(Reinstating an old series, here’s the next installment of “Q&A” – questions people ask that Google answers by bringing them here.)
“What does the Holy Spirit feel like?” Interestingly scripture never mentions this. It talks a good deal about what the Spirit inspires people to do, such as prophesying or preaching, but the spotlight always falls on the Spirit-inspired actions and not on the Spirit Himself. Having said that, I think the question is still answer-able — partly from scripture, and partly from the experience of believers.
Many passages in the Bible include the words “…and the Spirit of the Lord came upon him/her/them…”. However this quotation is never followed by anything like “…and the people said, ‘whoa, what was THAT?'” Generally speaking, when the Spirit speaks, people recognize the message as coming from God. So the first thing I’d say is the Holy Spirit feels like truth.
The Spirit is described in various parts of scripture as fire, power, faith, peace, joy, fullness, or holiness (the seal of God’s promise in and on us). All these things come from God and when the Spirit makes His presence known we usually feel at least some of these things in some way or another.
In most cases in scripture the arrival of the Spirit is followed immediately by someone speaking God’s word or prophesying. The Spirit of God brings God’s word, and when the Spirit inspires, it feels impossible to keep quiet about the Word.
The Spirit is, truly and literally, God within us. Sometimes a person can sense the presence of a Being far greater than can be imagined; I’m sure when the Spirit touches us, He holds back a great deal otherwise we’d be completely overwhelmed.
In conjunction with healing and other miracles, the presence of the Spirit is often described as “warmth”, “a tingling sensation”, “electrical” or “breathtaking”. These sensations do exist (and they’re quite pleasant) but they should not be looked for as “proof” that a person is feeling the Spirit. Every believer receives the Holy Spirit when becoming a Christian, and always has the Spirit in him or her whether His presence is felt or not. What the Spirit does give daily is deeper insight — eyes to see and ears to hear — or as Jesus said “I have come that they may have life, and more abundantly”. The Spirit gives a deeper, more meaningful life in every sense of the word.
Above all, the relationship between the believer and the Spirit is just that — a relationship, a community of two, in which the Spirit feels like the embrace of a friend, brother, or soul-mate. One then becomes aware that the Holy Spirit has the same community-of-two relationship with every believer on the planet, which defines the family of God, the community of faith, the true Church. And in that sense, the Spirit feels like home.
Amen.
I’m a christian i received the Holy Spirit with the evidence of Speaking in tongue after i got Baptize in the name Of Jesus. One thing i want to point out is that many believe that there’s three God living in Heaven, the trinity. i am not a trinitarian i believe there is One God and his name is Jesus. The Son, the Father and the Holy Spirit are One but that’s another topic. and if you want to know how the Holy Spirit feel like read Jeremiah 20:9″ Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay”. Most of the times when the Holy Spirit is at work i get this warm feel and i cannot stop glorifying Jesus. and another thing that help is be sensitive toward the Lord’s Holy Spirit.
Hi Evens and welcome! Thanks for sharing your experiences and scriptures.
On the Trinity – I think what you’ve described pretty much *is* the traditional doctrine of the Trinity. There is only one God – this is the teaching of both the Old and New Testaments. The one God makes Himself known in three ways (three “persona” is the ancient way of putting it) – Father (Creator), Son (Jesus/Redeemer), and Holy Spirit (Sanctifier/Sustainer). Even though we tend to think of these concepts as three different things they are in fact three facets of the One God. Make sense?
Blessings!
Amen and amen.
I’d always called myself a Christian, but never really tried to follow YHWH our God, or even let him work in my life. I’ve always faced hardships and the memories of the good times I’ve gripped tightly. Recently however, I’ve given up, having nothing really to live for, I just said “Father, do what you want with me…” And I’ve never felt more joyous, more excited, or more alive than I have in the last three months since doing that. I longed to feel his presence, but never really let him in. If any of you wish to feel the Holy Spirit, then I say you should let go of the problems and stresses that you hold so firmly and give it to him. Instead of trying to plan your life out for yourself while leaving him in your back pocket, put your plans there, and let him guide you. Give yourself to him, read his word, and worship him. THAT is how I’ve finally have begun to really feel the spirit in me.
If you’ve read the parable of the sower (one of my favourites), I once was the footpath. Then the footpath grew thorns and was less travelled by. But the farmer sent one of his workers to tear out the thorns and the soil beneath had loosened. The plant then began to grow well. 🙂
Epiphany – Amen! Thank you for a beautiful post, and for the reminder to put God in the driver’s seat of our lives and let Him take the wheel. I needed to hear that yesterday, and I suspect other readers will be blessed by it too.
Hi,
Epiphany’s post is somewhat similar to what I have experienced. I was a lukewarm at best Christian, I talked to God, but never really pursued going to church, and finally I told God – I can’t get this right – (I was drinking all the time) and I said, use me… and he has. Now, I have to say I would also describe the actual sensation of the Holy Spirit as a rushing warm sensation down the back physically, but sometimes I have read something and felt a *Jolt * like electricity right in my head. Now that I have started going to church and reading the Word more, I have experience all kinds of fun and interesting things. Thank God for Jesus, and Thank Jesus for saving us so we can have this wonderful relationship!
That happens to me so often now. Electrical tingling in my head….wow…happened today reading 2 cor 1…and I realized we are all connected in the Holy Spirit…and wham… (: tingling…but really intense…not just like a mild thing. I was listening to a young girl yesterday for like an hour and it was like that the whole time….WOW
Amen, Wesley! It’s encouraging to read experiences of coming to know Jesus more deeply and experiencing His Spirit moving in your life. I echo your words of thanks!
I agree with all of your posts! There is no better mental or physical experience than that of the Holy Spirit. The enormous peace and joy that engulfs your mind and body is something that’s unexplainable; it has to be experienced by the believer. I’m told that it’s the same experience you have when you make your transition from this life into the next (following the light), and it’s so wonderful that no one wants to return or linger in the physical body. I can truly say that it’s a BLESSING to recognize my beautiful relationship with GOD, and affirm that for the rest of my life and into eternity, there’s nothing more important than walking with HIM; following HIS guidance and communicating moment by moment with this Holy Companion. Hallelujah!!
Amen Dorothy! Thank you for the beautiful description and for sharing your experience.
If anyone reading doubts the reality of the Holy Spirit, or is feeling too shy to get closer to God, read Dorothy’s words. You don’t want to miss this.
