A Very Personal Miracle!

Last week I had to give a presentation to the faculty and administration at FBU about my sabbatical research. Now usually I'm not very nervous about speaking in front of people. I'm actually pretty good at public speaking. I was on a full ride scholarship for my speaking ability as an undergraduate and participated on a speech team that national ranked in the top three all four years. My junior year I quarterfinaled at the collegiate national tournament in persuasive speaking.

I say all this not to "toot my horn" but to put things in context for you. You see I found myself becoming very, very nervous before my sabbatical presentation. So nervous that I started to feel a full blown panic attack and the beginnings of a nasty migraine. Typically I would have simply tried to intervene with medication, but made a different choice this time.

Instead, I decided to totally surrender myself to the Holy Spirit and let Him "heal" me so to speak. So when I found my body reacting (the symptoms of the panic attack/migraine coming on) I managed to sneak back to my office for just a couple of minutes between classes. I went facedown and started to pray. I begged Him to intervene. As I was praying I did what I felt directed to do which was work on my breathing and challenge the negative thinking. As I totally surrendered every part of me and thought to the Holy Spirit, I could physically feel His presence penetrate every nook and cranny of my body. I'm afraid this is the point where language doesn't quite do justice to what I experienced.

In a brief moment I felt the symptoms simply leave my body. Poof!! They were gone and replaced by a sense of calm and well being that surpasses understanding.

Miraculously, I did NOT have a panic attack or a migraine. As I walked out of my office I was feeling fantastic! This is nothing short of amazing. Given how I was feeling prior to praying, I was surely on my way to an ER visit.

He is the real deal, folks. And while I know many of you already know this, I felt compelled to share this very personal experience with you.

While none of this may seem very significant to you, let me tell you it was an eye-opening, pivotal point in my life, one I'm not soon to forget.

So how about it? Are you willing to totally surrender to Him? He can do amazing things, after all I'm a living, breathing testament to that. Just remember the choice is yours.

In love with my Savior,
~Cheryl