How did I get here?
I think it was while I was walking
this weekend on a beautiful day in
September, breeze blowing and sun shining
and I stopped and listened.
No, I did not hear a voice.
I just felt a presence.
Then it hit me…I should write!
Maybe just a few words to encourage
other Bible prophecy beginners to jump in
there and learn all they can while we are
still around on this earth to do so.
So here it is, my first
article for Rapture Ready and do I ever have
a lot to say.
You see, I am a medical
transcriptionist and I listen to people talk
ALL DAY LONG via dictation; therefore, when
I get the chance to do the talking…well.
First and foremost, though—if you are
INTERESTED IN BIBLE PROPHECY—KEEP READING!!
Rapture Ready has
changed my life.
Of course, first Jesus Christ changed
my life, but he led me to Rapture Ready.
I have pestered the likes of many of
the writers here, hopefully in a good way,
with my questions and comments and, having
gotten many a kind response, I felt the Lord
urging me to “write”.
I love to write—I love to talk.
So here goes—please bear with me.
I grew up in the most
wonderful church, a quaint little community
church which had the most dynamic pastor I
have ever heard.
As a child/teenager/young adult, I
was privileged to listen to this Godly man
preach his heart out every Sunday.
What an evangelist for Christ he was.
And thus began my relationship with
my Father in Heaven, one that would take on
a journey over a few decades that I am sure
most Christians can relate to.
Yes, that rollercoaster of a ride we
call Christianity.
Up the hills and down the hills, in
the valleys and on the peaks!
Yet through it all, we know we are a
child of God and that he is there with us
every step of the way.
Disappoint him?
Of course I have.
Let him down?
Many times.
Trusted him?
ALWAYS.
After all, I knew from a very young
age that I was fortunate enough and blessed
enough to grow up in that very little church
with that very special pastor, and so many
people in this world would never have an
opportunity like that.
How could I NOT be a Christian?
I just was.
I just am.
Without boring readers
with details, I went through several years
of ups and downs in my Christian journey,
having always maintained my faith, yet not
always seeking God as I knew I should.
Amen?
Amen.
I think some of you can probably
relate.
But one day, it just happened.
I WOKE UP!
This little thing called Bible
prophecy got a hold of me and I was a goner.
Now let me tell you, I am SOOO not an
expert and I am just scratching the surface,
and sometimes scratching my head,
but I am telling you and you probably
know this, that once the Bible prophecy bug
gets a hold of you, no antibiotic will
resolve that virus.
It is over.
Just go with it and let yourself be
led.
My point?
If it had not been for Rapture Ready,
and the most wonderful teachings and
articles and programs that I have been
divinely guided to, I would still be
muddling around in my old routine, wondering
how to decorate the kitchen or watching some
version of the Are They For Real Housewives
(knowing all along that I should not care
about these things).
You just do; you just get caught up
in that.
BUT NO MORE.
I find myself thinking on the Rapture
when I wake up, all day, and when I go to
bed.
I fight for every second of my day to
find a moment to sit down with the Bible and
read (or some great Terry James book or
both).
TV?
What’s that?
There are only three channels on my
TV now—all Christian channels, albeit not
all of them ALL good programming, but here
is where our discernment comes in.
I’m learning.
I’m listening and I have never had so
much peace and joy in my life.
It REALLY IS TRUE!
Live your life solely focused on the
Lord and you will never look back.
It is amazing—they say Bible prophecy
will lead you to do, at the very least,
these two things—purify yourself to be the
Bride of Christ and give you the desire to
witness.
Check.
Check.
Yep.
I’m there.
I have a long, long,
long way to go.
I ask the Holy Spirit to fill me each
day and lead me to opportunity to witness
(by the way, does THAT ever work out well).
He has never let me down on that one!
Am I doing it right?
Do I have all the answers?
Not an expert here, I assure you, but
I have never been more emboldened and
determined to talk to those around me,
although the table full of bikers at the
Mexican restaurant the other day got up and
left before I was able to say what I wanted
to say to them.
Digging in my purse to find something
to write on and a pen, I lost an opportunity
to tell eight people who were talking about
Armageddon while drinking, carousing and
cursing up a storm, where they needed to
look to really find out about Armageddon.
I will never forget missing that
opportunity.
So basically, this is
my chance to implore other novices out there
to take this prophecy stuff seriously and
run with it.
I simply talked to some of my closest
friends and relatives at first and I can
assure you that BPF (Bible Prophecy Fever)
has caught on and it is spreading.
People are curious--both believers
and nonbelievers know something feels
different and they want to hear your
thoughts.
A Holy intervention is about to
happen, and a little contagious BPF is in
order.
I will close with one
of my favorite Scripture verses—I’m sure you
all know it well.
If you don’t, remember it—it will get
you through nearly any situation:
“The Lord is good, a
stronghold in the day of trouble; and he
knoweth them that trust in him”.
Nahum 1:7.
Yes indeed—I flipped
open my Bible one morning after having lost
my beloved collie to “puppy heaven”. While
looking for a little encouragement in my
anguish—voila!
There it was.
The very page I opened to.
Now how is that for Divine intervention I
ask you?
Now we must be ready for the greatest
Divine Intervention of them all!