Question, I am a believer and I feel sometimes the Holy Spirit answering to my questions or showing me some truth.
But I still have a question, does for example when you get an answer, does this answer is forever OR this answer can change because of our change, another behavior, another attitude in the future and then later on, the Holy Spirit will give us a new answer (better answer or worst answer or still the same one?)
Thanks and God bless You
Greetings arnaud and my apologies for being so long in replying! Praise God for the work He is doing in your life and that you are sensitive to His Spirit and listening for His word.
I’m not sure I understand your question but let me give it a shot. Are you asking if, when God gives you an answer to a question, He might change His answer later?
If so I think my answer would have to be “I doubt it”. God usually gets things right the first time. And the only times in scripture I can think of where God appears to change His word (or change His mind), the results are never good. One example is in the Old Testament, when God gives the prophet Isaiah word that King Hezekiah will die, Hezekiah begs God for healing. God grants Hezekiah’s prayer and adds 15 years to his life, but in those 15 years Hezekiah does things that cause Israel to be invaded and exiled.
Besides I think it’s much more likely that in time, rather than God changing His answers we will be asking different questions.
Hope this helps!
Greetings and blessings to you and yours,
Peg
question! I’m a new christian, and everyone says listen and wait for God! and let Holy Spirit guide you! well how do i know he’s talking to me and its not just my mind doing some wishful thinking. and how to I get led by THE SPIRIT if i have no clue what it feels like or even where i’m supposed to be going. i read the Bible and every single book I can find on this topic, but the answers are all vague, and they say things like give everything to God. does that mean i shouldnt hope for, or pray about things. and no matter what i try it human to be concerned about things ie. money, marriage, children etc. please help!
Hi Holly
Ill just add to what others have already said.
Holy Spirit works in miraculous ways, and because we are living in the time of the Holy Spirit it is essential in your Christian walk that you do not see the Holy Spirit as having the least amount of importance within the Holy Trinity.
One of the last things Jesus said to his disciples, and I paraphrase here, “you cannot go where I am going, because if you do, then the Helper will not come”. The Helper is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the voice within you. He is the quiet, and patient person who is waiting at the back there to show you the way through. He is the one who reveals God the Father, and God the Son to you. He can do this through Scripture, through your thoughts, by using your gut instincts to communicate with you, and some people can even audibly hear the Holy Ghost talking to them.
To explain a little further what I mean, I will provide you with some of my testimonies to show you, because I honestly believe the moment you ask the Holy Spirit to come into your life and reveal God the Father, and God the Son to you, you will be instantly transformed.
Testimony 1:
I was having a hard time losing weight, and it was a constant uphill battle for me. I was not yet saved, and did not yet understand who the Holy Spirit was, but its only now that I am saved, and that my Christian walk is taking leaps and bounds, that I can look back in hindsight and say “wow! ok, yea that was the Holy Spirit guiding me through there”. I was pretty much sitting down on my own in my room, feeling sorry for myself, thinking within my own head, that there was no way I could ever do this, and that other people can do it with absolute ease. Now, what happened next was, I began speaking these things outloud against myself, when suddenly my own conscious thoughts were interrupted, by what seemed like someone speaking to me, in my own mind. The words that were spoken (and I remember still to this day what was said word for word):
“This will be the hardest journey of your life. You may come across things that you may think are harder, but you will always turn around and look at this, and see this is the hardest journey of your life”.
At the time, I was like “whoa whoa whoa” what on earth was that?! I was confused, didnt know what to think, in all honesty I was a little freaked out. I got on with my day and never thought anything more of it. Until about 3 days later, I was driving with my friend, and were discussing the exact same thing – weightloss. And were discussing someone else’s weightloss journey at that point. Now my friend wasn’t Christian, she is quite an adamant athiest, and she had no idea that I had been considering going to Church, or had been reading the bible, or anything, and she turned, looked me dead in the eye. I was driving at the time, and I could not break my eye contact with her, it was as if someone was making me listen to her.
“This will be the hardest journey of your life. You may come across things that you may think are harder, but you will always turn around and look at this, and see this is the hardest journey of your life”.
After it was said, my reaction was … “ok. Yea you are right”. Inside though, I was freaking out.Seriously! I was going mental. I thought how on earth could she know that?! Once again, I took it on board, but didnt take it or seek any further explanation around it. I just accepted it for what it was, an unusual coincidence.
Testimony 2
A few days later, the same thing happened. I was making my breakfast, and thinking to myself, hmm wonder why breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And thenn ….
“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, the reason why is because if you don’t eat, your body will assume it is starving, and the next thing you do eat your body will immediately store as fat”.
I actually laughed after hearing this. I repeated it outloud, continued on with making my museli. And then sat down in front of the TV to watch something my TiVo had recorded the night before. Turned on one of my fav shows, and whatta you know. 1 of the characters repeated that exactly what I had just heard secs before to his onscreen daughter.
Testimony 3
I read “Good Morning Holy Spirit”. Not sure if you have heard of it, it is by Benny Hinn. Wonderful book by the way, I recommend it. It will answer so many questions for you, truly. And its really easy to read. Anyways, it quickly came to me while reading this book, that although I believed in Jesus, and God our Father, I knew something was missing. And I realised quite quickly it was a one on one relationship with the Holy Spirit.
I asked the Holy Spirit for his friendship, for him to come into my life. I said to him “you know the Father and the Son better than anyone Holy Spirit, please come to me and reveal them to me”. He did. You will probably be familiar with this feeling, the warm buzzing, vibrating kind of physical feeling that you may have felt in Church before, or when you have been on your own praying etc. I personally associate this feeling to the presence of the Holy Spirit. Whenever I am in communion with the Spirit of God, this feeling is with me. In actual fact, this feeling is with me pretty much all the time. Except whenever I have grieved the Holy Spirit, this feeling leaves me. I will copy a link so you can read more about that later.
