the golden gates of heaven….then I was instantaneously caught up into a place where I felt total completeness and perfection. The presence of God that I feel now during worship and prayer and I love immensely doesn’t even come close to this perfection I felt. It had to be the peace of heaven.  There was pure completeness and love in every part of this place. It felt like I was floating there for a while but it also felt like time stopped. I saw a hand writing my name in Hebrew in the Book Of Life. I remember saying over and over “I don’t want to go back, I don’t want to go back…”

Experiencing Gods perfection that night was out of this world and set me up for wanting more of Him. The reality of the peace of heaven  has touched me and I honestly won’t be satisfied until I’m there with Him again.