THE POWER OF FAITH IN MY RECENT ENCOUNTER WITH GOD.

                        

In this article, I share my recent expeience that I have had in my walk of faith with God. Since 2014 when I accepted to be reconciled back to my creator (see part of my testimony via this link    http://kingdomrelationship.blogspot.ae/2017/03/my-testimony.html?m=1).

 I have had various expriences with God and over the past three years, I have steadily grown in the understanding of his word and greatly exprienced the wonders of his mighty love. I have a lot to write about the wonders of my country (heaven), my King Jesus Christ, and my government (Kingdom of Heaven) but in this piece, I will zero on the recent sterning exprience that I exprienced for the sake of the Kingdom of God.

I derive the inspiration to pen down expriences in Kingdom of God from a man in the bible in Mark 5:1-20 who upon expriencing the great works of the Kingdom of God went on to publish them in over ten cities.( read more about this man via this link http://kingdomrelationship.blogspot.ae/2017/03/your-testimony-is-of-great-value-to.html).

To start with, I happen to be a faithful husband to one wife; the love of my life Prisca Kenganzi and, a father to two sons, the eldest made 4yrs in May this year and the youngest who this testimony is much attached to, is only 2 months.

 My family and I started the year 2017, on a good note, my wife then was pregnant (I call it a good note because I have seen many yarning to such a privilege but all in vain, I dont take it for granted) and delivery was expected come at the end of 9 months . However, our dilema as a family was the mode of delivery. We happened to get our first born that was way back in 2013 via a ciserean operation. Being the first exprience in the arena of procreation, I honestly confess that it was a bad one. My wife went through a lot of pain, I was there with her most of the times therefore I could feel, see and touch the severe pain she was going through. It was a difficult situation for us most especially the position we occupied as young parents. At that time, all of us were still under the bondage of religion and infact very good church goers since we all come from staunch religious backgrounds.

Time passed and days got near, and every time we made of a reflection of what we went through on the arrival of our first born, trust me the memories were painful just like a flesh wound.  Nevertheless we prayed and trusted in God for deliverance. I remember petitioning God about my situation (my wife's situation) all the time asking him not to permit another horror like exprience in wife’s life. Yes, women's delivery pain was increased due to the fall of man, but my wife did not deserve the amount of pain that comes with Ciserean operation.

So, I got to my knees and told the God of Abraham, " God, I never knew you in 2013 when my wife was operated, but now I know you. God , I made you a king over my house, you do rule it by your mighty hand of love, I gave you my life and all that belongs to me, how then can such a thing happen in house again?" I asked many questions as I continued to pray and counting my blessings. This was between March and April 9th 2017.

As it is the requirement of the medical personnel, my wife had all along been attending antenatal visits and the Doctors assured us all was fine. The doctors estimated that my wife would be delivered on 23rd but then we went ahead and did two more scans which gave us 15th, and 17th respectively. The last date we were given was 23rd of April beyond which they would opt for a ciserean operation in case there was no normal delivery. Patiently we waited as we prayed to the LORD of our house.

In the early morning hours, on 10th April , as I lay down a sleep, I got a call in a vision (dream) informing me of an unfortunate incident in which my new born baby had died. In the dream, my wife had given birth but the baby had not made it. I woke up from  the dream sad and weak but still gathered all the courage and strength, moved out of the bed and retreated to my prayer room (room corner). it was around 2 am in the morning.

Later, I went back to to sleep and got another dream again. In this one, It was in the evening of 26th April,  my wife and I were at a certain health unit moving around. Suddenly, our attention was drawn towards a fruitless tree, which looked like that of  an Ovacado. It was not clear and this created an argument between us trying to establish which tree was it. Suddenly, the tree grew taller and bore fruits which looked liked lemons.  As we all looked in amazement, my wife got labour pains and was picked by medical personnel to the labour section. I woke up, thanked God for atleast this was a message I ever wanted.

