Do you believe in angels?

[beattyfamily]

I absolutely believe in angels, Guardian angels, bad angels and also spirits that hover around or visit us; family members that have passed on. I do not believe humans become angels, though, but I do understand why we like to call them angels.

I love these stories!!

 

[UrsulasMyHero]

It ws my mom, Amy(2sweetangles) is my DD. It was/is hard on all of us, she was only 64.

AH I read that wrong, I'm sorry for the misinterpretation. But the sentiment is the same. To lose a family member so soon before the birth of another, it makes you wonder if the Higher Power assigns that person as the new life's guardian. I am sorry for your loss. Your mother was the same age as my father at the time of his passing. Know that she will be with you, always.

I find that I always talk to my daddy as though he's beside me. And often, I'll get a little sign that he's heard me. Maybe it's just coincidence, maybe not. I don't know, but it makes me feel better.

 

[Nite0wl71]

That's ok, I just didn't want other people to think I was dead.

My brother had a baby in April and he was my mom's 14th grandchild.

I have never sensed my mom, but I remember we used to talk about "visits" and I said it would scare me because I am afraid of the dark. I guess she listened

 

[AnaheimGirl]

Wow! What a cool picture. It definitely looks like a woman's arms are holding the baby.

I believe in ghosts/spirits/angels, whatever you want to call them. I was more skeptical before my kids were born, but I became convinced my older dd used to see my mom's spirit when she was a baby. Every time she laid on her changing table, she would turn her head and stare at the same empty spot on the wall. She'd smile and laugh and point, and there was absolutely nothing there. No shadows or lights or anything. My only explanation is that my mom was there, and my dd saw her.

I once read that children can see spirits, because they have not yet been convinced by adults that they aren't real. Most adults can't see them, simply because they are not open to them.

 

[disneyaggie]

Absolutely I believe in angels. They are spoken of in the Bible and I know they are with us here on Earth. Yeah, God!

I remember when I was in high school. There were four of us teens in a car. The driver was not speeding and none of us drank. A car cut us off and decided to stop on a dime in front of us to turn into a Jack-In-The-Box. We were sure to hit!

The driver of our car slammed on the brakes and we were skidding sideways. I remember I was sitting in the back seat, the other girl was screaming, it was all happening so fast. I looked up and I saw, what appeared to be an angel in the corner of the backseat. It said, "Everything is going to be alright". From that second, I immediately had a peace and just sat back like everything was fine.

We never hit the other car! No one could explain it since it appeared to be inevitable. The other girl in the car looked at me and said, "What came over you? I looked over and you were just as calm as can be". I said, "I just knew we were going to be alright". I will always remember that night. And I always remembered how God's angel protected us. As I said before, Yeah God!

 

[Planogirl]

I believe in spirits or angels as you choose to call them. I'm not quite sure in my mind exactly what they are but I've seen enough to be convinced that we go on in some manner after death.

Your picture is a good one; much better than many I've seen. Cherish it!

 

[minkydog]

I have had several encounters.
--Once while driving back to college along a dark, winding road we saw an angel hovering in the pines next to the road, like she was watching for us. We were speeding at the time and it prompted us to slow down and be careful.

--When we were trying to get pregnant and nothing was working, I had a "visitation' during prayer. A beautiful angel stood at the end of my kitchen table. He was at least 6ft tall,dark-haired, and so bright I could hardly look at him. He told me that I would conceive a son and I was to name him John. He would be raised to love the Lord and would be called to minister to God's people. The infertility never was solved, but 16 months later I had my son, John.

--One night John, then about 3-4, called me to his room. He was worried. It seems "someone" had been visiting him at night. He had never heard the story of my visitation so he had no idea what he was seeing. But the angel he described was also very tall and bright,with dark hair, perching carefully on the foot board of his little bed. Once he knew who it was, he went happily to sleep.

-- After Christian was born and was failing to thrive I was frantic with worry. He looked so bad and he was so frail. Some nights I would go into his room crying and hold him "one more time". One day as I was driving to work, the Lord spoke to me. He told me to "Be still"--in other words, stop worrying. He assured me that in spite of all the doctors were telling us, Christian(then under 6 months) would live and be healthy. He would not be normal, but he would lead a good life. Today Christian is a very healthy, happy boy who happens to be mentally handicapped. He leads a full life and doesn't miss much.

