Through my darkest hour, Jesus himself showed how much He loves a wretch like me through His amazing grace and mercy. Jesus’ love for us cannot be any more, yet as we sin, He cannot love us any less. We have the ability to reach the Kingdom, because of His Love, Grace, Mercy and Crucifixion. He has paid the price for all our sins. This is an accurate account of the Biggest Miracle God has performed in my Life, as you read it, it may be hard to believe. All my life around my Birthday I have experienced life altering events that have always changed the course of my Life. Why should My 48th Birthday be any different. As I mentioned before, I like the phrase “Miracle Overflow.” I share this phrase with everyone I meet. It’s God’s work all around us that He performs everyday for our entertainment, if we are looking for miracles we will see them. What you are about to read is a “Miracle Waterfall.”
On Thursday April 22nd, I received devastating news-truly my darkest hour of all my years on this Earth. Keep in mind I’ve experience the death of both my parents, many close relatives passed away, went through a bad divorce that took seven years of my life to recuperate from, lost many materialistic things in the last 27 months, had Bells Palsy in February 2009 that attacked my Gift from God - my speech, and 2 months ago I received news that my oldest daughter was going to get married to this nice young man I met about a year ago and I was not going to be invited because of my ex-wife. Yet through all these issues, I continued to praise Jesus and prayed to give me understanding, I never questioned Why. But this time I did. A boy from El Monte who was successful in business questioned the Almighty, the Alpha and the Omega. I asked WHY very angrily. Why would He put me through something so horrible when all I have done is bring His name to the business world, a world where most of them never go to church or hear the Word. Why? Why? Why? The more I asked, the angrier I got. I would pray and He wouldn’t heal the pain. I begged Jesus “Please heal this pain I am going through, your son is in pain and I just can’t cope with it. Please Father heal your son.” The prayers went unanswered. As I looked at my painting by Thomas Kincade “Prayer for Peace,” I looked upon His image and I said “I cannot follow someone that would betray me this way, that would test me all the time, I will go back to my old way of living.”
As I said those words, the pain I felt was so great that I fainted, as I fainted I saw the clock on my microwave read 12:30 PM. I really don’t remember much from 12:30PM to 2:05PM when I ended up in the shower, but according to my wife it was the scariest time for her. To this day she refuses to talk about it but states “It was like the Life was completely out of your body.” I was in a self destructive mood and I wanted to be alone. As I was leaving my daughter said “Daddy I love you, I am going to miss you.” I replied “I will be back in a little bit, see you soon.” As I tried to start the car, the car wouldn’t start. I went back inside the house to get the keys for the other car to jump the other one. As I saw my daughter she said “I love you Daddy, can I come with you.” I replied “no.” Then she showed me the cut on her lips, as she was pouting I laughed and she kept doing it as I laughed more. She said again “can I come with you” then after seeing her looking so beautiful, I replied “ok, you can come.” I had no idea where we were going, my plans have changed.
We ended up going to Knott’s Berry Farm. As I was going through the motions for my daughter, I remembered thinking when will this day be over. After the park closed, I really wanted to be left alone, but my daughter said “I’m hungry.” So we ended up at El Pollo Loco but I did not feel like eating. While we were there, my friend Jerry text me to see if I was going to see Rex Crain (life coach/pastor) but I did not want anything to do with God , it was not in my agenda. Once again my daughter states “I want to see Rex Daddy I like the way he talks,” she kept saying it over and over. I finally agreed. Have you ever went somewhere you did not want to go? The ride was real quiet, and I was angry. I did not want to hear anything about God.
As we arrived at Ladera Ranch, I sat next to the fireplace when I saw Rex, he knew there was something wrong. He stated that he had prepared a topic for the night, but as he walked in, he felt the need to talk about how feelings are used by Satan to go against God. As he spoke the Demons that were inside me left, the pain was still there, yet not the feeling of being alone. Towards the end, Rex introduced me to the group and said I was a warrior for Christ and I had been injured, he asked the group to pray for healing, as he placed his hand on the right side of my chest I felt an electric current from my heart to his hand. God used my daughter’s voice of reasoning in steps to get me where He wanted me, in front of Rex so Jesus himself could heal my pain. On the way home I was talking to my wife and told her how amazed I was that there was no more pain. My faith was fully restored. You see I had lost Faith in Jesus and yet because of Jesus’ love for me, He never lost Faith in me.