 The occurrence of the dreams all connected to one event gave me assurance that indeed this was God talking to me and my prayers had been answered.  I was convinced my wife would deliver normally and the the process would start on 26th April 2017. I went ahead and narrated all I went through all night to my wife.

Time flew very fast, this time my worries had disappeared because from the dream I was assured of victory but my wife was so much worried. She some how didn't believe in the assurance I had gotten from God. who would believe it anyway?  I held my peace, and continued to thank God waiting for the manifestation of God's promise.

 15th  April passed for this was the first estimated date the scan gave us. 17th April, passed too for it was the second date  estimate by Scan. The medical personnel this time gave us one more week that would expire on 22nd of April, out of which an operation would be arranged on 23rd.

This time the pressure that was upon me on me cannot be illustrated in writting, yet it rose higher each day that passed.
One day as I prayed, a voice came to me saying "stand still and see the salvation of the LORD" I remembered this scripture in Exodus. The words of confort had come to the Isrealites who were sore afraid and hopeless.

 I was conforted then but still I had a duty to confort my wife who was sore afraid and hopless this time. Hoooooo!!!! the situation in red, in my heart,I could feel the heat, it was too much.

"When God activates your your assignment, He will give you a testimony that none will ever dispute" -Aggrey Muhangi

Days drew near, but nothing seemed to be happening and yet there was not any sign that something was about to happen. I held my peace and conforted my wife. 22nd of April came, and 23rd too came.

This  this time, I stood boldly and rejected an operation unto my wife on the basis of a dream. The battle lines at this point were drawn, I had to either take up the instruction of medical personnel or wait upon the the promissed day of the LORD. I t was nolonger about us, but the life of someone's daughter, that I was risking to prove the authenticity of a dream. Gladly my wife accepted and the doctors heed to her request to give her 3 more days.  To me, that came as 3rd step to victory. We all patiently waited for the day; 26th of April, the date God had showed me.

Hey,  I looked a fool, nobody could believe I would be so ridiculous to believe a mere dream but nevertheless , I said to my self "stand still and see the salvation of the LORD." 24th came and passed, 25th came and passed.  Hooooo, mummy!!!!! now the pressure on me could fill the 8 tyres of a lorry, It is at this time that my wife boldly told me, "you are playing over my life with your dreams" With my head down, I replied nothing.

Here comes, 26th April 2017,  no strenth to pray, worship or even think of anything, my wife crying bitterly yet no words to confort her. 8am in the morning, there was no sign of anything going on. For every hour that passed, I could feel, the waves of hopelessness all over me,  Oh yeah! my God had been put to shame, I had lied in the name of the LORD, who would ever believe my God anyway. Afew hours later, the same voice came and said "Stand still and see the salvation of the LORD."

That same day 26th April  at 4pm in the evening , my wife started getting labour pains , we all out of Joy began rejoicing. There was pain no more, it was joy that filled our hearts, This joy of the LORD overshadowed the labour pains as I sang hosanah to the God of Abraham.

My wife later gave a normal birth to a bouncing baby boy in early morning hours of 27th April  at 0520hrs who I named "MUTUNGI AGGREY JR.

FRIENDS GOD IS FAITHFUL AND LIKE A FATHER HE CARES FOR HIS CHILDREN.  APPROACH HIS THRONE OF GRACE AND YOU SHALL OBTAIN MERCY. IF HE CONFORTED ME, THERE IS NO  DOUBT HE CAN CONFORT YOU AND RESTORE THE JOY OF HIS SALVATION. DO NOT GIVE UP ON YOUR FAITH IN JESUS EVEN WHEN EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE AGAINST YOU, STAND WITH JESUS EVEN WHEN NO MAN BELEIVES YOU. STICK TO HIS WORD AND HE WILL DELIVER YOU.

As for me and my house, we shall serve the LORD, choose today who you shall serve. 

SHALOM

Aggrey Muhangi is a citizen of the kingdom of Heaven
Email: aggreystyles@gmail.com
Twitter: @aggstyles