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“An Angel Named Charley”

On March 19, 2022 by Dteb With 0 Comments - down to earth believer

“The old TV show “Charlie’s Angels” came to mind. My angel named ‘Charley’ is not as lovely as the ladies on that show were. However, he got the job done!” (Down to Earth Believer)

I had an encounter with an angel named “Charley” early one morning last week. The encounter was not a pleasant one. Encounters with angels are not always fun. This one was decidedly not fun.

I have a fast and firm rule that I sometimes follow about getting up in the morning. The rule is this: When I wake up, I get up. When I don’t follow this rule, when I lie to myself and tell myself that I need to sleep some more, my runaway mind runs away to places it does not need to go.

So, the other day I woke up and lay in bed. I also lied to myself in bed. “I don’t need to get up right now,” I said. Sure enough, my mind started down a thought pathway that was not good for me.

“Help, God!” I cried internally.

No sooner had I said this rather pathetic prayer than I had a terrible charley horse in my right leg. I got up, the charley horse quickly went away, I made my coffee, and got on with my day.

Most of us are naturalists and materialists, even if we don’t want to admit it. We don’t really believe in anything we can’t see, feel, taste, or buy. This is probably one of the reasons why we no longer have encounters with angels or God. We are not expecting to have such encounters.

But angels come in all kinds of shapes, sizes, and flavors. One of my angels is named “Charley”.

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