A little story about my honeymoon night with God.

I had been a Christian for about 10 years. I had been baptized and at the time had read both the New Testiment in a year and the entire Bible in a year. 

I believe there are 3 parts to a marriage.

1. Popping the Question
2. The Wedding
3. The Consummation (Wedding Night)

My second wife had asked me to leave the family over a year before. I had set up 2 dates with my son Lance. One was at a conference called East/West and the other was Spirit West Coast. E/W was a training for kids entering High School to hold on to their faith and the other was a Christian Rock concert. My ex said he could only go to one so I got his passes for East/West and he went alone. I had mentioned this to a friend of mine during a meeting at the Melting Pot in La Jolla, Ca. 

She mentioned that she had a campground and an extra pass because a friend of hers had backed out of SWC. I asked her if I could get it and we arranged to meet at her church between services. 

The Church met in Coronado and I drove down on a Sunday afternoon. She had left the passes with a friend in the church office.

When I walked in it was dark but,,, the best way I can describe what I felt was, have you ever walked into a house during Thanksgiving and even though you don't see the food you know there is a feast there somewhere?

I could just feel that the spirit of God was there. This was a holy place, a place of worship. I picked up the ticket but just walking through the sanctuary, even in the dark, I felt drawn to come back. 

I called my friend and asked her if I could come to her church. She said yes. I think she thought it was funny that I asked. I was pretty well known as a Christian and could go to any church I wanted to. 

I have to admit the worship was off the hook. I had been to Pentecostal and other Charismatic churches before and I had always felt that God may have touched them (called revival) and they were repeating the reaction as a way to bring his presents back. Laughing, waving flags and arms, dancing. etc...

Anyway for some reason this didn't bother me here. It seemed right to do it. After about the 3rd or 4th song the guitarist came to the mic and started speaking in tongues. 

Now I had heard of speaking in tongues. It was in the Bible so I believed that it had happened in the past. It may have happened during revival. It had never happened to me and as I understood it there was to always be a interpreter. I had seen it before but had felt they were faking it. Making up gibberish.

This time I understood him. I knew what he was saying, I realized I was the interpreter. 

The man standing next to me had his hands in the air and he started to also speak in tongues. 

I under stood him also. I grabbed his arm to tell him that I understood what he was saying 

and,,,

I was speaking in tongues!!!

It totally freaked me out and I sat down. 

It was to get more twilight zonish. Way more

I had sat in the second row of the the house left side. I was pretty freaked out about what had just happened. God revealed that like a marriage there is 3 parts of becoming a saint.

1. Saying yes to the question. Romans 10:9 Confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord.
2. The public demonstration of your commitment. Baptism
3. The consummation. The anointing of the Holy Spirit.

Anyway I was completely self adsorbed with what had just happened. When I heard the Pastor apologizing the the congregation. 

"Folks,  I had been your Pastor for over 11 years and I know that what I about to do I have never done before." He continued "During this sermon I have had God give me the same message 3 times and I have to deliver it." He closed his Bible and walked off the stage he came to the second row and walked past a few people to get to me. He put his hand on my shoulder, bent over and whispered,

"You DO know it will never be the same?"

I looked up in his eyes and said, still in shock,  "Yeah, I pretty much got that."

He went back up to the stage and continued with the service. 

To say it has "never been the same" was maybe the biggest understatement ever said. I now understand what Paul meant by praying in the tongues of Angels, and Praying the the Spirit. I also know that it is not a salvation issue. You are saved with Roman 10:9 "Confess with you mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in you heart the God has raised him from the dead and you are saved." Period. Like when you except the proposal. Your are now off the market. We still have the public demonstration(wedding/Baptism) and I have to tell you the Honeymoon night is amazingly awesome, but I know not all who are saved get to experience those. I do want to inspire you that if you have not had the anointing of the Holt Spirit, just continue on the journey. I do not know if it happens to everyone but I have no doubt it has happened to me.