The Fence That Was Never About the Fence #010

A man came to give me a bid for a fence around our ministry property. He took measurements. Walked the land. Talked business.

Before he left, he asked:

“Why do you want a fence?”

I answered, “We do things overseas.”

He asked, “Is this a ministry?”

I said, “Yes, sir.”

He said, “I used to be in ministry — crusades in South America. We saw people healed, saved and set free.”

Then he looked at me with fire in his eyes and asked:

“Sir, do you want all the gifts God has in store for you?”

I paused.

Because I knew saying “yes” to God always comes with more responsibility.

I prayed:

“Lord, do You want me to have more — or more of what I already have?”

And in my spirit, I sensed the answer: Yes.

So I told the man, “Yes.”

I called my wife out to the deck.

We stood in a circle, me, my wife and this stranger, hands joined in prayer.

Then he punched me in the stomach.

He didn’t stop praying.

He hit me again.

And then, a third time.

My wife stared at me like, “Why haven’t you thrown this guy off the deck?”

But I didn’t. Because I knew he was sincere.

Was it of God? I couldn’t say.

But the man had no fear — only faith.

He prayed. He hit. He finished.

Then he walked off like nothing happened.

I asked him, “What about my fence quote?”

He turned, smiled, and said:

“Sir, I do not believe I was here for the fence.”

And just like that—he was gone.

Never saw him again.

THE TAKEAWAY:

• God might use strange things to test your obedience.
• Not everything weird is from Him — but if He is moving, don’t miss it.
• Boldness took root in me after that moment.

And it’s never left.

Scripture Focus:

“Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.”

Matthew 24:42

FIELD CHARGE:

Stay dangerous.

Stay discerning.

Stay dependent.

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