Adoration

So this is what I've decided to do.  I have decided to use this blog to write about all the spiritual experiences I have while I'm at Bethel, and I'll use my tumblr to write about everything else.  I may have to adjust that line somewhere down the road because as I become more aware of the spiritual realm, that world is going to grow and the occurances of the "natural world" are going to seem less "natural" and more spiritual.  Anyway, I'm sure you'll see what I mean simply by reading the two and recognizing how different they are. 

A few nights ago I was at Bethel's prayer house which is open 24/7.  Eventually I will take pictures of it because pictures really are worth a thousand words.  Especially when it comes to a place as beautiful as the prayer house.  However, I do have to explain that outside,  in the back of the house there are gardens surrounding a pool.  They aptly named the pool, the pool of Bethesda- the pool in the Bible that would be stirred daily by an angel.  Flowing into the pool from a stack of natural rocks is a miniature waterfall which creates the incredibly peaceful sound of flowing water.  It's awesome.  Leading to the garden in the back of the house there is a path that runs from the entrance of the prayer house, and around the side of it to the back. 

That night I was walking along that side pathway with an unbelievably clear sky above me.  As I walked past this one spot I was hit with an unusually tangible presence of God.  It felt as if I stepped into a circle where angels were worshipping and adoring Jesus.  There was such a sense of adoration for the person of Jesus that it literally took my breath away.  What was unusual for me was that I was able to discern exactly what was going on in the spirit.  Literally, Jesus was being adored.  That's what the angels had on their minds.  I paused for a second just to be in that place and continued walking.  The sensation left.  So I walked back to that spot and BAM.  Tears started forming in my eyes because there was so much love being poured out onto Jesus in that one area it was overwhelming. 

I stayed there in that spot and did the only thing I could do- kneel down and join the angels that were so obviously present, in adoring and loving Jesus.  Ever since that moment, my ability to connect with God in worship has increaced so much!  It's like I just turn my thoughts on Him, and that same sensation comes over me- as if those same angels join with me whenever and wherever I begin to worship. 

Today God told me why that was.  He told me that angels of adoration are attracted to me.  When I worship, they like to join me and adore with me.  And it feels strange but awesome.  I'll be worshipping by myself but I won't feel like I'm alone.  It's like whenever I start singing, praying or even just thinking about the goodness of Father God, these angels of adoration are just attracted to that like a magnet and immediately join in with me.  Sometimes I hear them when I stop, saying "Don't stop, don't stop!  Just keep going!  Go deeper go deeper!"  It's incredible.