Anyway, I had established a friendship with the Holy Spirit, and he showed me in such a personal 1 on 1 way, that he was as real as you and I. He showed me that I can know his presence as well as what I would know if you walked into a room right now. I was lying in bed next to my partner who was snoring away, and I was on my side with my arms crossed, and in my mind I began to speak to the Spirit of God. I said Holy Spirit show me how and where I begin getting to know the Father. Immediately that buzzing was there, it was all over my body. It wasn’t full on, it was clearly there, but not overwhelmingly so. I began to say “my spirit to your spirit Holy Spirit” and I said this over and over, then all of a sudden, it had taken over. My entire physical body felt as if it wasn’t there anymore, my eyes were closed, but I could feel the Glory and presence of God right before me, and it was lifting me up. My spirit felt like I was being lifted up right outta my bed. I opened my eyes, and let it come. Then it was as if a physical person was pulling on my arms. Trying to pull them out of a crossed position. I sensed this, and decided I’d let them go. I honestly thought it was my spirit that was being tugged on. It wasn’t, it was my physical arms. My flesh. And I let them go where I felt they were taken. I didnt stop it, didnt try to control it. Let them go. ANd before long, my arms were opened up in praise to the ceiling, and in between my arms was this overwhelming almost magnetic kind of energy, unlike anything I had ever felt before, and it just pure love. I felt so humbled, and grateful to be given such an opportunity to experience God like this. The Holy Spirit was telling me, that to get to the know the Father, you start with praise. You praise him for the wonderful blessings, and lessons he has brought to your life. You start with loving the Father and the Son. You allow them into your life, and they will show you exactly how much they love you.
This experience was unlike anything I have ever felt before in my life. And before that night, there was always doubt. A little bit of doubt, not much but it was there. Now there is none. My life has changed so much in such a short amount of time, all because I listen to those thoughts that enter my mind when I am about to go and get drunk with mates. A little voice comes in and convicts me of that, and tells me that’s not the right thing to do. I listen to myself when I feel bad because I havent read the bible in a few days. You know. I listen to the word of God when things jump out at me, and are applicable to my situation at the time. These things are all the Holy Spirit.
Honestly, read that book “Good Morning Holy Spirit”, it will open your eyes and show you how you can have a personal relationship with the Spirit of God. Amazing! Truly is.
This is the link that helped me to understand what it means to grieve the Holy Spirit. Because like any of your other friends, when you do things to upset them, they naturally distance themselves from you, it is the same with the Holy Spirit. He is real, and he is sensitive. But beautifully so, he only wants the best for you.
http://www.gotquestions.org/grieve-quench-Holy-Spirit.html
Oh gosh, I have so much more I could write. Feel free to email me if you want, I hope this has helped. 😀
Take Care & God Bless YOU HOLLY
Hi Victoria,
Thank you for a great post and for your testimonies! I’ll write more further down… for now just wanted to note that I made a couple minor edits to your post for privacy’s sake before approving it. Thanks again for sharing and for your insights!
Peg
Hi Holly,
Thanks for your questions! I’ll try to offer a few answers and suggestions that will help make things a little more concrete.
On the question “how do I know he’s talking to me and its not just my mind doing some wishful thinking?” – this is an excellent question! Every one of us is tempted at times to think that God’s will for us is whatever *we* want. Here are a few guidelines:
(1) The Holy Spirit will never lead us to do something the Bible says not to do, or to not do something the Bible says to do. The Spirit never contradicts Scripture.
(2) The leading of the Spirit often comes during or immediately after prayer. Try asking God about what you want to know about and then wait in silence for an answer. The Spirit does not *always* send leadings at this time but it’s an excellent way to begin. And if you don’t get an answer right away, keep on asking. Remember the parable of the unjust judge: even people who don’t respect God will give an answer if you keep after them every day.
(3) Many times the Spirit’s message or leading is something I would never have thought of in a million years! That’s one way I know it’s the Spirit and not me. God’s thoughts are far greater than our own.
(4) God doesn’t always tell us where we’re going, at least not in this life. The idea is to trust Him daily – pray each morning for his guidance and blessing for the day. “Give us this day our daily bread” – he never gives us bread for a month or a year but just one day at a time.
(5) The arrival of a message from the Spirit is not always accompanied by “feelings”. Sometimes the leading just sort of arrives. Other times you might feel a feeling of awe, or of standing on holy ground.
On reading books: I highly recommend sticking to Scripture for awhile. There are a gazillion books out there but human authors offer different solutions/suggestions and tend to confuse the issue. I have often found that books are helpful *after* I’ve been through something, to help put words to my experiences, but are not particularly helpful when I’m actually *in the middle of* going through something.
In answer to: “they say things like give everything to God. does that mean i shouldnt hope for, or pray about things. and no matter what i try it human to be concerned about things ie. money, marriage, children etc.”
BY ALL MEANS we should pray about these things!! God knows how important they are to us, and it is important to Him that we work with Him in finding them. When we give these things to God what we’re doing is placing our needs and desires in His hands to be met by Him rather than by our own (lack of) wisdom. We can trust that whatever He leads us to will be the best for our lives and for our eternal future.
Holly, it sounds to me like you’re currently faced with some major decisions, or at least concerns, in your life. Is there anything in particular that’s on your mind? Any way I can pray for you? Thanks again for your questions – I think these are issues many people wrestle with and often don’t have the courage to ask.
Recently my son, who is 22, felt the Holy Spirit and has been completely changed. He is having all the feelings you have described above in “What does the Holy Spirit Feel Like” and I am so happy for him. The problem now is that he was engaged to be married when the Holy Spirit came to him and the wedding is in 5 months, all the plans in place, but he is now questioning the path God intends him to follow. He loves his fiance but I think he is questioning what God is wanting him to do, this has put a wedge in their relationship. I am a practicing Catholic and have strong beliefs but I myself having not felt the Holy Spirit as he has and I do not know exactly what he is going through or what he is feeling or hearing so I am unable to give them any direction. I think he wants to put everything in God’s hands but with the fiance is wanting answers and is having a hard time understanding why he is questioning his path. Have you heard of this happening to anyone?
Hi Leanne,
Thanks for writing! I think it’s not unusual for the Holy Spirit to lead people to change directions, reconsider plans, or warn that trouble is ahead. The feeling I get from your note is that your son has not said ‘no’ to the wedding but he has some serious questions, inspired by his experience of the Holy Spirit, about whether this marriage is what God intends for his life. This may or may not be a sign that the wedding should be called off or postponed — it might just be that there are issues the two of them need to work through before they get married.
What those issues are I would not hazard to guess, but I can ask a few questions that might help uncover them: Are your son and his fiancee planning on getting married by clergy? If yes, are they receiving premarital counseling from that clergy person or someone else on staff at the church? (If the answer to either of these questions is “no” I would strongly encourage them to consider making these things part of their plans.) What are their religious backgrounds, and what are their current beliefs? Is your son sensing the Spirit is asking him to change careers, or move to another city, or anything else that might be considered a major life change? What is he able to articulate about what he thinks God *does* want him to do? Is there anything in his past (or hers) that has not been shared and needs to be shared before the two can be married? Have there been difficulties with past relationships, or perhaps with other family relationships? These are just a few of the many questions that might need to be examined.
