My Encounter With Jesus Christ
BySome years ago when I lived in Spain I was going thorough some really difficult times financially and had to look for a job to be able to support myself, and with my pretty much non-existing language knowledge in Spanish I had to take whatever work I could get.
I asked everywhere, day after day, and finally one day I was out biking as usual and was drawn to a Hotel with a huge golf course and it was a very large complex and area so I though “maybe they need someone in the kitchen or something, I’ll ask”.
So I went there and asked, left my contact info and when leaving I didn’t feel I would have any chance because I didn’t speak Spanish and person I had talked to kind of let me know right away that I should just keep looking elsewhere because of that.
But then someone called me shortly after and invited me to come to have a chat so I went, and to make a long story short, I’ve got a job as a cleaner for a few weeks.
This was very fortunate for me, many people were desperately looking for work at this time in Spain and without Spanish skills, you were more or less doomed to unemployment and homelessness if you didn’t have an income, so you couldn’t exactly pick and chose to say the least.
Many people struggled and businesses was closing down everywhere everyday. Some places looked like ghost towns because of the economical situation is Spain at that time. It was very hard to get a job.
But I believed that I would get a job, despite what people said around me; things like ‘you will never get a job, not now with the recession and all, you don’t know any Spanish so you can just forget it and go home to Scandinavia instead’.
A cleaning job was not what I wanted at all, but I didn’t see I had any choice due to my financial situation; I had to support myself. So I was happy, and thought to myself that I can do that for a month or so, no problem!
I was brought together with a cleaning-lady group and I kind of felt at this point that this job had been given to me by grace – that’s another story that I can share another time.
All of the ladies spoke Spanish only – so we couldn’t communicate – I mean, I knew very few words and phrases and only one of them could speak as much English as I could Spanish, so it was a very interesting experience in that sense.
We had fun with it at times, but I felt very much out of place and could sense and get from some of the words that they were talking about me at times and that wasn’t very comfortable when you were stuck in the same room.
We just didn’t match, and it was a humbling experience to walk into hotel rooms where the “rich and famous” so to speak were sunbathing on their huge luxurious balconies and there I came with the duster and mop.
I felt that I should be the one who was being catered for – it was at times embarrassing for my ego, especially one time when someone I knew a little bit came to the Hotel complex to enjoy a glass of Chardonnay and suddenly sees me in my way-too-big cleaning-lady shirt on.
I felt that I should have sat there too and enjoyed a glass of wine and not be cleaning a Hotel…
(And no, there is nothing wrong with being a cleaner, it just wasn’t anything I dreamt of doing)
With time I grew to really feel out of place and I was full of anxiety and I turned and tossed my body around in bed at night, slept very badly – thinking that this is so wrong, this is not what I’m suppose to do, and I prayed and cried and I was just feeling very very out of my element.
I was seriously thinking of leaving, I just couldn’t take it anymore.
Then one night, it was early in the morning, at 4-5 sometime, that Jesus himself came to me in a dream.
It was not an ordinary dream, and it wasn’t really a ‘dream’-dream, it was more like a very clear image of a being that stood in front of me and I could clearly see it was Jesus.
He was standing there in front of me where I was laying there in my bed.
I felt so peaceful in his presence, so calm, I wasn’t the least afraid or scared, and the whole thing that happened was very real. I knew I wasn’t dreaming.
Then he says to me: “You can either resist this or go with it, but it is a part of a plan. It is a part of a plan, so it’s your choice; resist it of just go with it”.
And I immediately felt this incredible peace coming over my whole being when I got the message and understood on a deep level that this was in fact a part of a plan, what plan exactly I had no idea, I just knew that what he said was true and then he disappeared.
I was full of energy, love and joy and couldn’t sleep anymore, and that morning when it was time to go to work, I biked faster than ever before, actually looking forward to it, and I almost danced through the days, I was so full of joy and reassurance that this job was divinely given to me as a gift.
The rest of my weeks that I worked there went through with happiness, laughter and lightness of heart! 
And that only because of Jesus and what he said to me.
I would LOVE to hear if you have had similar encounters with either Jesus or others and what it did to you.
My own meeting with Jesus is something I will never forget and I will always remember it with tremendous gratitude.