 

[2sweetangels]

I don't believe in angels (either the biblical definition or the one you're using) or in ghosts, spirits, etc. It is a cool picture though, and I'm glad it brings you comfort and happiness.

I kind of wish I did believe in that sort of thing. It seems like a nice sort of thing to believe - especially your story. Hope I didn't offend!

Don't worry you didn't offend one bit. Everyone has thier own opioion on everything. I never believed in spirits or anything either, I use to laugh at people who told me they were real. I use to tell them I won't believe untill I have a reason to.

 

[Joanne UK]

Why do some people come back as angels and pay visits to loved ones and some dont?

My mum was really spiritual and I felt for sure that when she passed I would get signs that she was around but I've had nothing. I've had my tarot cards read a couple of times but I just got wishy washy messages from her that I felt were made up as they were applicable to just about everybody in the world and not at all personal to me.

 

[robinb]

Now I just had pictures recently developed and I found this one picture that looked strange to me, and I believe its my gramma reaching down at Hayley.

It looks like a piece of hair in front of the lens to me. Then again, I don't believe in angels or ghosts.

Like GEM ... I don't care what you think as long as it brings you comfort.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

Cool pic.

And like LinnieThePooh, I believe in angels but that people do not turn into angels. I believe there is a spirit world with angels and demons all around that we can't see. I don;t believe in guardian angels as in "I have a guardian angel, you have a guardian angel" type of thing but I do believe that angels intervene and do guard but just not that we each have our own.
Neat story and I beleive babies and very small child could share a ot with us if they could tell us. Looks like your DD even sees though arms coming to hold her. (look at her eyes!)

This is what I believe as well.

 

[Keli]

My apologies right up front to the OP and others that have expressed beliefs differing from mine. I do not wish to offend anyone, I only want to express my own thoughts.

I believe in angels. I believe God created angels and that 1/3 of them fell from heaven with satan (also an angel up to that point). I believe the fallen angels are demons and the devil. I believe angels are used to help mankind (that they are 'ministering spirits') and that they always do the bidding of God.

I do not believe that people turn into angels when they die. No one, not good people, not bad people working to redeem themselves, no one. My belief in angels is based on the Bible and I can't find anywhere in the scriptures that indicates anyone ever turns into angels.

 

[luvwinnie]

always have believed. we believe that my daughter's guardian angel intervened on her behalf last may. my daughter was riding her bicycle and fell onto the street, initialy we thought she may have sprained or suffered a minor break in her arm. a trip to the emergency room for an xray revealed that at some point during her life my daughter suffered a bone anuerism in her arm that resulted in her entire humerus (the large upper bone in the arm) ceasing to produce bone growth. her upper arm bone was basicly a soda straw like structure (thin outer layer of bone-nothing inside). within 3 weeks she had bone graft surgery to correct the problem. had we not found out when we did her upper arm could have shattered beyond repair.

my daughter is convinced her guardian angel pushed her off of her bicycle so that someone would be able to see what was going on inside her arm.

We've had PUSHY angels too! My mom fell when she was 62 and her arm was so bruised that my dad insisted she see her dr. Well, her dr. then reminded her she was past due for her echocardiogram. The echo showed her aortic valve was almost completely shut...dr. said she wouldn't have lived more than 2 mths. if they hadn't found it and replaced her valve.

My dad also fell...about 18 years ago. After the fall he had blood in his urine. Ultrasound showed a large malignant tumor on his kidney. He had it removed and is fine now.

So, yep, I do believe in angels!

 

[Rajah]

Absolutely, 100%, positively do.

I've been lifted up back onto a runaway horse that I was sliding off, and the horse stopped. Literally felt arms lifting me back firmly behind the saddle (I was riding behind my friend, who was also falling and also lifted).

I've been told to turn into the spin by a very calming but authoritative voice when my car was hydroplaning out of control shortly after I got my license. And hands covered mine and helped me to do as instructed. Anyone heard that song, "Jesus take the Wheel"? That speaks very deeply to me.