For your own part, the best thing you can do is stand by him and encourage him to listen to the Spirit and keep his eyes on Jesus. God knows what he needs and what his fiancee needs and He loves them both. They may be meant for each other… they may not… but whichever is true it’s far better to work through the doubts, with help from a member of clergy the couple trusts, so they can be sure before making such a major life commitment. (BTW re: choice of clergy – Catholic or otherwise, choose someone who understands the working of the Spirit.)
God’s blessings to you and the young couple! Let me know how things work out.
Peg:
I think a lot of his issues is all of the outside influences, me, my husband, soon to be in-laws, etc. I feel like all of us might be muddying the waters so to speak…he knows God intends for him to do something and by talking to him I sense that he isn’t quite sure what that is but that by getting married that might get in the way of what he needs to do. They were both brought up Catholic and both are practicing. The had planned to get married in the church by a priest so it isnt the way they were going to get married. It may have more to do with how and why the spirit came to him. Her Father is a staunch Catholic, sometimes over the top about it, but very strong faith and she lived with that strong upbringing most of her life. She rebelled during her college years and that is when she met my son. He calmed her roudy spirit and led her down a better path. He was attending College out of state where she lived and that is where they met. When he moved home, about 5 hrs away from her they realized they were to be together and so they go engaged and moved in together about 2 yrs ago. About 3 months ago is when the whole experience started…it was when she was out for the night, doing some drinking and came home late, he waited up for her but when she arrived she was not herself at all, totally out of character and as he describes it, like the devil was inside her. The way she was acting and talking scared the daylights out of him and he arrived at our home white as a ghost. The next day he was still so frightened by her actions that he prayed for 5 hrs straight for her and him and for mercy and that is when the Holy Spirit came to him. Since that moment he has been changed. I remember destinctly about 2 days after this incident him calling me on the phone with excitement saying “I am so glad that God is real, I am just so glad he is real”. He wants to read and learn about the Bible as much as possible and is even making his own prayer cards and distributing them to family members. He made a retreat and the priests told him he was very wise for his age. He said he thinks of God constantly. He told me that he doesnt want to work as a priest in a church because those people already love and know God, he wants to help people come to the church, people who have fallen away or have never believed. I think missionary work would be a great place to start for him to see if that is a calling, he thought of that the same day I brought it up to him. I do support him and will continue to. He has always been a compassionate child and now adult and I feel the Holy Spirit came to him for a reason at this time in his life…its just knowing what it is telling him. One big issue is my husband, his father, he was baptized Lutheran but not practicing and even has doubts about who the higher power is so he is having a tough time of all of this and I am not sure how understanding he will be if the wedding were to be called off and he were to go away on a mission trip. He does have a couple priests lined up to talk to and a nun that is actually a spiritual advisor so I hope that helps with some clarity. We shall see.
Hi Leanne – Thanks for the update! It sounds to me like your son is in excellent hands. And I have to agree, the word “missionary” popped into my head as well. Mission work doesn’t necessarily mean overseas… here in our own cities and towns, hospitals and prisons, there are great needs for Christian compassion and ministry. If his bride-to-be supports him in wanting to help others, and is willing to live without “upward mobility” (financially speaking) I see no reason why this should interfere with the marriage. One doesn’t need to take vows of celibacy to become a missionary!
I still think he and his fiancee should be in pre-marital counseling together (in addition to the clergy meetings he has already scheduled for himself). I’m not sure how the Catholic Church handles this, but I think in most cases it’s best for an engaged couple to do pre-marital counseling with a counselor who is married – someone who knows the marriage relationship from the inside. Perhaps one of the priests or the sister would be able to recommend a practicing Catholic who does marriage counseling? Speaking as a future clergy-person, I would hesitate to marry a couple who have not had pre-marital counseling or taken a pre-marriage class of some kind, even if they have already been living together. As you know, there is so much more to marriage! And with the divorce rate as high as it is I would want to give the couple the best possible chance of success at a lifelong partnership.
Apart from that, the scene you describe with his fiancee coming home drunk is troubling. If this has happened only once in the years they have been together, he will want to get to the bottom of it and find out why her actions and personality were so out of character that night. If this has happened more than once, that could be a red flag.
And spiritual experiences aside (or should I say “on top of all this”) your son might just be having cold feet. Hopefully his discussions with the priests and nun will help him discern how much of all this is Spirit-inspired and how much is simple reluctance to make such a permanent commitment. I don’t doubt his spiritual experiences at all — they’re clearly very real — but sometimes people take shelter behind such things when a difficult reality is staring them in the face. His clergy should be able to help him sort that out.
I am very glad he and his fiancee have you there to understand and support and pray for them! Hopefully the rest of the family will continue to hang in there and give the young couple as much space as they need to discover who they are (individually and as a team) and where God is leading them. And if it turns out they’re not meant to be together, it’s far better they find this out now than after the wedding ceremony. Keep me posted on how things work out!
“What Does the Holy Spirit Feel Like?”
Let me first start off by saying great topic very intresting and i have bean searching a long time to run into a subject of this matter.
When i first started feeling this hoy spirit is when i got saved and was unaware of what is was , it fealt like best way for me to explain it was when i sung songs gospel songs or prayed to GOD i would feel something like oil being poured over my head and continuing down my torso – body
It was not a warm feeling or electricity feeling but a presence like i said like oil being poured on my head and flowing downward my body i feel very peacefull when it happens not scared and sometimes i get like a smile so powerfull like happyness feeling .
in some way people could i guess descibe it as tingly but i strongly feel it fells more like a presence to me at least.
I asked alot of christians about it and some anser me saying it is the holy spirit and others i asked say they never fealt it ,i hope it is from GOD and thats what i strongly feel but i always like to prove evrything to see if it is true , i also searched scripture to see if it validates any of this and this is what i came up with i hope this hub and thread still runs and active if so please respond to me .i asked GOD to send me someone to validate this and so far im still waiting
backround i dont go to church anymore but i pray evryday and rely on GOD only i study and no my bible as i read it for over 20 years look foward to a responce here is some scripture i found explaininng it please correct me if im wrong thanks
1A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint(((( my head with oil))); my cup overflows.