When sharing your story too, it can help others that are going through something difficult to continue keeping the faith, and help reinforce the trust that is already built in each and everyone of us but that can diminish in times of struggle.
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That’s a very wonderful experiment , it is kind of a powerful lucid dream ,congratulation , may be I can go through such dream , I am working on it
Hi Usama,
Thank you for your comment.
It wasn’t a lucid dream; a lucid dream is when you’re in a dream, knowing that you’re dreaming.
It wasn’t even a dream as I described it in my post, and I don’t think it’s possible to “work on it” as you put it, it’s not something we can impose on ourselves.
I truly saw it as a gift that was given to me, and it was very real (not a dream).
I hope you too will have such an experience some day in your own life as it was very beautiful and I wish that for everyone – to feel the love and peace from an encounter like that.
It was truly a beautiful thing to experience and receive.
Maria
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Why do we always deceive ourselves and deceive others by been ungrateful to ALMIGHTY GOD and ascribing gratefulness to HIS creatures. Lets think deeply.
Hello Adekoya,
Thanks for commenting, although I don’t know what you mean, so feel free to elaborate on your points of view to bring more clarity.
Thanks!
Maria
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why does God appear to some and not to others?
Hi Lisa,
Thanks for commenting.
To answer your question: I don’t know.
But I do know that when we start to see God in everything – it will be experienced also.
(If we look for it; the beauty and love that is in everything and everyone; that’s God)
Why I had this particular experience is outside of my logical understanding (so I can’t explain it to you), but that was how Life manifested itself to me at that time, in a way I needed to experience it.
I think every moment is an invitation and opportunity to experience the divine (Or God/Source), only it comes (although it never really “comes and goes”; it’s always present) in different ways to different people at different times.
When we stay open to how it expresses itself, it will also be seen and felt in the heart, but maybe not in a way that we had expected it to.
God is always appearing itself (to all of us) – because Life is God.
Blessings,
Maria
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Hi Maria; thank you for your articles.
A few days ago I had a vivid (very, very vivid) dream in the morning which woke me up in a shock. In my dream I was taking care of children and was wearing robes, and then I was told we all had to sit down (this was somewhere outdoors, like a field) because Jesus was coming to visit.
Now I remember every single detail, including the creases on my robes. This is very unusual for me, I usually don’t remember anything, let alone such vivid details. Eventually a young man came over and sat down by a stone, and when looking into his face (it was Him!) I felt a mixture of pure love and pure innocence; so strong was the feeling that it woke me up in shock.
I know about OBE’s and how they can most certainly look like dreams. I can’t say exactly what happened, but the last time I had such a vivid ‘dream’ was years and years ago.
When I woke up I remember thinking that it was just ridiculous the way I could recall every single detail from the place and even facial features. It stayed with me all day and I told a dear friend of mine. There’s no doubt that something was most definitely out of the ordinary regarding this particular experience.
Also, I’m Spanish – thought I’d let you know
Patri:)
Hi Patri,
You’re very welcome, glad you like them!
Thank you also for sharing your special dream with us.
What I described in my post though, wasn’t a dream, and I do know all about OBE’s (out of body experiences) as I have had them since childhood, and especially back then and in my early adulthood.
There’s no similarity to what I described in my post to those (OBE) experiences.
To your dream;
Did you interpret the details you saw? (Dream interpretation).
There might be some important messages for you there, although I’m guessing that the feeling of his presence and energy was the main purpose of your dream.
Which is always wonderful – I love dreams myself and I dream pretty much every night.
So you’re Spanish? I liked living in Spain a lot, especially because of the weather.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
All the best,
Maria
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Hallo Maria!
what you say is very interesting, because it resonates with me for a couple of reasons- Mother Mary came to me in something which was like a dream, but was real, ( i will share it in full ) and because I also had to work cleaning jobs and other jobs, which I didn’t enjoy, but exactly these jobs got me through life and helped me meet my husband, who now takes care of me, when I don’t have a job. I work now anything that comes my way, except may be jobs that would hurt my back or cause any other health problem. I was the same little spoil girl like you.
Please, take my words with a smile. We are all equal and if we have to clean in order to feed ourselves, we have to! Thinking we don’t want to do this or that is not helpful in this world.
This is why Jesus came to you, to tell exactly that.
my story with Mother Mary.
