In the 1970s, when hospital protocols were looser, young believers like Pat Hodges began walking in anointing power as faith surged as an undercurrent in everyday life.
At just 17 and newly immersed in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, he stepped into his mother’s hospital room after her cancer surgery, ready to activate anointing through prayer.
The air hung heavy with the sterile scent of antiseptics, and her face, pale and still, spoke volumes before any words could, prompting his yielded life to seek divine intervention.
Little did Pat know, this moment would catapult him into a lifetime of walking in anointing power, transforming a family’s tragedy into a beacon of divine possibility.
The Crisis: A Brush with Irreversible Loss
Pat’s mother had battled cancer, undergoing surgery that should have marked the start of recovery. But complications arose. Overdosed on medications by accident, she slipped away quietly.
When Pat arrived, she already looked gone, her body lifeless on the bed.
Doctors later confirmed she had passed, her vital signs flat.
In that era, without today’s safeguards, such errors were heartbreakingly possible. Pat, raised in a church that dismissed spiritual gifts as ceased, now faced the raw finality of death. No medical intervention seemed poised to reverse it.
Yet, in his heart, a spark from his recent spiritual awakening flickered.
“I had no frame of reference,” Pat would later recall, but something greater was about to intervene.
Divine Intervention: The Surge That Changes Everything
As Pat stood mere feet from the bed, an unseen force gripped him. It lifted him physically and hurled him onto his mother’s body. In that instant, it felt like lightning bolted from him into her.
She gasped sharply, her chest heaving back to life.
This wasn’t random; it was the raw manifestation of anointing power resident within believers. Pat described it as “like a lightning just shot out of me into her.” Amplified by his fresh baptism in the Holy Spirit, this divine timing popped the lid off dormant potential, bridging Old Testament “anointing upon” with New Testament “anointing within.”
The event echoed biblical precedents, where power transfers through unexpected means. Pat’s mother, moments later, awoke to share she’d been in heaven before returning.
No pain meds were needed thereafter; her cancer was gone, and vitality restored.
Faith and Prayer: Building a Yielded Life Foundation
Pat’s journey to this miracle rooted in a family shift. His abusive father transformed through the Holy Spirit, opening Pat’s eyes. Suicidal and lost as a teen, Pat sought the same baptism, enduring a chaotic prayer session that unleashed tongues and inner power.
The key, Pat teaches, is a yielded life, total submission to God over personal plans.
“If you’ve got a yielded life, you automatically… don’t have to think about walking in obedience. It automatically happens,” he explains. This isn’t about slot-machine faith but discipleship, investing in God’s kingdom.
Community prayer fueled Pat’s growth. Church intercession surrounded him, stirring gifts. From here, he learned to activate anointing by stepping out, praying for others, even starting with animals to build confidence.
From Faith to Unshakable Trust
Post-miracle, Pat’s mother confirmed her heavenly visit, solidifying the event’s reality. This cornerstone shifted Pat’s initial faith into deep trust, built through life experiences with God.
Doctors, baffled, could only attribute her revival to the unexplained. For Pat, it marked the transition: putting God at risk by acting in faith, knowing results belong to Him. “You’re not responsible for the results,” he notes, freeing believers from fear.
Pat’s mother lived years pain-free, a testament to sustained anointing power. But the greater change was in Pat. Freed from suicidal thoughts, he pursued ministry, raising three from the dead, healing stage-four cancers, and witnessing blind eyes open.
In one youth camp, 12 legally blind kids received prayer; healing manifested later, like an antibiotic working overtime. Pat’s marriage and life reflect this yielded life, impacting nations through teachings in places like India, where youth activated anointing to heal a blind woman and birth a church.
These stories highlight anointing’s purpose: not self-glory, but demonstrating God’s kingdom resources to change lives profoundly.
Inspiring a Generation to Start Walking in Anointing Power
Skeptics, including non-believers Pat encountered, often witness anointing’s fruit and question their doubts. Pat’s life challenges professionals and everyday believers: hear God’s voice amid noise, seek revelation over knowledge, and position for divine encounters.
“God talks. He’s not silent,” Pat asserts, urging stillness for revelation that reconciles and empowers.
His hope? Believers worldwide embrace walking in anointing power, turning nominal faith into world-changing action. No situation is beyond God’s reach when we yield and activate.
If facing doubt or stagnation, remember: anointing resides in you. Step out, pray boldly, and watch God show off. Share this testimony. Let it spark faith in others.
Watch the Miracle Unfold
Dive deeper into Pat’s riveting account on the Jan The Miracle Hunter YouTube channel. Key moments include:
Pat’s vivid retelling of the divine force throwing him onto his mother, sparking her resurrection.
Insights on the “yielded life” as the secret to effortless obedience and power.
Stories of healing blind children and stage-four cancers, showing anointing works “as they went.”
Pat’s call to activate anointing by stepping out in faith, building trust through experiences.
Praise God! We give Him all honor and glory for this miracle!