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Psalm 133:1-3
A Song of Ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore
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2 Kings 9:6
So he arose and went into the house. And the young man poured the oil on his head, saying to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, I anoint you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel
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1 Samuel 10:1
Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head and kissed him and said, “Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince over his people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their surrounding enemies. And this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you to be prince over his heritage.
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Leviticus 8:12
And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.
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Exodus 29:7
You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him.
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1 Samuel 16:13
Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.
That is the closest i can come to describe what i feel of the holy spirit and using scripture to validate my claim i hope im right and if i am wrong please correct me .
these verses are what i feel literaly feel in my body on my head and body
but like i said no warm feeling and fire like some others describe or anything in my stomach like some storys i heard thank u for reading my post look foward to replys and correction thanks
sorry meant to add also when i feel it it last for a few min or sec at a time it does not stay long i thougth i would be accurate on my anser
Hi Robert,
Welcome to the discussion! Yes the thread and conversation are still going on. A lot of people have questions about the Holy Spirit and quite a few have experienced something like what you describe. I think God in His wisdom relates to each of us as He knows we need Him to, which means our experiences of the Spirit may vary a little from person to person. And some people never “feel” the Spirit’s presence at all. But bottom line, it’s still the same God and the same Spirit.
The Bible itself says very little about what the presence of the Spirit feels like. Paul has a lot to say in his letters about the gifts of the Spirit, but even he doesn’t describe what the nearness of God feels like. So if you’re looking for “proof” of your experience in the Bible you probably won’t find it. Proof of God’s inspiration is probably better found in what the Spirit inspires a person to say or do. For example, the Spirit will never encourage a person to act in ways contrary to God’s commands, but the Spirit will encourage us to hear God’s word and live it, and to treat fellow human beings with kindness.
Most of the verses you quote have to do with anointing future kings or future priests. They talk about physical oil that was literally poured over the head of the person who would become king (or priest). In a way there is a symbolic parallel between Old Testament anointing and New Testament Spirit-filling (believers are called “a royal priesthood” etc) but it’s not an exact science.
Having said all that… I sense you feel uncertain about your experiences. What is causing the doubt or uncertainty? Has anyone called your experience into question? Does the experience feel strange to you in any way? Are you expecting something from God other than what you’ve experienced? What do your experiences suggest about how you should live life as a Christian?
On a different subject, I hear what you’re saying about not going to church… many people these days no longer see a need to do the Sunday morning go-to-worship thing… but I do want to encourage you to find some kind of Christian fellowship to be a part of. Even an in-home Bible study or house church would be enough for now. Scripture makes it clear that God created His people to need each other and to grow together — “to be one even as we are one” as Jesus prayed it. A local fellowship that is seeking God’s will together can help you work through the questions and experiences you’re raising. Something to pray about.
I hope this helps! Blessings as you continue to walk with the Lord in the power of the Spirit!
Hi and thanks for the input the reason i am asking others about this is becuse i question evrything i am taught and test the spirits to see if they are of GOD like we are commanded to in the Bible.I recently searched on internet to find out if what i am feeling is from GOD and i am 100% sure it is but i just wanted proof that other christians are feeling the same thing as me .
The scripture i gave from the old testimate is pretty acurate in the feeling that i am experiancing (phisicaly) in or on top of my head and in my torso area of my body this only started happening to me when i first started following god ,it feels good and i have no bad feelings when this is happening to me .
if i am right according to the scripture i gave
revelations 1 verse 5 –5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth.
To Him who loved us and washed[a] us from our sins in His own blood, 6 and has made us kings[b] and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
that being said i quoted those scriptures becuse as sure as a phisical feeling they felt of the oil being poured on there head (phisical) is like 99% what i am feeling in my experiance to this matter we are dicusing .
i always ask GOD to correct my doctrine if i am wrong and i always test the spirits to see if it is from GOD .i i cant prove what i beleive in the bible using GODS words and scripture then i must me carefull in the matter i beleive , i have always wonderd why all dont experiance hte same thing and alot claim other things seems very odd to me wich is why i question evrything .
lastly the only reason i am taking this subject very deeply is this reason here ;
in toronto there was a movement of people falling to the flore laghing falling into trance barking so on look it up they also claimed to feel a fire in there body and feel something in there belly i never experinaced any of this and to me these things they are doing holly laghter barking fire in there body seems ver odd to me and dangerouse i never read about any of this in scripture wich is why im questioning it to the very core .
this is the reason i take this very thing seriously and want to prove that what i have is from GOD if it is not then i dont want it .
the feeling that comes over me never one time did i think it wasent from GOD but the first time i felt it i asked a few christians and they claimed to have felt the same thing as me .
thanks for replying to this comment and please correct me and respond to me if i am wrong any more help in this matter would help me thank u waiting for reply
My son just recently felt the holy spirit as well and he never questioned that it was from God either, he knew exactly what it was, it was the rest of our family that has some doubts simply because we haven’t had that experience before and I am sure if we had we wouldn’t be questioning it either. All that matters is what you know inside and now knowing its how you choose to live your life. My son is onkly questioning what path God wants for him, he wants a clear sign of what he should do with all these wonderful, joyful feelings. He sometimes feels like priesthood but he doesn’t have that 100% feeking about it so now he just continues to live out the commandments and love everyone the best way he can and be the best christian he can be until he feels GVod wants more from him. Those feelings of constant doubt or the things that others are experiencing is probably the evil spirits working, they are always there wanting to turn christians away from their faith so just resist those doubts and believe through prayer and reading the bible. Best of luck!
“He never questioned that it was from God…”
That’s one thing everyone can agree on! There’s no doubt when the Spirit touches a person’s life… there’s nothing else it could possibly be.