I was 17, sleeping in my home house in the summer, and a male voice , very authoritative woked me up, a voice, which i heard in my head:
You will see the Mother of God.
I realised i am fully awake, almost shaking with divine fear in my bed. It was dark and seconds passed in this darkness.
Then She appeared in front of me. She was exuding something amazingly powerfull and optimistic, her dress was very modest brown robe, her hair uncovered, dark, her eyes brown, her face of natural beauty, symmetrical and clean. Her age – 35-38 and as I was laying in bed, i thought she looks quite tall.
She spread her hands towards me and said: I came my child for you. Here, only if you wish, you can come with me, I will carry you with me on my hands, like a baby.
I tried to jump out of bed in her hands, but was paralysed. I said: Mother, I really want to come with you, but I cannot move.
She said: It is not your time yet, don’t worry, when your time will come, I will come again for you, and will take you with me, on my hands, like a baby.
The interesting thing was that i was seeing her with something like a light, which was coming from somewhere behind her, but was soft candle light, not dazzling or bright. I remember thinking that this light comes from her actually.
Then she disappeared and I don’t remember to awake, I was again awake in my bed, shaking with Holy feelings.
Next morning I learnt from my granny that it is the Day of Mary accension into Heaven according to the Orthodox church, because I am Orthodox by origin.
Now, what would you make out of that? It is amazing!
Thank you for sharing Milla. (My name is Maria by the way, not Mary, so I changed it in your comment as you wrote ‘Hello Mary’)
Yes, it’s beautiful how Life manifest itself in various shapes and forms for us – in ways that we can understand and relate to depending on where we are in our evolution, and in the exact time we need it.
Life is amazing and beautiful.
Wishing you and yours a joyful holiday season!
Maria
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Thank you for publishing my comment and for Holiday greetings! I wish you the same!
your website is really full of very good and sound spiritual info. I spent last night may be an hour or more. I hope developing more insight through reading your posts, because I regards myself as a serious truthseeker and consecrate a lot of my free time on spiritual reading and things like that. But sometimes I don’t know is something has to happen to me – like a spiritual awakening, or as you say in one of your posts – we cannot force ourselves to awake, if it comes, it will come when we least expect…?
Hello again Milla, and thank you for your holiday wishes
I’m glad to hear you have found my website interesting.
To answer you question; I would suggest that you didn’t even think about the awakening-part as that is none of our doing anyway.
Just keep being here and now, doing the things that you feel inclined to do when it comes to your spirituality and let it lead you. Sometimes that also includes doing nothing but being still. You will know what to do in every moment when you develop the trust in your intuition.
Only when the mind comes in and interpret things to be this or that way, or gives anything a specific meaning, is it when any kind of confusion arises.
No need to know any how’s or what if’s etc
Your sincerity/commitment and desire to know the Truth is enough.
This is where Life is, right now.
You might like the article I posted today, I don’t know if you have already read it, but here it is: http://mariaerving.com/the-real-you-is-already-here/
All the best,
Maria
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hi there, these are definetly the end days. Jesus is making himself more and more reachable. i went for bible studies a year ago and wantd to know and learn more about Jesus. our teacher who was a senior pastor , who was very educated, however would always hav favorites in class and divert from the main focus. i was vewy dispondent one day and that night changed my life. i had the most amazing experience with Jesus. i dreamd that all the students in class left to go outside to meet Jesus. i was the last person to go outside. when i got to the garden, there were many student surrounding him and near him where all the senior pastors. i was in th back and trying to see him. he was with white robes sitting under a tree with a big book on his lap. he picked up his hand and called me to the front. I walked to the front and as i got close i fell too my face and startd weeping. he held my hand with such love- iv never experienced that kind of genuine love and he made me feel the hole in his hand. i looked up too see his face and only could see his glory shining. God wants use to always remember the real reason behind us seeking him, he loves us and died for us. U may think u the least sometimes, but God sees us differently. He does judge us on how much education we have instead he judges us by our heart. I am so blessd to know h.
Although I have a different view and perspective on Jesus and God I appreciate you sharing your story of Love that you experienced in the presence of Jesus.
I know that Love too, it’s out of this world, pure divine, so thank you for sharing Jeanie.
