My life, a diary in the making part 6.

So we are living in New York and I am in my first semester of school. All things are going great, I find the perfect job that lets me study all night (security guard at a big factory) the date is Feb 3, 2000. I am in training for the new grounds and the plant was spread out over three parts. One of the parts was the old portion that had not been used for other than storage in over 30 years. This part was totally destroyed I mean it was a hazard just walking over there. But the property had used equipment, that had to be checked on every night. It was fenced in and had 1 outside light and like 2 inside lights ( I am not kidding the place was pitch black). Anyway in training I had three different trainers, well the first lady was an older lady and she saw nothing wrong with the place at all (well under normal circumstances I would not have either other than the yelling and noises that caused you to constantly recheck every step that you made) (no honestly it was maddening, you would check a room and look the door and then you would here something really loud and have to recheck the room to make sure that everything was alright). Anyway Mary had no problems with the place and would act like nothing was happening, she would just ignore the noises and lock the doors and not look back. So the next training I had was at night since I was taking the night watchman position. Mike was training myself and another guy who started at the same time with me. So it comes time to do the rounds at plant 13 ( that is what it was called by the engineers) Dave looks at Mike and says are you ready to go on rounds at plant 13? Mike says emphatically NO. I don't go over there because the place is haunted. Here I am starting a new job and this guy has to go and ruin the next 3 years of my life. OK so I start the next week off solo which is good I got a handle on the job, no problem. Right? Wrong! Well first night in I go to plant 13 and there is an unusual amount of noise. So I have no problem just ignore the noise. After a few screams Needless to say I was gripped with fear. The next day I find myself having nightmares and praying to God for a hedge of protection around me and the family. All is good? Yes.

Well remember Dave the guy I was hired with at the same time. He evidently looses it 5 days in and starts a fire in the place trying to burn it down to the ground. No I am not kidding this guy flips out in the middle of the night trying to do rounds in a secured facility gets gasoline and lights the place up. So needless to say I go to the full time night security guard position (even though I needed the money I had mixed emotions about it at this time). After he was arrested and things calmed down at the plant, I still needed to do my job and plant 13 was a part of it. Well the next night I worked alone and the time came to go to plant 13. When I got over there I found myself literally paralyzed and incapable to go in, I was so full of fear I couldn't’t move. So I went back to the guard house and prayed for Gods protection. Well that next day was cell group meeting and I told the group about what I was up against, so They prayed with me and anointed me. Next day was church and the Lord leveled me to the floor, every single song was about trust and faith. Needless to say the lord explained much to me and reassured me of my salvation and security through him. That night I had to go back to work, that whole night I was praying and singing praises to God. When it came time to do plant 13 I went. When I got there I started singing to God and when I went in I just felt the Spirit all over me fear was non-existent. From that point on I always did the same thing I took God with me when I did plant 13 (needless to say it was a lot faster with God because I did not here the noises and have to recheck the rooms I had already locked and secured).

What I learned from that was, in Isaiah 30:32 where God says that everywhere that the staff of punishment passes it will be with the sounds of tambourines and harps. So as I go praising God He beats the enemy down and punishes Him. That really helps me with the issues of hate, anger, and violence that I was dealing with previously in my life (if you don't understand, it is from another posting) so go about praising God and things will be fine right? RIGHT!!