As for what path to take – it seems God keeps that a mystery sometimes, at least for awhile. I think He does things that way to teach us to trust him one day at a time. I have to admit this method tries my patience sometimes… 😉
Hi leannae thanks for replying just wondering tho u said your son felt the holyspirit and knew it was from GOD but did not mention what if felt liked just that he knew it was from GOD such as i no and have felt the same thing i gave a explanation on the feeling i felt just wondering what your son felt as he felt the holy spirit .
was it a tingling or something being poured over his head and body like i felt or did he experiance something else like a warmth so on .
this subject is hard to find on internet wich is why maybee us starting to document this for others to see might and should be a good thing .
im not trying to be harsh but i have bean raised catholic then went to evagelical the baptist then 7 day adv the jehova u name it ive joined them they have diffrent beleifs so i started to question evrything and just follow GOD now like a levite .
ive spent over 20 years studying the bible and always questioned my teachers and for that i was outcasted from my own places of worship how sad
GOD says to prove all things wich is why i do and why i am on this blog becuse this blog actualy is explaining the things of GOD and giving testimonys i love it may GOD bless us all in truth aND may we be open to correction if we are wrong .
once again i just reread my post and NO i have no doubt what im feeling is from GOD but would just like confirmation others are feeling the same as me and what im felling a gave scripture for it as this is 100% how it feels and i could use scripture to explain it with
any more help on this would be nice thanks
Amen is all I can say and ‘breathtaking’ is something i can vouch for….. But completely indescribable is what it is
Amen, thanks Melissa!
Okay I’ve been Christian for two years and I’ll be honest I’m not best, I don’t read the bible all the time like I should and when I do I only really like reading quotes of Jesus as they’re so inspiring, but I always have prayer like thoughts, like I’d randomly start tlking to God in my mind, or think about where I’m going and every time I always get tingles, literally, whenever I’ve found an answer to a question or ask God or just generally thank Him or even generally think about God I get a tingles sensation but I always think it might be a draft or I’m going crazy.
Recently I’ve been so depressed and one day I went to a service with a friend and we were praising him and I was saying sorry and all I was hearing in a strong voice was “stand up, stand up” because usually when i’m at service I sit and watch others rejoice because I usually feel unworthy of standing. I thought I was goin crazy then my friend started talking tongues and it wasn’t weird but something about the language was familliar and calming, like a lullaby effect.
Anyways am I going crazy or is God telling me that He’s with me because I can tell you now, I really need Him right now.
Hi Dann and welcome to the conversation. No, you’re not going crazy. Yes, I think God is letting you know He is with you! Keep on praying (randomly talking to God in your mind counts) and keep on reading Scriptures. Sticking to the Gospels is good for now, and maybe toss in some Psalms from time to time – I think you’d be able to relate to them, and they’re good for praying out loud if you like.
On the feeling of being unworthy to stand — all of us are unworthy to stand in His presence, and nothing we can do can change that. Praise God, Jesus solved that problem on the cross. In His death we die to sin and death and in His resurrection we are born to new life. Rejoice as the Spirit leads you – whether seated or standing, in English or otherwise. Follow His lead.
May you feel His presence close to you in any times of difficulty or trial. All blessings.
Wow y’all have been busy while I’ve been away this week! LOL
Let me reply directly to a few things that have been said.
Robert wrote: “i question everything i am taught and test the spirits to see if they are of GOD like we are commanded to in the Bible.” Yes!!! Excellent! I’m glad to hear it. There is a lot of nonsense out there being done in the name of religion. Asking questions and comparing teachings to scripture is essential. Robert, you name some good reasons further down: “there was a movement of people falling to the floor laughing falling into a trance barking so on… they also claimed to feel a fire in there body and feel something in there belly…” What you’re describing is (for lack of a better way of putting it) a lunatic fringe who claim to be associated with the Charismatic movement. No Christian teacher I know, Charismatic or otherwise, worth their salt teaches these things. Sticking close to Scripture has made you wise enough to see this.
You also said: “i just wanted proof that other christians are feeling the same thing as me . The scripture i gave from the old testiment is pretty acurate in the feeling that i am experiancing (phisicaly) in or on top of my head and in my torso area of my body…”
Two things to remember: (1) God deals with each of His children as He knows we need Him to. Just like we relate to different friends differently, how God relates to one person may not be how he relates to another. (2) Be careful not to make a ‘rule’ or a ‘law’ out of what you have experienced. It is not necessary for other people to have felt something running down their heads and over their torsos (as you have) and it is not necessary for you to feel a tingling sensation (like other people have). THERE IS NO RULE where it comes to this. Don’t force your experiences to match Old Testament passages that were written 4000 years before you were born. Instead, focus on relating to God and enjoying His presence. When the Almighty makes Himself known to you, rejoice! 🙂 Because it means you’ll be with Him forever!
One more illustration: If you pour yourself a cup of tea you might enjoy the feeling of warmth in your hands as you pick up the mug, but you didn’t pour the cup just to warm up your hands. The tea is what it’s about. The same with your feelings of warmth when the Spirit arrives… the point is not the feelings. The presence of the Spirit is what it’s about. Forget the sensations and focus on communicating with God.
Hi My name is Nancy and I wanted to know something about what happened to me , last night on 7/19/2012 … I was laying in bed by husband and the tv light was the only light in room and I had fell asleep . Well for some reason I looked up at the closet that has no doors and there was like a shadow on the white wall behind the clothes that were hanging there and in my head I started praying and I felt asleep and these sayings about GOD being the light and that god loves me and we are protected from the darkness because god is light and kept running through my head like a dream, everyonce in a while id look over there . the last time I did it appeared to be getting smaller and So I covered my cat that was laying next to me and another saying from God went through my mind and I covered my self and when I pulled the blanket over my shoulders a PEACE I have never felt like shielded me like I was not scared of anything I fell right to sleep , It was like the blanket was a arm that said I will take of this and I passed out never bothered again . It was the most peaceful thing Ive every felt , No words can really describe it.. I cant understand why those thoughts kept going through my head because I was asleep . What do yall think?
Hi Nancy and welcome to the blog. It sounds to me like you have experienced something of God’s presence and love – which is wonderful! I don’t really have any comment or advice on the experience, other than to say there’s really no need to analyze what happened. Just accept it for what it is and thank God for it.
God bless!
I just wanted to thank everyone for sharing their experiences about receiving the Holy Spirit, and thank you Peg for starting this discussion (almost 4 years ago!)
Shortly after I turned 23, I read the book of John for the first time, discovered the truth about Jesus as the only way to eternal salvation, and gave my life to Christ. During the next couple weeks that followed, He revealed himself to me through a string of “Godincidences.” Then during a worship service, I was singing and praising God while thinking how INCREDIBLE it was that the creator of the universe would come to earth as a man and allow Himself to be tortured and die on a cross for me, and I felt a warm tingling sensation that started in my head and moved to the rest of my body – similar to the sensation of taking a relaxing hot shower. This was accompanied by so many tears of joy that I had to stop singing but continued to mouth the words out of love for God. This was the first time I had ever experienced joy to the point of weeping, so it all seemed very strange. Looking around I could see others were experiencing the same tears of joy.
