Do you feel like you have a spiritual closeness with God?

Question

Have you ever felt like He was giving you "signs?"

Answer 1

Several years ago I had an unusual experience concerning an uncle, a distant relative who lived over a thousand miles away.

While driving my car I suddenly felt the unmistakable presence of this relative that I hardly even knew. He was more like someone I had heard about than someone I knew. It was very strange; it felt as though I was momentarily lifted right out of my physical body. I seemed to be suspended somehow beyond space and time, bathed in a love so intense It felt like I could have just disappear into it at any moment if It would have let me. It only lasted for a few seconds, but it seemed to last forever at the same time. I realize how crazy this must sound. The experience was so strong that at first I was afraid I was loosing my grip on reality. I finally managed to chalk it up to an over active imagination.

Three days later I got a call from my aunt telling me that this uncle we are talking about had gone into a coma and died the day I had the experience. It felt like ice water had been poured down my back when she told me this. I had lost any real ideas of God or faith and had become somewhat of an atheist. Needless to say this experience caused me to rethink some of the conclusions I had come to.

I feel blessed to now understand that even in our darkest confusion something loves us so much that it went out of its way to assist me and bring me back to a state of absolute certainty about Gods love for us.
During the experience it seemed like there was a vast amount of information that I was somehow allowed access to. One thing that I came away from this experience understanding beyond any shadow of a doubt was that any Idea that God is unhappy with us or would judge or allow us to be punished for any reason is simply impossible.

I can’t explain the love I felt with words. They simply don’t make words big enough or complete enough to do this. The only way I can begin to convey this love to you is to say that there was simply nothing else there. Nothing but love. No hint of judgment, no displeasure of any sort. It is as though God sees us as being as perfect as we were the day we were created. It is only in our confused idea of ourselves that we seem to have changed.

I hope this is of some help to you. Good luck. Love and blessings.

Your brother don

Answer 2

Exploring our intimacy with God is one of the single most noble quests, this is where we separate mere religion from true authentic relationship, much the same way Adam walked with God in the cool of the day and the day Enoch got so close that he was caught up and translated into heaven. You will find there are three different kinds of individuals that have an insane passion to be where God is, worshipers, prophets and intercessors.

God is communicating with us all the time: signs are a part of His vast library of languages, He usually uses everyday circumstances to communicate deep layers of spiritual truth, the truth is God desires to be with us more than we desire to be with Him, after all He put that desire there in the first place...If you are yearning for your divine encounter He is yours for the asking: and just like the Prophet Samuel say, "Speak Lord Your servant is listening" and quiet yourself from worldly distractions and listen.

Answer 3

Oh my goodness! I feel close to God until i do something stupid like break one of the commandments. I feel as though he is pushing me toward a certain destination in my life. (This is only because i ask him too.) What it is i do not know. Whenever I try to change my life the way i think it should be it never works (Sometimes this is very irritating for me). Only when i give up and tell God to lead me does my life fall into place. I know he is here with me trying to get me to do the right things and i do try but sometimes i am not strong or intelligent enough to see the whole picture. After the fact it is like ooohhhh now i see! Let me ask you something though....When i do good does it feel like everything is going to be OK but when i try to do something i think is right to achieve something i want it feels like i am swimming upstream against the current! What about you?

Answer 4

The comprehend God is religious , and there is not something religious about throwing stinking stone right into a lake. guy , everyone is deceived, something is religious for them. I wager you're one those those who hate those verses;1cor.14:34-35 enable your women human beings save silence contained in the church homes: for it isn't accepted unto them to speak; yet they are commanded to be less than obedience as also saith the regulation. 35 And in the adventure that they'll study any component, enable them ask their husbands at abode: for it really is a shame for women human beings to speak contained in the church. Jesus is Lord.

Answer 5

No. I feel like it is a giant con game or a big party to which I can't get an invitation. Sure, I can go and pretend, but I get nothing from it but empty rituals and hollow promises.

Answer 6

I have spiritual oneness with the cosmic consciousness just like every other living thing.

Answer 7

Everyday!

Answer 8

I don't trust feeling.. It's feeling like a burning in the bosom that makes MORMONS BELIEVE THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE ONLY TRUE CHURCH. Stop trusting feeling and trust Jesus Christ instead..... Jim

Answer 9

Yes!

Answer 10

Nope - I've been to temple and church services lots of time and all I feel is that all the people are just talking to themselves.

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