Though I had seen the manifestation of the Holy Ghost throughout most of my young life, I did not receive this experience of the Spirit until some thirteen years later. I had sought God many times before, shouted for joy, even danced in the Spirit for happiness, but though I felt some relief in my soul, I felt empty without this experience.
At 5:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning, late winter in 1980, I awoke out of a deep sleep with the ernest expectation I would receive this experience later that night at our 6 o'clock service. Excited, I couldn't wait for the meeting to start all day long.
After the preaching, the alter call was given. I waited my turn to get prayed for and felt pretty good inside, but nothing happened. I then questioned God and asked him ,"Is this how it’s going to be?" "Would I just get prayed for, feel great inside, go home, and start over at another time when I felt conviction as I usually did?".
Suddenly, the music was stopped by my pastor at the time, Llyod Delbert Maupin who told the congregation to quit seeking God from a far off, that it comes from inside you . As sister Elaine Maupin (Bro. Delberts' daughter in law) was singing "Come by Here Lord, Come by here", it happened, it really happened! I felt my spirit inside me churning. I heard someone speaking in tongues. It was me! As I fell on my knees I opened my eyes to see the saints of God praying with me.
This experience happened to me in 1980 just like it happened on the day of Pentecost 2000 yrs ago and exactly how it is happening today for those who seek God in 1998.
I witnessed the outpouring of the Holy Ghost all of my young life, and now I finally have a testimony for myself.
Seek God,
Billy
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