When Jesus Knocks, the Angels Play

Jo O'Brien Mary

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In When Jesus Knocks, the Angels Play, author Mary Jo OBrien tells of being healed of life-threatening illnesses and surviving a serious accident, thanks to Gods intervention through His angels. But despite these blessings, OBrien was stubborn and certain she knew better than God. But, once she acknowledged that God held all the cards, the floodgates of His mercy opened wide. When Jesus Knocks, the Angels Play, lets you see the angels sense of humor and the ways Jesus answers the authors questions and confirms her missions. But perhaps most important, you will see the role the Holy Spirit plays in delivering spiritual strength and directives to help others in their most difficult times. OBrien also describes the experiences she has with the Holy Spirit as she hears the soothing and consoling voice drawing her into the presence of Jesus.Learning to listen for the voices of God and His angels can be challenging, especially if you are in the middle of a difficult situation. As you read, you will see how the Holy Spirit will bring you closer to those relationships and open your spirit to receive the blessings and miracles that God has for you.

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• Publié par: Inspiring Voices
• Date de parution: 06 octobre 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781462410408
• Langue: English

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When JESUS Knocks, the ANGELS Play
MARY JO O’BRIEN

 
Copyright © 2014 Mary Jo O’Brien.
 
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ISBN: 978-1-4624-1039-2 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4624-1040-8 (e)
 
Library of Congress Control Number: 2014948947
 
 
Inspiring Voices rev. date: 09/30/2014
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1    My Early Years
Chapter 2    Tragedy Strikes
Chapter 3    Life Goes On
Chapter 4    My First Angels
Chapter 5    My Early Adult Years
Chapter 6    My Early Christian Years
Chapter 7    Benji’s Early Years
Chapter 8    Scouting Was A Family Affair
Chapter 9    The Story Of Jon
Chapter 10    My Continuing Career Path
Chapter 11    Then It Happened…Jesus Knocked With A Sledge Hammer!
Chapter 12    The Story Of Sara
Chapter 13    The Many Changes In My Life
Chapter 14    My Lawsuit Can Finally Resume
Chapter 15    Surgery And Some Major Changes
Chapter 16    A New Direction
Chapter 17    My Spiritual World Comes Alive!
Chapter 18    Our Retirement
Chapter 19    Ken’s Story Continues
Chapter 20    Bladder Cancer
Chapter 21    Back Surgery
Chapter 22    Naming My Guardian Angel
Chapter 23    The Story Of Ed
Chapter 24    Things I Have Learned
 
 
 
