Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord

Several years ago, Kassi underwent eye surgery for the muscles in both of her eyes.  The day of the surgery, we were amazed at her temperament.  She was not scared at all for the surgery...in fact, we have a short video of her skipping down the hospital hallway to the room where it all would begin.  It took a load off of us because we were prepared to need to be a very strong encouragement to her should she be resistant to the process and procedure she needed to undergo...if you are a parent you know what I mean...some kids are not naturally brave and need tough love...and most of the time, that is Kassi :). After she woke up from the surgery, she started telling us some things she dreamed while she was asleep and the spiritual content and images were pretty amazing to us.  I know other people have had similar experiences...the most well-known experience being that of Colton Burpo, but it is awesome when people's recollection of dreams and visions match up.

After Kassi's surgery, she told us that Jesus came to visit her and that he brought Alex the cat to see her.  Alex was her Great-grandma's cat that had recently passed away and who Kassi missed dreadfully.  She also said Jesus gave her some lights and told her she did not have to be afraid of the dark.  And, she said Jesus had a horse that Kassi called Rainbow because it was all different colors.  Now, Kassi is a child with an amazing imagination and it is easy to wonder if her brain went to work while she slept, but she is super convinced of these things...and she still remembers her dream vividly.  Everything she said just filled me with joy because the vision was so perfect for what she needed for peace in that moment...Jesus let her see her favorite animal....He addressed her anxiety about not being able to open her eyes for a while during recovery by giving her the lights...and he showed her His brilliant horse.  It all spoke amazing things to her little heart.  Is it possible that her brain could have created that imagery to comfort her in those moments?....sure....it is possible....and easy to wonder about that....but, I choose to see with the eyes of my heart...and I believe it was a divine appointment for her.

We took the girls to see Heaven Is For Real today...and I was interested to hear what Kassi would say about it since she had the spiritual dream during her surgery.  During the movie Kassi had to use the restroom, so I took her out of the theater.  As we were walking to the bathroom, Kassi said, "I told you Jesus had a rainbow horse!"...that is pretty crazy....she was so excited...and that gives me goosebumps that they agreed upon that crazy horse :) because in the movie/book...Colton says the same thing about the horse.  I believe she really did have a vision while she was in surgery....and it has impacted her faith.  She is adamant that she saw Jesus, that there are animals in Heaven, that Jesus gave her some sort of lights and told her she would not have to be afraid of the dark, and that Jesus has a horse that is all different colors. I am thankful she was given that incredible experience and that she was able to share it with us.

Acts 2:17 states, "In the last days, God says, I will pour my Spirit on everyone.  Your sons and daughters will speak what God has revealed.  Your young men will see visions.  Your old men will dream dreams."  I think I mentioned in a different blog about how Brad and I chose names for our daughters...how we wanted them to be meaningful and that we pray they all grow up in the meaning and purpose of their names.  This was very special to me as we learned about Kassi's spiritual experience because Kassi's name means prophetess...it was weird (but, perfect)...that she would physically have an issue with her eyesight that needed correction, but during that time also be given a small glimpse of sight into the supernatural.  I felt as though God was confirming some amazing things to my heart through all of that....I sometimes think He shows me things about contrasts....how the earthly issues will pass away, but the Truth of Heaven will remain.