The exact same thing happened the next two times I was at a worship service, so I started to think that this is just what every worship service will be like. But during the fourth worship service I attended, I was singing while wondering when the tears of joy were going to start, but they never did. Since I’m analytical by nature, I used it as an opportunity to observe those who were experiencing these tears of joy around me and wondered what this must mean that I wasn’t feeling God’s presence while others were. Then towards the end of the service, they asked people who had just made a decision to accept Christ to please come up to the stage. Since I had already done this in a previous service, I watched as others came from behind me walking toward the front. One woman was so emotional as she walked that someone was holding her arm and helping her navigate around the chairs. As she was passing by me, I gently touched her arm to offer encouragement and immediately felt a strong electric tingling sensation move slowly up my hand and arm to my head. When it reached my head it, the tears of joy began to flow and the old sensation was back.
As this was all happening, I thought, “God, you didn’t have to be so obvious.” and this was immediately followed by an interrupting thought from the Holy Spirit, “Yes I did.”
Beautiful, Tom! Thanks so much for sharing your experiences! 🙂
Hey everyone I’m a pretty new Christian a few months ago I was at the lowest point of my life addicted to drugs hopeless giving up on life and one night I heard my name whispered it made me sit up and think I shrugged it off and continued down the dark road I was living a few weeks later I was commanded by a voice on the inside to stop the drugs I listened 7 days later I felt myself again still a little depressed so I decided to look into Jesus and asked him to come to me and take over my life I went outside and felt nothing but happiness and joy I looked at the sky and smiled uncontrollably was this the spirit coming to me? I believe it was ever since that day I always think about God and pray for him to guide me through but I still struggle with a lot of sin to where I feel I’m failing him is this normal?
By the way I come from no religious background born again when I had no hope and repented to Jesus is when I really thought about God.
Hi Mike and welcome to the conversation! What you have been feeling is perfectly normal for people who are just getting to know Jesus! When you said “yes” to His call, the Holy Spirit became a part of your life, bringing joy and peace and light and all kinds of good things.
The Spirit also points out things in our lives that God doesn’t like — things that harm us or people around us — so if you find yourself feeling like “I shouldn’t do this” even around things that never used to bother you before, that’s normal too. Listen to what the Spirit tells you and follow His leading.
Above all I praise God for your new-found faith!! This is the beginning of your eternal life!
hi mike welcome here life with GOD is epic dont give up we all have sin in our life as u well learn the bible is full of GODS people that sinned while folowing him .I no u love GOD and the sin u still have in your life u are aware of and dont like it no longer wich is probly why u no u shouldent be doing it but are aware enough to no u can change this behaviour congrats its called being rightiouse and doing the right thing stay strong keep learning and follow god
As u keep talking to GOD and following him u well see your mind changing u well become better and learn alot and to anser your question yes being so happy is from GOD a smile like that from time to time but now i mostly act like job questioning him and asking him to correct me has bean a good road and i learned alot and corrected alot of things i use to follow and beleive in .
i also before was on drugs (weed)/beer and from time to time i quit but started up again i always had guilt when i started smoking again and now no longer smoke i feel alot better and smarter as a result hope this reply helps peg is also good at giving responses she helped me alot with this site thank u peg and others on here god bless
Well said Robert – thanks for sharing!
Hello everyone. When I was a child, whenever someone helped me (like a teacher over my shoulder) I would get a tingling feeling at the top of my head. It felt like a warm tingly shower of energy. It’s better than sex and feels way more pure. I wish I could make it last forever really lol. Well a few years back I went through a psychotic episode where I saw demons and voices telling me they were going to kill me and I was worthless. All throughout, however, something was protecting me from killing myself from the fear. For example, I looked in a drawer to find knives and when I did the area had nothing there. In reality no one had moved any of the utensils.
Well after I survived and came from the hospital. I would hear people at the hospital talk about God and then a wave of energy would come over me (different from when someone would help me). So whenever I heard truth or anything related to God this feeling would come over me. Even when listening to songs about love this feeling happens but more strongly around spiritual topics. I think the Holy Spirit made itself known to me ever since I went through that traumatic incident. Even when I hear topics on television about God it occurs. Anyone else have a similar occurence?
Hi E. Gordo and thanks for sharing. I’m not a mental health professional by any stretch so I really can’t say a lot about your experiences, other than to say there is definitely a difference between the presence of the Holy Spirit and anything else in life. Friends, and the kindness of strangers, and the guidance of teachers, are all wonderful and powerful things, and may even cause physical reactions sometimes, but the Holy Spirit is different. I think it’s possible, as you have guessed, that it was the Spirit who kept you safe from the knives in the drawer. And you may have felt the Spirit’s presence other times as well.
If I may offer any advice at this point, it would be to keep reading the Bible daily (the New Testament and the Psalms particularly) and keep praying daily, and if you haven’t already done so, find a church home where others can help bring God’s love and Spirit into your life. May God bless you richly and bring you His peace!
Thank you for your reply. I will definitely read the New Testament and Psalms. Thanks.
Hi all thank you for your sharing, i like this issue cos i am actively looking for the holy spirit and not clear with some issues related with the feeling. since i decided to be filled with the holy spirit, i started to sense some good feelings but it is not as big as what people are expressing it and manifesting. By faith i accept it as a sign of HIS presence.my question is- Does it’s presence and the consequence(feeling and manifestation) has a degree based on our spiritual purity and experience? or it has always big feelings as what most do?
Thank you.
Welcome Yosef… you raise a number of interesting questions!
I think — not saying this so much to you personally but as a general comment to all who are reading and posting on this thread — that it is dangerous to look for “experiences” or “feelings” where it comes to the Holy Spirit. I wrote the original post a few years ago because so many people had questions about what the Holy Spirit “feels like” and I think it’s important to be able to tell the difference between the reality of God and what we might imagine about Him. But feelings are not the only indicator of the Holy Spirit’s presence and they’re not even the most important.
I was at a wedding yesterday where the famous passage of I Corinthians 13 was read. The passage says in part: “where there are prophecies they will cease, where there are tongues they will be stilled, where there is knowledge, it will pass away… In the end only three things remain: faith, hope, and love, and the greatest of these is love”.
