Do you ever get that gnawing feeling in your gut? You are not sure what that feeling is all about but you know down deep you have got to try and figure it out. Definitely an unsettling feeling.
In 2017 was one of those times for me. My knees were needing replacements. Both of them were bone on bone. So...which one gets fixed? We quickly had to decide which knee was gonna get the replacement. Solution...flip a coin. I know that sounds crazy, but that's exactly what we did.
Approximately two weeks prior to surgery, I was getting that gut feeling that something wasn't right. In my private time with the Lord, I expressed my concerns. Even though the doctor had done his best to reassure me that there would not be any problems, I still felt that me and the Lord needed to have a talk about it.
I knew that my relationship with the Lord was sound, I had been in similar situations before, but there was something different about this.
Needless to say, I requested all the angels that the Lord would spare to come and assist in this operation. I wanted the operating room to be filled to the max with all kinds of angelic help.
In my time of prayer, I reminded the Lord that I had given Him all of me. I had given Him complete control of my life. My opinion of the matter was that my life was not done and there was more God was going to expect from me.
I requested the Lord to send as many angels as He would allow to help in this situation. I wanted the room to be filled to the max and overflowing with angelic help.
Operating day I explained to everyone involved in my surgery, that they were to do everything they had to do, to bring me back to my room. I was not done here on earth. I still had a lot to do. I think they thought I was nuts.
I didn't care what they thought. All I knew was that I had to get back to my room. The Lord had promised me all would be alright. I was so thankful that I could totally trust God with all of it. God's will would be done.
Wouldn't you know it..right in the middle of my knee surgery, I died for seven minutes. Of course at this point decisions had to be made. In the doctors mind, they were remembering my last request to them before surgery. My words to them was "do whatever you HAVE to do, to get me back to my room. I'm not done."
They used all the reviving techniques at their fingertips. They did all they could. They even broke all my ribs doing their ALL to get me back.
After 7 minutes passed, God breathed life back into me. The doctor finished the replacement and sent me soon after, to CCU.
I'm not sure how many days I stayed in CCU before going to my room, but I was told that they kept a close watch on me for sure. The doctor informed me that he knew that Heaven had opened that day, and the Heavenly Physician had brought me back. He said, this was not something easily explained, nor would he ever forget it.
He said he surely didn't want to go through with that again any time soon. He had never had a situation like this before. It really scared him to death.
Everyone wants to know what I saw in Heaven. I can tell you I don't think He wanted me to see too much...had I, I would not have wanted to come back for sure...All I can say it was the most AWESOME presence of PEACE beyond what my vocabulary can express.
When you are walking with the Lord, trusting Him in all situations, He gives us PEACE. I just remember the Lord telling me to tell everyone that He died for them and loves them very much and wanted all that would answer, "Yes" to be with Him forever.
In the following days I continued to remind the Lord, that I was His and I would continue to let Him use me however He chose. I also let Him know my tongue was still His and He could use it whenever He wanted.
After returning to my private room, there was a nurse that the Lord brought to my attention. The Lord put the words in my mouth that she needed to hear. Many signed my prayer request book and many prayed for....all that happened would be for His glory.
Many things that happen to us, we don't understand....but if it gives God glory, that is why we are here. Praise Him and lift Him up.
I'm thankful still to this day, that I have learned to listen and obey when the Lord speaks to me. He said, "My sheep know my voice and will follow no other." I hope and pray that all believers reading this will be reminded to listen and obey. Many more need to hear that God loves them and has not forgotten them....It is our duty to share God's love with all that will allow us to.
Jesus will be coming to get His people in an hour that we least expect. Be watchful, and always ready to lift up the name of Jesus. Stay alert !!! When the Holy Spirit speaks, say, "Yes, Lord...Your will I will obey."
God Bless You,
Maw Dee
