03-30-2016, 09:46 PM
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Pride of the Neighborhood
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Drunk in the Spirit
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Originally Posted by votivesoul
I've never been drunk on alcohol, not once. I have no experience at all to compare.
But in all my experiences in the presence of God, I never once, as intense as some have been, ever felt "drunk", as if to imply I had lost control of my faculties.
In fact, I find the deeper into God's presence I go, the more focused, intent, and sober I become. I disappear, as it were, from the world around me, sometimes as if in a trance. As God draws me in, the clarity increases. Utter silence, utter stillness.
These are the peaks experiences of my life.
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Way more Bible for this than passing out, slurred speech, staggering, and loss of control.
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When a newspaper posed the question, "What's Wrong with the World?" G. K. Chesterton reputedly wrote a brief letter in response: "Dear Sirs: I am. Sincerely Yours, G. K. Chesterton." That is the attitude of someone who has grasped the message of Jesus.
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