When I woke up on Friday the 23rd I felt Great! I picked up my phone and noticed a dear friend of mine had called me three times. Andy Lakey is a World renowned artist that I had the pleasure to meet about three years ago in a business venture. As we started to talk, he explained to me how much of an inspiration I have been in his life and when he needed someone to pray he calls me. I would pray for this wonderful man because he is such a positive force of light, and his paintings I believe are inspired by God Himself. His forte - he paints angels. As we spoke, he stated he felt embarrassed that the last painting he gave me I had proudly displayed in a glass case along with some signed books about his art. He mentioned he had started another painting for me about three weeks ago and said this time “I want the wall,” we both laughed. He started to tell me about this painting. He said on Thursday April 22nd I woke up with the intent to finish your painting. Andy had no idea about my struggle the day before. He told me he finished the painting at 12:30PM which was the exact same time I had lost my Faith in God. As I began to share some insight, he was amazed about the Miracle that had happened. He told me some of the stories he had heard about his paintings and he believed people will believe what they want to believe. Yet now, as I was telling my story, I could tell he knew how special he is along with his art. I had lost my faith and at the same time God was working on restoring my Faith through Andy’s art. The painting is proudly displayed on my wall. Reminding me everyday how much God loves me.
As Friday progressed, I received more phone calls from different people telling me what a difference I had made in their lives because of my Faith. I had stopped talking to Andy at about 10:20AM because I needed to take my daughter to school. God was not done with His Miracle. He asked this beautiful spirit Jen, the wife of one of my clients to send me this remarkable E-mail “your hut is burning” at 10:22AM. It made me cry, not because of the pain for all the pain was gone, but Joy that God loves me so much and wanted to show me in every way He could that He loves me no matter what I do. Friday was an incredible day, I felt God’s love all around me. Now keep in mind on Friday, my agenda was to go back to work doing what I do, but that was not in God’s plan for me. My wife accidently took the keys to both cars so that I couldn’t go anywhere, I stayed home and witness God’s awesome show of love for me all day. Praise Jesus!
On Saturday the 24th, I made a few business calls. Then I made a phone call to a dear friend Gene, he had been worried about me and I wanted to let him know I was doing great. As I spoke to him I asked to speak to his wife Jen. When she came to the phone I began to talk to her and asked, “Why did you send me your hut is burning?” She replied, “I only sent that to a few people, I figured you being a Life Coach you could use it to heal someone’s pain” as she spoke those words, I felt the love of God all upon me. She went further to explain that she receives a ton of similar E-mails and only passes the ones that are beautiful. We finished talking and I thanked her for her Faith and obedience.
On Sunday the 25th, my best friend Leonel and his wife Aracely invited us to Magic Mountain, it was friend day at the park, how appropriate. I felt bad for Leonel because going through this darkness he was worried about me. In the last ten years he has known me, I have gone through some personal struggles, but my Faith in God was always strong enough that it did not affect my Attitude. As we walked I told him I was feeling great, God healed my pain. I thanked him for being a friend and told him how special he was in this world. We had a great time. On the way home I began to think how selfish I had been with God and how I could do something more, for the love He has shown me through my entire life.
On Monday the 26th after I took my daughter to school. I started thinking if I wanted to be an Evangelist I should start now. I thought about just ministering to people all over the United States. Literally just start walking and preaching. Then a thought came over me go see my friend Marco Garcia. As I started to drive towards San Bernardino I kept praying to instill in Marco’s heart my next step. For once I no longer wanted to do what I wanted to do, I only want to do God’s will in my Life, full submission. I kept praying over and over the same prayer “allow for Marco to tell me in Your words what You want me to do next.” I will only listen to him no one else. Why Marco Garcia? The Bible says do not trust man, trust God. When they asked God about His works and if He was the Son of God, God the almighty knowing what they were trying to do, humbly responded - judge Me according to the Bible.
