Christians:?

Question

Does god actually talk to you? What does it feel like to feel the holy spirit?
I don't understand, I try, but i can't.

Answer 1

no god has ever talked to me.
i've never seen god, i never will.

the concept of god was made up by primitive people...
from the vikings and their gods, to ancient greeks and
their numerous gods, to christians and islamist.
ponder this - do you really believe that something created
this vast universe by using its magic or so called power?

most humans feel they are inferior to some supernatural god.

Answer 2

God does speak in many ways. He can speak in an audible voice, through situations and coincidence, through revelation and insight, having your eyes and ears opened is a very powerful experience. You can't force God to speak to you...He usually speaks when you least expect it when you need need need it. Pay attention and believe the scripture that says He guides your ever step. To feel the Holy Spirit is the most comforting and warm feeling there is...it can send chills through you...but it can be powerful too and cause You to become really nervous and you don't know why and you will be shaky and jittery...this usually happens during some kind of witnessing. But you can also be familiar through the Spirit and you won't have any clue what is going on until it is revealed to you years down the road and then you will remember all things He has told you. The Lord truly is with us but there can be large periods of time when you do not experince at all...or you just miss it...but it doesn't matter...cause it's not about us...it is about truth and the Lord who does amazing things through us, even while we are unaware.

Answer 3

Personally, God talks to me indirectly, via feelings and intuitions. I'm not seeing burning bushes and hearing voices, but on occasion it just occurs to me that I've messed up and need to correct my behavior, or out of nowhere I have an insight into someone else's spirit. Opening yourself to hear "God's voice" is an on-going and challenging thing, but it is also rewarding and supremely important. For me, prayer, peace, and meditation help clarify and quiet my mind, allowing me to pick up on subtle feelings and intuitions. Perhaps it's my own subconscious, perhaps it's the authentic voice of God, perhaps it's both. All I know is that I would have missed many important things and damaged relations with people I love and care about if I hadn't taken the time to listen for God's voice.

As to the Holy Spirit, I have been filled with overwhelming emotions that I can only call spiritual on occasion. Perhaps this is the Holy Spirit moving me, or perhaps it's grace, I'm not sure what to call it, but it is amazing. A beautiful mass (especially Christmas and Easter), and weddings have led me to this many times. I've also felt similar emotions while watching or listening to artistically talented people creating things that rocked me to my soul. Inspiration is where you find it, and I must admit I've even found it in the violence and chaos of a mosh pit at a punk show. Sometimes the beauty of God's creation fills me. I went to Snoqualmie Falls and stood near where the water comes crashing down, and my body shook, and I was filled with awe at the power and beauty of my surroundings. This site has been holy for millenia going back to the Native Americans, and I can't help but feel something spiritual is going on when I stand there.

Answer 4

A lot of people make mistakes in waiting for esoteric experiences to feel the presence of the Holy Spirit.

First you must be sure that you accepted Christ because:

Romans 8:9b
Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

If you have the Spirit of Christ you have this gift. It is singular because it is like an orange fruit...

Galatians 5:22-23

22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Answer 5

God talks through the Bible. The Holy spirit gives u encouragement and faith

Answer 6

I'm a Christian, but I've never had God talk to me, and I don't know what it feels like to "feel the Holy Spirit."

Honestly, my conscience tends to be my best guide for following what I feel God wants/expects of me as a Christian. Don't feel bad if you don't understand. Not everyone hears God so readily.

Answer 7

If you are a born again Christian and you are living a life according to Gods word which means reading your Bible and doing the things that are pleasing to Him then Yes the Holy Spirit will speak to you. For me its a voice that comes from around my heart, its a small still voice, and you must be listening for it. You have to be living in accordance with Gods will for your life. You will hear it alot during prayer and fasting, but as I said, you must first be a born again Christian in order to have the Holy Spirit living in your heart. One of the sure ways you know you are saved is the voice of the Holy Spirit in your heart. The devil can speak to you thru head and mind, and he fools alot of people into thinking that its God but anything that comes into your mind contrary to the Bible is of the devil that is for sure. Have you accepted Jesus as Lord?Have you prayed the sinners prayer meaning it with all your heart soul and body, just pray Dear Jesus, I know and confess that I am sinner in need of salvation. I believe you died on a cross at calvery and arose from the grave to wash away my sins, I ask you right now to come into my heart and save me, I pray this Prayer believing in the name of Jesus Amen. This prayer with a sincere heart will lead you to Christ. I pray that Jesus is your Saviour, if He is then the Holy Spirit lives within you. Go and sin no more!!!

Answer 8

I could no more explain it to you than I could explain sexual intercourse to a four year old.
Only by being born again does one gain the capacity to experience spiritual realities.
Only by believing with the heart that Jesus Christ came down from heaven and suffered on a cross for your sins, and was raised from the dead by the Father can one be born of the Spirit.
You must become like a little child, accepting the simple testimony God has borne concerning His Son. You are either in the Kingdom of God or else you are under the Domination of Darkness, and cannot understand the Love of God.

read what this man found:

http://www.near-death.com/storm.html

Answer 9

He has never talked to me, but once when I doubted, all the important events in my spiritual life flashed through my mind, and the detail in the pictures (images) that flashed in my mind were awesome and in great detail. One that hit me so hard was when I was climbing through a barbed wire fence to go to be baptised in the Show Low Creek, I marveled at the precise look of the crooked posts and the precision of the barbed wire. It really struck me hard.

Some have heard a still small voice that tells them to do something that eventually save them. I have had some of those feelings, about things. It is a strong burning and tingling in the chest and extremeties. I have also felt that when I prayed and asked a question and then waited for the tingling to see if he agreed with my answer. You have to pray a lot before this happens generally.

Answer 10

God does talk to you. Even now when you asked this question, your spirit knows which answer is true. I challenge you, if you take a few minutes and tell God how much you need him and rely on him, you will hear from him. Whether it is from another person or within youself. God is waiting for you!

Answer 11

No.Jehovah God does not literally talk to humans. In the first century,there were three occasions where Jehovah's voice was heard.Theses occasions related to Jehovah verbally showing approval of his son,Jesus.
In earliar times,Jehovah would 'speak' to prophets through visions and dreams.Or through,the Word,Christ Jesus.
Today however,Jehovah 'speaks' to us through his holy word,the Bible.
I have many times felt the workings of Jehovah Holy Spirit.If we do our utmost to do God's will, he bless our efforts,and this blessing can be felt.As one of Jehovahs Witnesses,I have felt Jehovahs Holy Spirit helping me in the ministry,for example.(Lu 11:13;1John3:22)