The apostle Paul wrote these words not to be read at weddings, but as the capstone of his teaching on the gifts of the Holy Spirit! The people in the Corinthian church had been arguing among themselves about which gifts were real and whose spiritual gifts were better and who was more holy etc etc and Paul comes along and says that prophecy, tongues, and words of knowledge are worth nothing compared to faith, hope, and love… because the first three are only for a little while but the last three are forever.
Given all this as a backdrop, Yosef, my advice would be continue to pray to God for the indwelling of His Spirit (the Spirit being His gift and not something you can choose for yourself) and then do your best to live as the Scriptures teach us to live. As the apostle Paul says, loving God and being loved by God is THE greatest good. Aim for that, and let everything else work out as it does.
hi, my name is carla, and i gave my life back to the lord in october. i met a guy at work who was really sweet. i’d always told myself that i would make sure the next guy was christian before dating him. i had been through some hurt and had even put myself through the wringer while i was away from the Lord. i went on a date with him and felt sooo guilty for not finding out if he was christian first. well after a few dates i found out he had asked jesus in his heart about 13 years ago when he was 16. but i still felt guilty. he had started going to church with me and he is cultivating his relationship with the Lord. since dating – it has been 7 months now and he is absolutely wonderful. i’ve never been treated the way he treats me – with such respect. but i have been back and forth with this feeling of guilt and being afraid of being out of God’s will and being scared and feeling ashamed and i asked God over and over and said sorry over and over. i try to lay it down and there have been good times of faithful praying and feeling that surge of the holy spirit. where i feel free to enjoy our relationship. i’ve prayed in faith for some things regarding him and our relationship and i’ve seen the prayers so blatantly answered; it seems to us we were orchestrated to meet. and then i hear something at church or from some christian counsel and i’m doubting again and anxiety comes on. and confusion comes in. it won’t go away! and it’s so agonizing. is this the Holy Sprit telling me “no” to him and i’m grieving the Holy Spirit? and if so, why would it all seem to make sense, why would He be answering prayers? when i go to enjoy the relationship, i feel extrememly guilty like i can’t even come to the Lord. my boyfriend has shown me so much of Christ’s love. He has been patient through ALL OF THIS. He feels i deserve the best. He forgives me as soon as i say something stupid. He respects me. we are in a pure relationship. He is certain he wants me to be the one. and i’m so scared. When i get like this, it’s torture in my mind. I don’t know who’s saying what in my mind — the Lord, the Enemy, or me. Should i follow this feeling or should i look at manifestation in this relationship? I can say i “feel” like God is saying no, but if it’s just me being super hard on myself (which is something i’ve heard all my life), i certainly don’t want to miss out on such a good thing.
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Hi Carla and thanks for writing. You raise a lot of questions and issues that quite honestly I don’t feel up to the task of answering… and even if I could, your thoughts are so personal in nature I hesitate to explore them in a forum like this where everyone in the world can read what we write.
That said, just a few thoughts… First, God loves you, and Jesus gave His life for you and then walked out of the grave alive to prove that God’s love won’t ever die. The apostle Paul says “there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”. There is nothing in the universe that can come between you and God’s love.
Given this is true, my question would be “where are all these shame and guilt feelings coming from?” I don’t know for sure, but my gut says the feelings are rooted in something (or some things) that happened long before you met the man you’re dating now.
It also sounds to me like you’re dating a man who loves God, loves you, and treats you with kindness and patience… someone you would love to be with for the rest of your life… but you’re feeling anxious about the past and nervous about “forever”.
If I may be so bold as to offer advice, the one thing I would say is please find a good Christian pastor or counselor in your area to talk these feelings out with. No, you are not going crazy! But the questions you raise need to be heard and explored by someone who is outside your situation and can offer some wisdom and objectivity. Also — because many of the negative emotions you mention are triggered by things that happen at church (you wrote, “i hear something at church… and i’m doubting again and anxiety comes on. and confusion comes in”) I STRONGLY advise choosing a counselor from OUTSIDE your church, and preferably outside your denomination. (For what it’s worth, I’ve had particular luck finding good “relationship” counselors among Presbyterian and Methodist clergy.) Ask around your neighborhood for a pastor/counselor who people recommend for their kindness and understanding, someone who believes in the love of God and the power of prayer, and talk to him or her.
And if you get the chance stop back and let me know how it goes!
All blessings,
Peg
It happened to me twice. The first lasted much longer than the second. Both were the exact same feeling. It was like a warm oil filling my body via the top middle of my head and lowering slowly to fill my whole body. When my body was filled human words could not possibly explain how perfect it was and how happy I became. I remember saying if this is what heaven is like, I want to go straight there. It was unexplainable. I knew it was GOD, I knew it was the truth, I knew it was perfect. Since then, I am still the same person, except I believe in GOD 100%, I have absolutely no fear, I love all the time, even when times are tough, and sad. My emotions are more sensitive and maxed out. I have more understanding of life, and I see everything in a better light. My life is still the same, but it does not worry me or concern me as I know there is something much better beyond this life. As long as I am alive, then I must have a purpose, but I don’t yet know fully what it is yet, other than I cannot lie, I only speak of GOD’s love for us all, and religion is just for the sheep to control them, but not necessary for the wise, because they know the truth.I wish I knew more, or what my true purpose was to be. I am a Mister average type person. I am not a holy Joe, I do not take drugs, or overly indulge in alcohol, but I pray every day. Hopefully this helps explain a little. GOD Bless you all.
Wonderful, Mark! Thanks for sharing, and God bless your walk with Him!
Answer to Carla.
God does not tell you yes or no. That is your mind playing games, mixed with your personality. When you believe in GOD 100%, he will direct you properly, and you will know what is right without even asking the question in the first place. It will just appear right at the time. Does this mean everything will be perfect? Yes and No as far as our earthly experience teaches us, but always for the better when it comes to GOD as he only wants the best for us. Let me try and explain: will you get involved in an accident? Will you fail in a job interview? Will you lose a loved one? All these things happen to everyone, there are reasons for it all, but it is all beyond our comprehension and understanding. Except if you believe and commit to GOD, he will certainly point you in the right direction and keep you on the best path considering the options present at the time. Everything is right and good if it is decided in Good Faith. We all have to live, and let live. Trust and faith will guide you.
Carla – I would just add to Mark’s note to say: God moves in mysterious ways. Pray and ask Him about things that puzzle you. And stay close to a loving church family who will walk with you and pray with you through the trials.
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