The Presence of God - Page 3

Paul Weaver · #21 01-12-2010, 10:58 AM

Well said, missourimary. I think it's those experiences within the church service setting that prompt such questions and discussion. The two experiences I spoke of happened at home during the middle of the night. The presence woke me up.

rgcraig · #22 01-12-2010, 10:59 AM

Stew - - I too love seeing the JOY of the Lord in a service or a person's life. That to me is a sign realationship with God!

missourimary · #23 01-12-2010, 11:01 AM

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Well said, missourimary. I think it's those experiences within the church service setting that prompt such questions and discussion. The two experiences I spoke of happened at home during the middle of the night. The presence woke me up.

Those one on one times are awesome and humbling. When I read your experiences, I thought of several of my own, totally different but just as incredible. But I don't quite know how to put them in words right now without writing a biography. Just wow.

Paul Weaver · #24 01-12-2010, 11:07 AM

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But I don't quite know how to put them in words right now without writing a biography. Just wow.

That's it in a nutshell. Trying to describe the presence of Almighty God in terms of human language hard to do without writing volumes. But one day, I'm going to look directly into His eyes, seeing Him as He is. And I will be just like Him! I'm starting to feel one of those human emotions right now, excitement!

BeenThinkin · #25 01-12-2010, 11:17 AM

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That's it in a nutshell. Trying to describe the presence of Almighty God in terms of human language hard to do without writing volumes. But one day, I'm going to look directly into His eyes, seeing Him as He is. And I will be just like Him! I'm starting to feel one of those human emotions right now, excitement!

Thanks for all the responses. I hope others will join in and share with us. Perhaps there have been times when we failed to recognize "God Presence," (still small voice?) and with our sharing with each other our experiences maybe we can be more perceptive and more sensitive to God's Presence.

Paul Weaver · #26 01-12-2010, 11:22 AM

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Perhaps there have been times when we failed to recognize "God Presence," (still small voice?) and with our sharing with each other our experiences maybe we can be more perceptive and more sensitive to God's Presence.

I must admit, I know I've missed that still small voice so many times...

missourimary · #27 01-12-2010, 11:28 AM

Me too.

BeenThinkin · #28 01-12-2010, 11:30 AM

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Me too.

Where is Timmy? I'd like to hear a response from him. Timmy, when you were going to church did you ever "personally" feel or sense the Presence of God?

missourimary · #29 01-12-2010, 12:00 PM

My parents didn't take me to church til I was probably 5-6. It was a Nondenominational Christian Church, with Church of Christ background. (There are some with Charismatic leanings, but that one didn't.) Bringing in the Sheeves and He Keeps me Singing were as lively as we got.

Mom cleaned the church a lot of times. I liked to be in the sanctuary by myself. There was such a different feel in the church than anything anywhere else. A quiet and a peace... an awe.
When I was 9 I began feeling convicted of my temper and angry outbursts. Specifically I remember the overwhelming realization that Jesus died for me, and that it should have been me that died.
I went to camp for the first time. The last night, a kid got baptized in the pool. Image 100 9-10 year olds crowded around a fence in the dark... but everyone was still. There was such a quiet. We couldn't see anything really, but no one was pushing or talking. And then I had this feeling that God was coming through the group, and sensed that he was looking for someone, for me. It was the first time I really understood that He loved me.
That same summer I asked Jesus into my heart. Many times. It felt so good, a spark of joy in my life where there normally was none. But nothing like the joy and love that flooded me when I told God that I didn't want to be angry with people so much, and asked Him to teach me to love. The only way I can describe what I felt was it was like getting a huge hug from the inside out, and an overwhelming sense that I was loved and of loving others... uncontainable, undeniable, and for me inexplicable love.
Having my whole world pulled out from under me. Calling a few people I didn't really even know and asking for their prayer. Crying for weeks and suddenly one day in prayer an incredible assurance that everything would be OK. Shouting all over the house... tears of joy, and the phone ringing right in the middle of that with one of those two precious men telling me that he had just had a huge burden for me and asking if I was OK... trying to explain; finally bursting out with "I'm sorry. You won't understand this. Nothing has changed, but everything is fine. Everything is going to be just fine!" And hearing the relief and joy in his voice as he responded that he understood. He understood completely.

Those were a few times in God's presence...

Paul Weaver · #30 01-12-2010, 12:15 PM

Great testimony. I won't get into detail, but those experiences I had have forever changed me. I was going through a real struggle, questioning everything I ever knew or understood of God. He answered and I've never been the same since.