I dedicate this to you,
MOM
I would never know Jesus the way I do, if it were not for your love and guidance. The many hours we spent together talking about the wonders of Jesus in our lives were always so fun and exciting to me, even during the most challenging times for both of us. You have always been my greatest Sister-In-Christ and always will be.
Preface
T here was never a day when I aspired to write a book. Up until now, the only things I had ever written were term papers in my youth, business letters and perhaps some marketing pieces for business. I also helped my son with some of his papers in high school. But, one day in 2003, when I was helping him research and write a paper for a college class, I found myself really enjoying it and had a little “stirring” inside me to do more writing. I had no idea where that came from and why it would be coming through at this point in my life; why wouldn’t I have felt it sooner?
Fast forward three years, when I began attending women’s ministry luncheons and listened to a series of speakers telling their stories about how God intervened in their lives or others spoke of the hardships that brought them to know Jesus. Month after month hearing these speakers, I began to feel like I should be telling my story relating to the healings I received from Jesus as a baby and an adult woman. I began to feel a “nudge” and I was pretty sure I knew where that “nudge” was coming from.
To become a speaker of this women’s ministry, potential speakers are required to attend a workshop to learn about the ministry’s style of speaking, as well as for them to approve the content of my speech. It took several years before I was able to attend the workshop but I finally had the opportunity in the summer of 2012. At that time, I could feel myself being steered into a specific path but unsure of the direction it was going to take me.
It was the winter of 2012, my husband and I found the type of RV Park in Florida we had been looking for. We wanted to be among people who were down to earth; Christian based would be a bonus. Before we even had our camper parked, several people came over to greet us and offer Jim a hand in getting the camper settled into our spot. We knew within the first fifteen minutes that we found our winter home. Jim could play bridge and work on building projects within the park. I could attend two different bible classes and play golf. Plus, the people were fantastic!
One day at the swimming pool, I was sitting with two of my friends from bible class when we began talking about Jesus and His mysterious ways. I began to tell about all the spiritual events that took place in my life. There were many of them but I didn’t think too much about the number because I thought these things happened to everybody. Well, according to Bev and Sandy, my friends from my bible class, these types of events did not happen to everybody and both of them said, almost at the time, “You need to write a book!”
My first reaction was of surprise and I responded with, “Really? I have no idea how to even go about writing a book!” They both persuaded me to consider it. I remembered that “stirring” I had had to write a few years ago. Maybe this was God’s way of recreating that stirring within me to write. I made the decision to let the idea simmer for awhile. I had other priorities to consider before I could take the time to write a book.
When summer approached, I found there was a speaker’s workshop for the women’s ministry I was interested in. I was very pleased that I had the opportunity to attend this workshop. I met many wonderful women; all with the same goal…spread the word of God through the works of God.
When I got home, I went about cleaning up my “to do” list so I would be clear to focus on the speech required by the ministry. After a few days of writing, I saw how much I had written; almost eighty pages! I felt God saying to me; “There, see? Now you know how to write a book and this is your mission.” And, that is how this book came to be.
The Holy Spirit and I have been working on this book for two years and I still haven’t written the speech. Every time I thought I was finished writing, the Holy Spirit chimed in and reminded me this book would be finished in God’s time and not mine. There was still more to write and He would let me know when this book is complete! My response was always, “OK, I’m good with that!”
This book has been a joy to write. The Holy Spirit was with me every time I sat at my laptop. When I struggled to express an event, I said a little prayer and moments later it was fed to my spirit. In fact, that is also the origin for the title, “When Jesus Knocks, the Angels Play”.

Throughout this project, there were so many people who supported me, always encouraging me. So many of you offered your help in any way you could. Those who took the time to read what I thought, was a finished project, came back and said, “It needs work!” Thank you for your help and honesty.
Thank you Judy Shaw for all the editing support you gave me. You worked very hard and I appreciate all the work you have done. I know you sat through grandchildren’s soccer games and other events, while working on the editing so you could get it back to me as quickly as possible. Your contribution to this book has been invaluable and I doubt I could have accomplished the end result without you!
Thank you Bev Cable and Sandy Lorentzen for the inspiration you gave me to begin writing this book and helping me to realize how unique my spiritual life really has been.
Discovering how difficult it is to write a book about myself, so many of you gave me council and helped me see that it was so important for me to open up my life. Brenda McClanahan and Jackie Rutherford, I thank you for your support and your ears through some very difficult and frustrating days. You helped me to sort out my experiences and find the direction God wanted me to move in.
To my step-daughter, Jenifer Richart: You have been so supportive of this project right from the beginning. You have always been there for me as new spiritual events came into my life and many other times, as well. You are my spiritual sister.
Thank you Mary Hosmer, Salle Quackenboss, Judi and Kathy O’Brien, my sisters-in-law along with my brothers-in-law Tom and Bob O’Brien, my friends, Helen Smith, Barb Shirley and last but not least, my cousins Tess and Ron Butz, all who took time to read for me, giving me constructive ideas and/or the encouragement to continue writing.
Thank you to my entire group of bible study sisters at Lake Bonnet Village in Florida for your encouragement, interest and support, as I wrote through two winters at the park. You have all come to mean so much to me and I will miss all of you so much.
Thank you to my brothers, Jerry, Tom and Andy Quackenboss for your love and support now and through all of my difficult life changes and challenges.
To my brother, Tom: Thank you for your years of inspiration telling me how much fun it is to learn how to write. I loved hearing all the stories you told about how your students opened their eyes when they saw what they could offer from deep down within themselves…I feel like one of your students.
To my son Ben: Thank you; you are wise beyond your years and continue to be a great inspiration to me. You have accomplished so much in your young life but most importantly, you have found what is important. I am very proud of you.
Most important, to my husband, Jim: Thank you for believing in me