Conclusion of “The Rat Shack”

Now, it’s been 13 days fasting in the rat shack… cold, broke, and trying to kill the rats that were trying to crawl into bed with me. The book, “Atomic Power with God,” said that usually around 13 days of fasting, a person will start seeing visions or maybe even an angel will come. I knew I would start seeing visions soon. It would happen on the 13th night! Around 1:00 a.m., I looked up and saw a vision. The vision was so real that it was like looking at a TV. I looked up and saw “chicken frying in a pan!” I could even smell the chicken! I saw cornbread, black-eyed peas, and mashed potatoes dripping with butter! I was so hungry, I felt like I could die. I thought I was going to see an angel or have a great vision, but instead, I saw “southern-fried chicken frying in the pan!”

I fasted for 21 days and nights just on water. Nothing happened! I felt like God was a million miles away from me. I was hungry. Sherry was late picking me up that day because our junk car broke down. She took me home and cooked me a nice meal. But I felt discouraged and sad, thinking, “why didn’t the Heavens open up?”

That evening, I told Sherry I wanted to be alone and stay in the other bedroom. In the middle of the night, I was sitting in my chair when all of a sudden, the glory of the Lord came down. His presence filled the room! The Lord spoke these words to me, “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7) That evening, the Lord began to teach me how to build the ministry that God has given us on faith. We do not walk by what we can see, we walk by faith! We don’t walk on how we feel, our surroundings, circumstances, or emotions. Not even by logic. If the Lord says do something, we do it by faith!

“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” (2 Corinthians 4:18)

During those 21 days of fasting and praying, I was looking for the presence of God to be so close to me. Yet, I felt nothing! The Lord was teaching me not to go by what I feel, but by faith!!!

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7)

Missionary Bobby Burnette