Allow me to share with you Marco Garcia, I have known him since 1989. Before I became a Christian, I would hear people claim to be religious and in the same breath cuss, drink, and tell racial jokes. I used to say “if that’s religion I don't want to be a part of it.” The only human being that could have brought me to Christianity is and always will be this remarkable person, Senior Pastor Marco Garcia from The Way World Outreach Church in San Bernardino. From the time I have known him he has never faltered in his walk with Christ. In retrospect I have judged him harder because of his outspoken love of God and he has never faltered in his walk. He has never put money, wife or his children in front of God, he truly has always put God first. I met him at Bank of America where he was a teller. Eventually I brought Marco into the automotive industry the most vile business and his walk was never corrupted. If you know someone in or know of the auto industry, the money is great but the time you spent in it is ridiculous and so are some of the people. Marco never changed, he actually changed the industry wherever he went. We are sown into this world not so the world will change us, but as Christians so we can change the world, no one in this world understands that better than Senior Pastor Marco Garcia.
As I arrived at The Way World Outreach, I spoke to a man named Patrick who was volunteering, it was 11:35AM. He asked “can I help you?” My response was, “I am here to see Marco Garcia.” He called on a lady named Annette, Marco’s personal assistant. As she saw me she asked “can I help you?” I said, “I am here to see Marco.” She politely said “give me your number and I will relay the message.” I said “get a hold of him, I have a Divine appointment.” She looked puzzled, she did not know what to think. She must have thought - who is this crazy person? Then I replied as I place my hand on her arm, “You have the world’s best pastor, if you don't believe in Miracles what’s the use.” I continued to tell her “just text him, tell him it’s Fidel and I have a Divine appointment.” Once again she asked for my number but I refused. I knew God would answer my prayer. As I looked at Patrick, he was getting excited, he commented how he knew I was different in the way I spoke. Then I replied to him “Patrick you are about to see a Miracle performed before your eyes and it’s equivalent to someone dying here on your church, they pronounce him dead and Marco Garcia brings him back to life or it’s going to be another crazy guy in San Bernardino. But this miracle has a deadline of 1:00PM by my watch, let’s see what happens.” During the time I was waiting, I witnessed how one man’s vision has touched so many lives. Marco’s dream was always to have a Church, he always spoke about it. As my deadline was arriving, I witnessed so many people being assisted, it made me proud to know this man of God, Marco Garcia. I noticed Patrick was becoming anxious and he started telling me he knew someone that had Marco’s number, I said no, one request is all God needs to perform a miracle. As the deadline was approaching I was never worried, I had Faith in God and Marco. At 12:53PM, a lady came up and said we spoke to the Pastor’s wife Lisa and she said Fidel has been a friend for years, give him Marco’s number. As they gave me his number I listened to everything she told me, I told her thank you and I dialed his number. She commented “He never picks up the phone, just leave a message.” and I replied “he will pick it up, I have a Divine appointment.” The phone rang and Marco picked up the phone, “Hello.” I said “Marco how have you been?” he replied “Fidel Praise Jesus, how have you been?”
