LIGHTNING POWER

When our son De was in college in a town not far from us, we had the usual parental mind-set, worrying about his safety. Teenagers are not yet blessed with the maturity of the area of the brain that discerns right from wrong. That area of the brain that considers the consequences of actions is just beginning to develop at age 15 and never completes its maturation until around 25 to 28 years old. That is a new discovery in psychology, proven by pathological tests. Even before that recent discovery, parents have instinctively known the biological truth that their teens would always take unnecessary risks without realizing there are consequences to the risks.
We rarely had to worry about De. He was pretty street smart and mature in most of his judgments. However, there was always the concern and worry of something happening over which he had no control.
One night during De's freshman year in college in another town, my husband Steve woke from a deep sleep, sat up in bed, said, "De needs prayer." Steve bounded out of bed, went into the den and began praying in the Holy Spirit language very energetically and very authoritatively. He persisted in praying for quite a long time, not stopping until he knew that the prayers had been answered. Then he went back to bed, immediately slipping back into a peaceful sleep.
Several days later we were visiting the college campus and went to visit our son at his apartment. He related an amazing story to us, saying that there had been a very violent storm several nights before our visit. He said that he was in his apartment alone and a bolt of lightning came into his apartment and the room lit up with electricity. He said that people came running out of adjacent apartments to his apartment wanting to know if he was okay, because the force of the lightning was so powerful that they were amazed that he was alive and that the room was in its normal state.
When we compared days and times with De, the bolt of lightning striking his window and its energy entering his apartment were at the identical time that Steve had awakened from his sleep and immediately began praying until he knew the danger had passed.
We were reminded of the scriptures that say that God will save us and our households. God was true to his promise, like he always is. He saved our son De from injury and loss.
We were filled with thankfulness at that time and continue to be thankful for God's protection of our family, knowing that He loves them even more than we do.