A few years ago, I had a very scary experience that I had
never had before this point nor have I had since then. I woke up in the middle
of the night out of a deep sleep and a feeling of panic overtook me! There was
really nothing going on at that particular time to explain or warrant it, and I
had no major decisions I was afraid to make at that point either. I had not
just had a bad dream either. It is still a mystery as to why this happened.
I sat up in bed all of the sudden and my heart was racing
and I felt like the inside of my entire body was literally on fire, from head
to toe. I threw the covers off, turned on the fan, and turned down the air
conditioning to cool off the room but nothing worked! I did not feel hot to the
touch, like I had a fever but it felt like I was on fire on the inside, like I
was about to spontaneously combust or something. I don’t really believe in that
phenomenon, but if it was real this must be what it felt like.
After a few minutes, I began to pray out loud for God to
calm me down and take this “anxiety” or whatever it was away. After about ten
minutes of intense prayer, nothing was changing. It was then that I grabbed my
Bible on the night stand and began to read scripture out loud. I read every highlighted
scripture I could find relating to fear, God’s protection, anxious thoughts,
etc. Then I came to the 23rd Psalm and began to read it. “…Even
though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil,
for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me…” The second time
through, the feeling completely went away and my body cooled completely down
back to normal.
Maybe I was just supposed to be reassured that He is there
with me, no matter what unexpected, scary situation comes my way. Only God
knows. All I need to do is simply trust Him.
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