My failing of faith
The country field in Worcestershire was packed
With rv units that must have numbered 1500/2000 I Think the year was 1996?
The tent was up and there were always things going
On there was the morning prayer meeting creches
Spiritual workshops evening preaching the Outreaches in town centres handing out leaflets on
The reality of God and His availability to any who
Would know more, the first day I met there by the name of
Sailey Price, he struck me as a true believer straight off
I enquired if he churched at one of this movements
Churches.? He said he had but was with another
Church now, however he was here for his children so they got to experience more of the overall scope
Of God's work.' I at this time was really buzzing with
The Holy Spirit.' And searching inside, also quite
Remorseful for the signposts I had walked past in
Earlier years.. But I had been visited by men of this
Movement that had shocked me out of my spiritual
Sleep.' I must give God praise for using them to Reach me.' They were faithful servants In this .'May Blessings be upon them' anyway here I was, I Got baptised in a cleaned out builders skip there as did some others I was out on the streets at the meetings etc in fact a by now executive minister was taking a tuesday
Meeting I shall referr to him by initials J B, a
Very well Intentioned and sincere man of God who was one of those who visited me
In the first instance
The praise was sung the leader leader led, the Word
Was preached and collection wato come round
In this we must keep in mind J B was not long back
From 1990s America which was more affluent I
Than the year 2021 in which I now write.' so just
Before the offering went J B exhorted all to give like
They did In America maybe £20,000 could be raised
This morning? I noticed a couple of medium sized buckets got passed out from the front, maybe as a
Positive emblem of hoped for cash amounts.? I
Waited thinking of the heavy cost of British living
And thought this is asking too much.' Then the Bucket started to approach me I saw 10pence
Coins being thrown in that was way too little.' Both
Events unsettled me inside, or maybe it wasn't me.?
This thought was even more unsettling.' The Meeting came to an end, but this sense did of Oddness would not leave even as I had late night chats
With others pastors; other followers I went back
To bed I prayed and thought things over I read some Bible passages I felt I should go into the Meeting and proclaim three things one that the Lord was not pleased with the way things were
Going and some of them were were elevating themselves to much I said shall I pronounce
Something? It came to me to say this I will drop
You leaders as if you were excrement says the
Lord.' To signify this one of the mobile toilet
Trailers would break loose and smash into
A building when camp was broke Also J B for thumping the collection bucket
And arguing for a large offering would have to
Take to his bed, for he would have severe Headaches lasting three whole days
And nights, the next day I
Should have bought a simple figure and then
Driven in a stick in the ground, before the address platform, place the figure on
The top and say apart from two other events
That shall happen, you have set up an idol before
You in your hearts this day 'says the Lord God' so
I will blow with the wind of my mouth and a man will
Fall from a high place, I will smash his teeth out
And break his two arms, at this point I was to strike
The pole to dislodge the idol with a stick then to hit
It On the face causing breakage, and also as you Like the book of Isaiah you can do it as he would
Have..' wow.) You mean naked Lord I asked? I don't
Know about that there are at least 100 pastors here
And I've never done anything like that.' But you think
Isaiah was an effective prophet I got back.' We'll yes
Lord' ( at this point I thought am I imagining this?)
Well I got coming to me again do you think Satan
Will make it easy to get My Word across.' You Should be ready..' What about if I throw a nightrobe
Over my underpants then remove it Lord, will that be acceptable.?
I understood yes.' I knew we would break camp in
Three to four days.I thought about doing this alone
Faced by at least 30 men even if I went early Morning' the next day I sought out Sailey Price. I
Thinking He's not going to come with me to do this?
I only met him the fist time here, if he does it must Be a sign' I never told him exactly what I had to do
Just that I felt prompted by God to confront them for
Their own good.' He agreed straight away just come
To me when you are ready he said I left him I went
Back and for the next two nights kept turning this Over in my mind, until I convinced myself I'd Imagined the whole thing, so I decided not to do it.'
Then as we were leaving the field and it was half empty
I was talking to a group of pastors, when another
Pastor sped into the gate and drove up to us, we Have a problem he said, one of the toilet units has
Broken from its towing vehicle and smashed into
A local businesses building.' I quickly left and made
My own way back to the London area the next Night I went way to a pastor and told him the
Other two events that I believed would happen,
As it drew toward that Sunday we heard in church that J B was to
Give the message, when Thursday bible study came
Round B F the pastor I spoke to announced that J B
Had been stricken with terrible headaches, medicne
Was not helping he was a day and night into it and It looked like he would not be able to preach Sunday, he did not as he did suffer three days and
Nights, then 3 months passed and there was
Another announcement by pastor B F again, David
Who had founded the church on original certified Medical miracles, 7 had been up on a high ladder When a freak blast of wind tore it down and in landing
He had tried to slow his fall by biting on a basketball Ring just below which tore out all his front teeth, then upon landing
Both his arms were broken.' I am putting this down
As a lesson in obeying God and to let all know how
( I failed at this time.) Apart from speaking to pastor B F
For we are not perfect no not one.!
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