As we spoke, it felt great to reconnect with him. He told me how good it was to hear from me, then I said “I need to talk to you.” He said “where are you at?” I replied “in your Church.” He said “where?” I said “in your lobby.” Without hesitation he said “I will pick you up in five minutes.” In those five minutes I explained to Patrick that a miracle was performed by God for you as well as for me. I showed Patrick my phone, I had dialed Marco Garcia at 12:59PM the phone rang about 4 times - that’s 30 seconds. God, the Alpha and the Omega, the Omnipotent, the Omnipresent delivered the Miracle with 20 seconds to spare. How humble is He, that He would allow a boy from El Monte to give Him a deadline. I wish I could have heard what He must have been thinking, He must have just laughed and said OK I will play along because I love you. As Marco and I talked in his van, I explained God had healed my pain and it was the biggest miracle I had ever experienced. I also explained my next step was to hear from him what I should do next, I told him he was the only trusted source I believed that came from God. As we spoke we talked about my next step, he was impressed I was ready to do what God wanted me to do. All my life I had been in control, that’s the person he knew. To be great in the auto industry you have to be headstrong, I was definitely all that. So when I said I am ready to raise my daughter, wife and myself to God, to raise us in His Light and Glory, he knew I was serious. What makes for more of a miracle is that I changed my cell phone number eight years ago. Marco never knew it was me calling. Annette did text him but he never saw the message. We read the text together. Monday was his first day on vacation in years and in the morning his wife Lisa was doing some errands and it’s the first time he could remember he did not go with her, he said “I love spending every moment with her,” he told me if he would have went with her he would not have picked up the phone. Then he said that he is continuously on the phone and if a call would have came in from an unknown number he probably would not have picked it up, then he said he was leaving for a few days so the Miracle had to happen on Monday. I spent three hours with him and for the people that have the privilege to be led by him or be his friend they are Blessed, because he truly walks in the light. I felt embarrassed that a man I highly respect, I did not make a better effort to stay in touch with him. I made a commitment I would start going to his church in San Bernardino and asked him to mentor me in the disciple way of life, he agreed. Now I created a covenant with God that will never be broken. Never in my life have I ever walked with such confidence.
Miracle Waterfall :
· When I lost faith in God, He never lost faith in me.
· When I walked away, He walked closer and rebuilt my Temple in an amazing seven and half hours.
· When I did not want to hear the voice of reasoning, He used the voice of an angel, Genesis my Daughter.
· When I walked away because of pain, He used Rex as an Instrument to heal my pain.
· When I felt I was alone, He used all my friends to remind me, what I do makes a difference.
· When it was hard to find beauty, He allowed Andy to paint an exceptional work of art.
· When I needed to be reminded of His love, Jen sent me that beautiful E-mail - Your Hut is Burning.
· When I started seeing all the friends I have, He sent Leonel and Aracely to take me to friend day at Magic Mountain.
· When I needed to solidify my walk with Jesus, He performed a symphony of Miracles from the only trusted source - Marco.
Now I know what you’re thinking. Did this really happen? Satan will try to use deception to confuse you when God only comes in grace, mercy and love. Do not be deceived. Evolution, what a joke - the biggest deception orchestrated by Satan. Are you aware that science does not believe in Miracles because they say it’s not a reoccurring event and if it cannot be recorded they claim it does not exist. Really, they give us the big bang theory. Well let’s use their method for not believing in miracles in applying to the theory. When was the last time another big bang occurred? Never! Who was there to record it? No one. So therefore it’s not true. With all the fossils they find why haven’t they found a half fish -half bird or half bird –half lion or a half giraffe-half elephant, they never will. It’s all a lie, deceptions created to confuse you. Look at all the Miracles I have experienced in just one week, recorded occurrence by science standards - real miracles, by God’s law, it’s His nature. Jesus Christ has been performing miracles like these and many more since He walked in human form. I am here yelling from every mountain top, God is real! For once I truly understand these lyrics “Amazing Grace how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch me...I was once was lost but now am found..Was blind but now I see...It was the grace that taught..My heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved...How precious did that grace appear...The hour I first Believed… Jesus’ Blood and Grace allows for us to reach the Kingdom of God. My walk has never been stronger. My walk went from Spiritual to Supernatural. No longer do I think what I can do, I am allowing for God to take over my Life in everything - Full Submission. I am tapping out of this world and entering a heavenly kingdom where God is my Teacher, Guide and only source of Food and Water. Through this experience, my comprehension of pain just expanded even more. I believe in my heart that God allows for trials and pain to happen in our lives so we can comfort others and understand their pain and not just say we do. So we may truly comfort others during their immense pain where they feel they want to die and feel all alone. We show them through our experiences you really do come out of the darkness and into Eternal Light. Thank you Jesus for never giving up on a wretch like me, I was lost and now I found true love in You, I drink of Your blood so I will no longer thirst, and I will eat of your flesh so I will no longer hunger for the food the world has to offer. With Jesus in my Life, I will not perish but have everlasting Life. Let’s all praise Jesus Christ. Amen.
Yours in Christ,
Fidel
