Hillam Happenings on Feb. 3, 2023 - I Speak Jesus
Jesus isn't just in the pages of the New Testament. He's with me in the here and NOW. This is why I speak Jesus.
Greetings y'all,
If you live in Texas, you know it's been a rough week weather-wise. A cold front that blew in last Sunday set the stage for what later turned into an ice storm in much of our state. And I know we weren't the only ones affected by this. None of us needed any dubious prediction by a rodent in Punxsutawney to remind us that we're still in the middle of winter.
Thankfully, we never lost power, and even though temperatures remained below freezing up until yesterday afternoon, this was nothing like the "Snowmageddon” of two years ago.
I'm so grateful — not just because we averted the difficulties of losing power, but because had THAT happened WHILE dealing with my unexpected bout with vertigo, it would have been overwhelming.
It happened around 2:15 AM on Wednesday. As I turned over onto my back after sleeping soundly on my left side, I felt the old room-spinning sensation that, unfortunately, I was all too familiar with from back in the 90s.
Instantly, my heart rate shot up along with my blood pressure, and I knew what that meant: I'd likely gotten all the sleep I was going to for the night. And I was right. Even though the room-spinning part was relatively mild and short-lived, the experience left me unsettled and anxious.
But that unpleasant event was nothing compared to what happened a few hours later while I was drinking my morning smoothie. I had my iPad on a little vertical stand on our kitchen table and was sitting there checking the weather. When I looked up and glanced out the window across the room, suddenly, I had NO depth perception. It was as though my eyes were unattached to my body. (I know it sounds weird, but that's the best I can describe it.)
I had experienced something similar many times, but only for about a second, at most, and an intensity level of maybe a 2 or 3. THIS lasted much longer and was off-the-charts in intensity. THIS I had not ever experienced.
When it hit me, I grabbed the sides of the table to help with my balance and started shouting, "Jesus! Jesus! Jesus, help me!"
David, who was in his room at the time, came running. He put his hands on my shoulders and back and began to take authority over what was happening to me, rebuking it in the name of Jesus.
A few seconds later, it subsided, and my sense of balance returned. Needless to say, I was quite shaken. We both were.
I Speak Jesus
Once we both had calmed down, David told me about a new song he had come across a few days earlier. I had not heard it. Talk about timely:
I watched it for the first time while finishing my smoothie. What a powerful song. But oh, what a powerful name — the name of Jesus!
I listened to the song, worshipping Him along with it, several times throughout that day. It never failed to bring me peace and calm my heart and mind.
You see, Jesus isn't just in the pages of the New Testament. He's with me in the here and NOW. I worship Him in the good times and the bad. I speak Jesus.
After the Storm
It’s now Friday afternoon as I write this. The temperature is 50° outside, the sun is shining brightly, the ice and snow are melting, and Texas is returning to normal.
I slept over eight hours (in segments) last night, my strength is back, and while I’m not yet symptom-free (I still have to be careful how I turn my head), I’m vastly improved from two days ago. So like our weather, I, too, am returning to normal.
Life sometimes hits without warning. We ALL have to deal with it. But if you are a follower of Jesus — if you have believed that He is Who He said He is and have committed your life to Him — then you NEVER have to go through the storms alone.
You, too, can speak Jesus.
Hillam Happenings on Feb. 3, 2023 - I Speak Jesus
Wow. What a week you've had. I pray you will continue to be delivered from these episodes, and I thank you for testifying to the power of calling on Jesus, our ever-present help.❤️
Vertigo. Standing up, it's there. Sitting down, it's there. Lie down, it's there. And for me the very worst is closing your eyes. So I'm "Speaking Jesus" over you right now. "In your name, Jehovah Rapha, thank you for healing Sharon. Let her story be a guiding light that reveals you to many. We also take authority over not just the symptoms but the root problem. In Jesus' mighty, beautiful name I pray. Amen" You and David are such workers for the Lord that you all are disturbing the evil in this world and we can't let that defeat you so you two will stay on my prayer list. God bless you both. Love and hugs.