When God Sent a Woman: Noadiah and the Prophets

In end of 2014, my life hits rock bottom which I was looking for love through online dating website. I made so many mistakes and bad choices in life which I resigned my job thinking to be with someone I met online which in the end it was a scam. I was jobless and hopeless. I called out to all the God or Goddess I used to worship and I even called out to other God I can call their names including Allah and Jesus although I did not know them. I asked who was the God I used to talk to, I used to get angry with and I used to blame. If there’s a true God, please reveal to me. I carried on with life forgetting about what I had asked.

In January 2015 I had a dream about a man in white robe and he took me to walk around the ancient city. I remembered seeing the man in white robe and his robe was so white and bright. I only looked at his hand but didn’t look at his face. I also saw few men in light brown robe walking behind us. I felt so calm and peaceful walking with the man in white robe. I woke up feeling good but I did not understand my dream at all. In the same month, I also dreamt about devil in my dream. The black transparent shadow in a well-built man form. He was touching me from behind. I felt something evil. I tried to wake up from my dream after I opened my eyes, I realized I can’t move my body. I shouted for help but there’s no voice coming out. When I managed to move my body I ran out from my bedroom then I saw the black shadow stood near my living room looking at me. It was the same evil one I saw in my dream. I shouted for help from my mom and sis. Then they opened their bedroom door then the shadow disappeared immediately. I opened my bedroom door and I couldn’t sleep although I let the light on until the next morning. I was so traumatized. I never encountered this in my life before. I thought it was ghost.

3 months later in mid-April, one morning I asked God how long I have to wait to understand my life purpose. I suddenly thought of a college friend whom I didn’t contact for 16 years. I found her from Facebook. She invited me to church and I agreed to follow her as I was seeking for my life purpose. Before this, I approached numerology, astrology, tarot card reading, psychic medium to find out about my life purpose but it did not make me understand, it actually caused me to make so many bad choices and mistakes in life.

After 2 Sunday services, I came home to look for a movie about Jesus Christ. I saw Jesus was wearing white robe in the movie and few of his disciples were in light brown robe then I suddenly recalled about the dream I had in January 2015. But I told myself not to be too emotional or jump to conclusion too fast. There was one scene when Jesus was standing at the mountain top then, Jesus began to shine with bright rays of light when God and Prophets Moses and Elijah appeared speaking to Him. I talked to myself that was the man I saw in my dream as his robe was so white and bright. But I tried to keep cool and reminded myself not to be too over excited.

I watched the other half of the movie next day. I continued to watch without thinking too much about my dream but when the movie came toward the end, Jesus was carrying a cross to walk around the ancient city, I was stunned as I saw what I was seeing in my dream in January and I cried out very loud and uncontrollably. My mom and sis thought what was happening to me. I told them Jesus came into my dream and I was sure Jesus was the man in white robe who revealed to me in my dream then I was guided to church 3 months later. If I didn’t meet up with my college friend whom I lost contact with 16 years ago, I will not step my foot in DUMC and I will not bother to find out more about Jesus Christ. I also understand Satan does exist especially after Jesus Christ revealed to me in my dream, Satan also came to me. I went through few spiritual attacks and in all attacks I called out this:"In the name of Jesus Christ, I cast all the evil out" then everything back to normal.

I never experienced all these before when I was still a Buddhist. I never been attacked like this not until I know the truth. I was attacked by snake in my dream 6 days before my baptism and testimony sharing in church. In the past as Buddhist I always dreamt of snake as my friend. I woke up to understand what Bible said about darkness where I used to live. I was guided to Myanmar mission trip in August 2016 n I saw a park a girl I dreamt before. i will be going to Manila following Pastor Bill Wilson to the slum. I also prayed about this chance before I know Jesus. I want to know my life purpose and to glorify God. Can anyone tell me about what I been through and how can I fulfill God's plan? There are many things God has done to show me after my baptism in November 2015. Please share with me if there's any Christian who knows God by heart and experience. Appreciate.

Good presentation and argument. The role of women in ministry is only relevant to the men who exclude them. Women have and will continue to play their part in the Kingdom of God, which is more than the Church. Jesus making a woman the first disciple is a clear message of inclusion. Even in the old testament, the obvious contradictions that named female prophets but also ban them or ignore them is profoundly bizarre. This is aggravated by the Pauline principle of silence, and long hair is woman and short hair for man, or you are in trouble with God, says St. Paul. Jesus was such a rebel, women love Jesus and he loves them. Deborah, Miriam and the Necromancer in Saul are other good reads. Funny, a lot of women are not bothered to be ordained,, like nuns, i guess they have more important things to do