I've had other times when I was so scared while driving I wasn't sure how to proceed. Again, hands over mine guiding the wheel.

I've been warned not to do things that, when done anyway, ended badly. But in most cases, the resulting reaction was best described as a long-suffering sigh and "I told you not to do that, but I'll help you through this anyway".

And I've felt the strength provided by God and angels in times of crises, most recently when we were evacuating from Hurricane Rita. My mom and I made it to our destination safely not by our own strength, but by God's. No question in our minds.

As for the definition -- when I say angel, I can mean one of two things. Usually, I mean the "race" that is separate from man created by God to do His will. These are the guardians and messengers, the beings of light sometimes seen. But I also feel that humans and animals can act by God's direction or with His permission as His agents as well, and those I also consider to be angels. These can be the pets sent to teach us a lesson or test us, the friends sent in a time of need who become lifelong companions, the spirits of deceased loved ones... True, by Biblical definition they aren't "angels", but "angels" is the best thing to call them to me.

 

[missypie]

I wish someone would do a study of children who talked very early. I bet they'd hear about angels. DD(now10) was a very early talker. At night, when I'd rock her on my lap, she'd point outside and say "see angels." I never solicited this, or put any ideas in her head. I'd ask what color they were and she'd usually say "red." I think that angels watch over babies and that babies can see them. It's just that most of us stop being able to see them by the time we can talk.

 

[UrsulasMyHero]

That's ok, I just didn't want other people to think I was dead.

My brother had a baby in April and he was my mom's 14th grandchild.

I have never sensed my mom, but I remember we used to talk about "visits" and I said it would scare me because I am afraid of the dark. I guess she listened

Yeah I wouldn't want people thinking you were dead either. You're a cool lady. *grin*

You can always tell her it's OK to visit you in dream or to give you messages. My grandma makes her presence known by taking things. She was fiesty in life and is fiesty in the other life. *grin*

 

[UrsulasMyHero]

I wish someone would do a study of children who talked very early. I bet they'd hear about angels. DD(now10) was a very early talker. At night, when I'd rock her on my lap, she'd point outside and say "see angels." I never solicited this, or put any ideas in her head. I'd ask what color they were and she'd usually say "red." I think that angels watch over babies and that babies can see them. It's just that most of us stop being able to see them by the time we can talk.

When the world begins to jade us, we lose our ability to see what is beyond. I've tried to keep some of the magic... to remember. I honestly believe that those who have been touched, visited or had visions have the ability to remember what was before this life, at least in a small part.

Wether people want to call them Guardian Angels, Spirits or what not, it is my opinion that they do exist. Are they different from the biblical angels? Possibly, but I'm not a religious person in that sense. I know what I've experienced, I've felt the love and compassion of these beings. To me, that's really all that matters.

 

[Diane]

I absolutely believe in angels, and that they are a separate phylum from us. When we die, our spirits leave our human bodies. We can come back to visit our loved ones on Earth, but we never become angels. I also believe that each of us on Earth has our own angels who watch over us for our entire lives.

When I was about 14, I saw and “heard” and angel. I woke up in the middle of the night to see a figure by the side of my bed. It was completely made of light and seemed small (I think it was kneeling). I wasn’t wearing my glasses, of course, so I didn’t get a really good look at it. Oddly, I wasn’t afraid—not one bit. I was more or less looking at it and wondering what the heck it was and then I “heard” in my mind (telepathically), “My child, everything will be all right.” Then I saw in my mind an image of the Blessed Mother and Jesus; and I just rolled over, repeated “everything will be all right” to myself, and went back to sleep.

So, actually, I don’t just “believe” in angels, I KNOW they exist; and I call on them every day for their loving assistance.

 

[HOGFAN]

Most definitely. The Bible says to be nice to strangers in need because they might be angels.

 

[cdrn1]

I work in a hospital and we were caring for a young woman who was dying of cancer. The last few days of her life, she was in and out of consciousness. From time to time she would point to different places in the room and tell us that she could see the angels, and that they were beautiful, and would even become frustrated when someone would tell her they could not see them. She died within days of the appearance of the angels. Could have been hallucinations from the drugs she was receiving to ease her pain. Who knows? I am really not a believer in angels and spirits but it gave me second thoughts.