I am not leaving without receiving what God has for me!

By Libby Smith

I came to my church's tent revival wanting nothing more then to help out when they asked and to see what cool things God was going to do in other peoples lives. I knew God could do things for me if he wanted too. But I wasn't ready to receive so I pushed him away. I didn't know how hard I was trying to resist till the second day.

The night after the first meeting and before the next meeting the next day I prayed to God. I asked for many things to take place but I mostly asked him to give Sam Vicente words of power that would fly off wings of flame. I then went to bed but little did I know God's plan for me.

I get to the second meeting a few minutes before it was about to start and I could feel a change in the air. Soon after Sam Vicente starts to speak I could feel the power of God roaring like a lion with every word being spoken.

I could feel a hunger and thirst welling up inside of me, I wanted more and I did not want to float any more.

The more he spoke the more I started to notice how everything I had prayed about was happening right before my very eyes. I could feel the power hit me over and over, again and again. Each time Sam Vicente spoke more power from God was put forth.

I started to cry, and then I couldn't stop crying. So I thought to myself, "I have been floating for a long time, and I have been telling you (God) that didn't like this feeling."

God then said,"Yes,you have told me that." I continued "But God what more is there then floating, being grounded?"

God doesn't answer right way but then responded,"You know the answer."

So I thought for a moment longer and then God showed me a vision of my mother grounding me. I started to see the meaning, "So God being grounded is like when I was a kid being grounded I can't go out with friends, play outside, or go anywhere."

God says,"You understand, but you also know the answer." I was shocked because God was right I did know the answer all along. I had spoken the answer to Sam Vicente at a Thursday Night Healing meeting some time before the tent revival.

So I answered, "So If I don't want to be grounded and I don't want to be floating. Then that means I have to start soaring."

Then I saw a vision of me kneeling between the two poles in the middle of the tent and I heard God say ," Be Brave!" I know that if I did not go and do what God had showed me that I would stay where I had been in faith for longer then I desired.

So after some more crying, I got brave I said to myself, "I AM NOT LEAVING TILL I HAVE RECEIVED!!" and I said to God, "I am not leaving till I have received."

I got myself up, gave my phone and my keys to my mother and I stepped up to the spot God showed me. I then kneeled and when my knee hit the ground I couldn't stop shaking and crying. I was crying every tear that I could cry and then some. I then felt the need to sit on my feet and put my arms out in front of me. And when I did that I could feel a tingling start from the tips of my fingers to my shoulders.

Many minutes later I sat up and cleaned off my face. And I then said to God, "This can not be it, I have come and I am not leaving till I have received everything."

With that Sam Vicente comes over and put his hand on my head and I went down. I lay there shaking and crying. I start to pray, I can hear a woman saying something but I can't make most of it out.

But prayed that If it be of harm that I do not receive it but that I only receive what God wants me to receive. Then I start to shake, the tingling has moved to every part of my body. And my knees were hot as if they are on fire.

Then I hear God say something along the lines of Fear be gone! And with that I started laughing as well as crying. I felt this peace, It was so peaceful that I can not even put words to describe the feeling.

After sometime I got a vision, a dream that I thought I had lost because years ago I had refused out of fear of speaking in front of lots of people. But here was the dream before my very eyes. I am on stage speaking to hundreds and thousands of people.

This time I said, Yes! And this time I was not going to turn down God because this time I am letting God take the lead and I am going to follow him.

Then I heard the woman from before speak, "Are you ready to get up?" So I asked God, "Am I ready to get up?" He answered "no."

So I shook my head no and layed there.

After what seemed like seconds, I opened my eyes to see my mother looking at me, I smiled and she smiled back. And then I laughed and she did too. After a few more seconds I took her hand, then sat up, and then got up.

Once I was on my feet I was so drunk in the spirit I could not even walk straight and I was shaking.

Having an encounter with God was a very personal and powerful experience. However it can be very distracting having others trying to help by laying hands on a person, praying, and talking aloud to the person. When in an encounter one is trying to only focus on God and it can become over whelming when outside forces are trying to intervene.