DEVINE APPOINTMENT - WoW

I just experienced a divine appointment. I have not been feeling well this past week. Yesterday I over did my stay with not resting after a mighty move of the Holy Spirit at two churches. So today, I was not in good shape. And continue to feel lousy with my present ailments and circumstances. So, around noon today I forced myself outside, as I had to get my body moving.

Now, I live in a pretty good neighborhood. So, here I go on a walk and from a distance I see a man in a wheelchair in the middle of the road. In all my years where I live, I have never seen anyone in my neighborhood in a wheelchair.

Normally, I would do an about-face. Out of FEAR! Just plain fear of everything I could imagine happening with this person.

Although I have been praying to the Lord these days to use me, and He has even revealed to me these words, "I will make it simple." Or just plain "simple." Like I will not send you to the mission fields. :)

Sure, I have the tendency to run. But, I think the more of an opportunity for my Heavenly Daddy to reveal to me "growth spots of obedience," the stronger I will become for His kingdom.

Anyway, just before I left to go on my walk, I said, "Okay Daddy who do you have for me to meet?" Again, I live in a pretty nice area and I really do not meet people on the street. Usually they are at work.

So, I see this guy in a wheelchair in the road and he was in my line of walking path. He sees me and twirls around and makes a bee-line to me. Under my breath I remember saying, "okay Daddy I guess he is the one you want me to meet today." All the while my Heavenly Daddy knows this goes against my grain as well as I do.

So before I could even get up to the man, he screams out "what's your name?" I replied back with, "what is yours?" Elmer was his reply. Then I noticed he had a Vietnam cap on. I said what year did you serve? It did not dawn on me that he was handicapped until he pointed to his missing left leg. Elmer was filthy. Extremely filthy. Smelly and filthy. Did I say filthy??? His white shirt was black with dirt. He mumbled. I was standing about 10 feet away from him. He pointed to his missing leg and what I assumed he was telling me how he lost it in a blast in 1969.

Sensing in my spirit the rejection he has encountered in life. My Spirit could also sense how much he wanted someone to talk with. When all of a sudden I go off in prayer out loud in the middle of the street with him. I am finding myself more and more just going into prayer for people without asking permission. I just do it. I would prefer to ask permission, but it never happens.

So, while I was praying for him, he took off his cap and placed it over his heart. Still standing a distance from him, the Lord then tells me to go and place my hand on his head. Lord, I did not hear you say that to me did I? Oh, I did NOT want to do that!! His hair was so matted and as I said already many times, he was filthy and smelly. But, there I go. I place my right hand on his hair which felt like cement. Proceeded to pray for him. Elmer began to cry. Grabbed my arm and hand that was praying for him on his head. Right away fear entered me. Figuring he would not let me go. But, he did. His fingernails were down to the quick almost. His hands were callous and black with filth. He thanked me. I began walking away. Then I heard him wail and cry. I turned around and walked back and said to him, "Elmer that is the Holy Spirit in you." He cried even more and more and thanked me. I said, "Elmer just enjoy His presence." He was crying with a broad smile on his face with eyes closed. He was broken.

WoW!!!!! We both were blessed!

One thing I noticed.....you could be messed up so mentally, like Elmer was a bit. And once God or the Holy Spirit comes on the scene, it is like Elmer got his faculties back. He was coherent.

Another thing my hand began to burn after I left him. I looked down at my hand to see maybe he had something nasty in his hair and it transferred onto my hand. I did not see anything. I think it was just the Spirit.

I have no clue where he came from and why he was in my neighborhood????

As I walked away the second time, I thought to turn around to see if God placed one of those angels that you do not know you are ministering to and vanish when you look again, but no. Elmer was right where I left him. With God!