Amy Gets the Blessed Holy Ghost!

I was a very confused young lady. I also thought I had all the answers and was very independent and "in control" (ha, ha). I was a mess! What I wanted most was to be loved! I loved people, but they didn't love me back. I had friends, but some of them turned out not really being my friends. It was sad and lonely. I couldn't figure out why I couldn't have the "perfect" life everyone else was having. I went through a lot of heartache but there was a reason for it. I am 28 years old now and I have wasted a lot of precious years. Thank God he is letting me make them up now!

My story starts so far back I can't begin to tell you everything, but I want to try and touch the surface for you. My family; me, my dad and my mom, were very close. But during my teenage years I was very rebellious. I caused my parents a lot of pain unnecessarily. I never was a wild child, like with the law or anything like that, just a rebellious teenager. But bad enough that my parents could not live with me any longer, so I was asked to leave. But I understood we were living separate lives, so I did.

Now, my parents also have the Holy Ghost and have for many years. My Dad 35 years and my Mom 33 years. So, I went on my merry way, and it was a worldly way at that. I was still searching after many years of running into brick walls. Wondering if I would find the "right" man for a husband or not? Being loved was what I wanted the most in my life. Finally, God did send me someone who was going to change my life more than what I expected. I did not marry this young man, but God had set it up for him to be the worst one of all. I went through many trials with him and the road was not easy.

My heart was broken and broken and broken regularly with him. It was so bad for both of us we were miserable. We finally broke down and told each other we needed some help!! Well, I knew where to get it because my parents both had the holy ghost and they had been very good examples over the years and I knew what they had was something that I didn't. So, we started attending their home prayer meetings.

God was really tugging at my heart. The love I felt in those meetings was beyond measure. My heart was broken and I had found someone who could heal it!!!! I knew it too, because I could feel it. There was something different there that I had never felt anywhere else.

I have never been one who attended "Church", I have never been baptized in water, I have never been sprinkled, or dunked, or anything. I just know I felt a tugging in my heart from someone who could and would help me!

I attended the home prayer meetings regularly and I prayed and prayed and prayed. God touched me many times but I still had not received the Holy Ghost with speaking in tongues. I wanted it though! The people I was around that had it were the happiest people on earth! You wouldn't believe it, that people could be SO happy! I knew I wanted that!

Well, I started going in October of '95 and by Jan of '96 I still had not received the holy Ghost. I never had the opportunity to get discouraged for long because God continually encouraged me.

When I moved back in with my parents at age 26, things were a lot different. I had to start from square one. I needed a job, because I had quit my only one I had, God gave me one! And a good one at that. I needed a new car, because the boyfriend I had wore mine out, God sent me one. I needed to get out of debt, because me and my boyfriend were careless with our money, I got out of debt! God did all of that for ME! It was one thing right after another. God was listening to me all the time. He answered prayers for me that I had forgotten I prayed. It was wonderful and SO much love in it all.

Well, I still had not received the Holy Ghost, but my prayer was that when I got it, not if I got it, but when, I wanted to know it! I didn't want to have any doubts about it.

So, Bro. Gary and his family and my Pastor, and our little group and a group of brothers and sisters from Louisville, Ky had a gathering in North Carolina. I knew this was going to be a special gathering because its a lot of fun when a whole lot of God's people get together! I knew something was going to happen to me.

Our first get together was on Saturday night. I went up for prayer and when they laid hands on me, I felt a release. God, had not given me the holy ghost yet, but he took burdens from me I knew it I could feel it. I was light and felt different. We went on and the meeting was over and I went back to my hotel room. The next morning (sundae) I got up singing like I had never sung before. I felt so different. I could not stop singing. I couldn't wait for the meeting to start. I didn't care who was around, who was watching me, what they were going to say, I was in another world! And that's exactly what I did! I sang as loud as I could, clapped my hands as loud as I could, I just was there enjoying what the Lord was doing.

When people started getting prayed for I went up for prayer and nothing happened. Well, I didn't understand, I walked around and the whole time I was asking God, "What is it, what am I supposed to do?" And just as I said those words, one of my best friends came over and hugged me!(from across the room she saw me and walked over to me). We fell to the floor and that's where I stayed until I broke through with God.

I wanted it so bad I was not going to get off that floor until I got it! And I did! I was crying, I had a snotty nose, I had raccoon eyes (mascara running) and I was ugly, but I was beautiful to God! He heard me repenting, he heard me crying, and begging and pleading and loving Him!!

When I got it, I jumped off the floor and started dancing! The first thing I wanted to do was get to my daddy! I ran to him like a baby taking its first steps and spoke in tongues right in his ear! He was so Happy! and I was too! I was so happy and so relieved and SOO LOVED! God took all my burdens away, healed my broken heart and made me happy all at one time!

He is so wonderful!!! You have just got to experience this it's the "BEST". God let me pick up right where I left off with my parents and we have started a new life together. I am continuing my education and life is great.

God is still mending my heart and teaching me new things everyday. HE HAS NOT LEFT ME ALONE! He just adds to me every day. I hope I did not talk too long, but when you tell about something as wonderful as the Spirit of God you get REAL excited!! I love what God has done for me, and thanks for listening!

Love,
Amy