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Hallo Jeanie,
your nightdream is absolutely amazing and shows Jesus in the way when He said: The last will be first;
He doesn’t judge how much we are educated, beautiful, tall, rich or not; He is interested only in our heart and how much love we carry there;
I think you are probably very happy to have this amazing meeting with Jesus and to be able to see His shining glory;
Don’t worry, pastors are just human beings like us; they still have an enormous role to play in helping the people know the basics for Jesus; in a way if you felt left out by this pastor, Jesus made you fully welcomed in His Kingdom and embrace; this is the most important thing;
regards,
Milla
God is Good, always
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> I was born in the basement somewhere in the Suburbs near Manila. My father was a laborer in a cigarette factory and my mother is a housewife. The midwife said i was born dead; i didn’t cry or breathe the first few moments of my birth. Yet by some grace, I manage to take my first breath, cried, and live.
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> I was raised in our own house in the center of the Philippine Capital. My father continued to be a laborer 2 cities away; while my mom focused her attention to raising their children – all 4 of us. I am the eldest. My parents are devout Catholics and we were brought up in the Faith. I knew I had faith, but I knew it is a shallow one for it has not been tested. All I know is that everything I prayed for were given to me: good school, good grades, scholarships. We were comfortable. Even if we do not have any excesses or the most recent toys, our parents were able to give us what we need. We are not rich, but I was able to go to the Philippine’s best college by God’s grace.
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> In High School, I promised God I will do my best to become a lawyer. After college, He used my Aunt to send me to one of the best Law schools in Manila. It is while in Law school that I experienced trials; trials that challenged my Faith for 4-5 years.
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> The test of my faith started in Law school. In law school, I got my first heartbreak. During my 3rd year in Law School my aunt decided not to send me to school anymore. I was so close to finishing the law and becoming a lawyer yet the opportunity to finish it passed by me. My father resigned from his job and used his money to send me to school. He drained his money after a year so I had to work. I worked for the family of 7. It is while I was starting out in a job when we discovered my father had cancer. It is during this time that we experienced the greatest famine of our lives. The next 3 years were the toughest. The first year, I got out of my job and continue on with my business of selling houses. That year was tough, my sales are down, and I need to provide for my family. We ended up selling our furniture. We sold my law school notes and reviewers to the junk shop. We lived on USD 0.40 a day. We are mostly vegetables from our garden, some rice. There are days when we thought and hoped we will never wake up. We borrowed money from our friends, some from our relatives. But as much as possible, we tried not to borrow. We endured.
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> My father, bless his soul, endured these hardships like a man should. We knew there is no one to help us with his sickness, no one to help us. We prayed. Yet there are times I cry myself to sleep talking to God, asking Him for help.
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> 3 years after that experience, we were able to get ourselves out of the rut. My siblings learned our business and they started working on it with me. We started to get known in the real estate business and we started to build our business with good clients. Yet our Dad’s sickness worsened. In January 2012, he died in peace with the knowledge that his children have learned from life and can take care of each other.
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> In all these, I know God is watching and He has never abandon us. The test of our faith was tough, it still makes me cry sometimes. Yet in times of hunger, when we were at our worst, by some miracle we will be getting provisions – food, money for the bills. We have never experienced our utilities being cut in those impoverished times. When our father was dying and even when he died, help was there from our friends and relatives. When lean times come for business, there will always be a sale to save us from going hungry again.
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Sheryl, Thank you for sharing bits from your own personal story, I hope and know that it will be encouraging for many to read.
The love of God/consciousness/Life doesn’t have to be a ‘physical’ appearance or encounter, although that is sometimes the way it expresses itself to us (or itself) as it did to me with my Jesus-experience, it can be to feel him/it/her in our hearts every moment of life as well. (For the simple obvious reason that we are That).
It’s always present and shows itself in billions of ways in every moment. Trust helps us see that more clearly.
I’m sorry to hear about your dad, but I’m glad that he went in peace and I hope that he didn’t suffer much pain.
I’m so glad to hear your business is flourishing Sheryl, assuming it is anyway:) We have been in touch for a few years now on and off on the social media and I know that your faith has always been there.
Thank you again for sharing. Your story will be uplifting and encouraging for many to read.
I believe that’s a part of why we go through the things we go through, to be able to inspire and uplift others by sharing the experiences.
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