Communication with god

[mulimulix]

Time and time again, I hear people, on this forum and otherwise, saying they talk/communicate with god. I am just interested in the logistics of this. I mean, how do you think he talks to you or you talk to him?

Obviously, I don't believe it is him actually talking to you, but I am just curious in how you think it occurs.

 

[Tim Myers]

Why would you be so curious about something you claim to not even believe is real or true??

.....just curious.......

 

[mulimulix]

Why would you be so curious about something you claim to not even believe is real or true??

.....just curious.......

It's irrelevant whether I believe it is true or not, the fact is that many (if not, all) of you believe god speaks to you, and I want to know how he does so. Problem?

 

[Dragons87]

Time and time again, I hear people, on this forum and otherwise, saying they talk/communicate with god. I am just interested in the logistics of this. I mean, how do you think he talks to you or you talk to him?

Obviously, I don't believe it is him actually talking to you, but I am just curious in how you think it occurs.

I'll answer on the basis that you won't reply with, "Oh, but you can't prove that." or "Oh, it's unscientific and/or not evidence-based." or words along those lines.

Deal?

 

[mulimulix]

I'll answer on the basis that you won't reply with, "Oh, but you can't prove that." or "Oh, it's unscientific and/or not evidence-based." or words along those lines.

Deal?

Yes, yes, I'm not hear to start an argument. I am genuinely interested in knowing. I can't believe I've never actually questioned it before

 

[Dragons87]

Yes, yes, I'm not hear to start an argument. I am genuinely interested in knowing. I can't believe I've never actually questioned it before

Good. I know it's unscientific and it's objectively unprovable, unquantifiable, or unexperimentable; I don't need someone else to tell me that.

I talk and communicate with God just like I communicate with any other person - we talk.

There are myriad ways. Just like humans can communicate via different means - letter, conversation, telephone, e-mail etc., God and I communicate in different means - prayer, the Bible, direct "voices in my head", through other people.

Prayer is something special. I can't explain it, but I can feel a difference between me talking to myself and hearing a voice from either God or the devil/temptation. That is especially true when I am faced with a choice of some kind. There is a distinct difference in feeling between talking to myself, talking to God but knowing that I'm not being listened to (have you ever given a speech in which you know people aren't listening to you? That's the feeling.) and knowing that God is listening.

Now I verify those voices against what is said in the Bible; I don't just trust my own senses and my own feelings. It's like an objective layer on which I base my communication with God.

And of course, because different people interpret the Bible differently, I seek the opinion of others too.

I just also note that the reason I am communicating with God at that moment affects how I communicate with him. My communication with him is often on the choices that I have to make in my life, be it mundane or life-course-changing, and his communication back to me guides the way I live my life.

 

[drich0150]

Time and time again, I hear people, on this forum and otherwise, saying they talk/communicate with god. I am just interested in the logistics of this. I mean, how do you think he talks to you or you talk to him?

Obviously, I don't believe it is him actually talking to you, but I am just curious in how you think it occurs.

Everything is outlined in scripture. If you want an in depth explanation simply open your bible and start reading.

Basically we talk to God in Prayer.
In turn the Holy Spirit speaks to us. The Holy Spirit (after we accept Christ) becomes apart of us. The Holy Spirit also Has the bible written in accordance to the will of the Father.

This means that 'we' sometimes get personal messages or feelings to help direct us. comfort and reassurances in a time of great stress. opportunity and direction will open for no other reason than we prayed about it. If these instances and revelations are indeed from God they will not go against what the bible teaches.

In rare instances we are sent messengers to help us find what we are seeking.

 

[Walter Kovacs]

Sometimes directly, sometimes I get thoughts or something in my head that I know isn't mine, sometimes through other people, situations, etc. I've learned to be open to any and all ways God desires to speak with/to me.

That was a crappy answer, I just woke up. I'll clarify/expound if needed.

 

[razeontherock]

Good answers! I'll point out so many C's emphasize talking to G-d, but I think what He says to us is much more important. And for that, I turn to the Bible. If He wants me to know something else, He can do that. And if I need to know something I can't decipher from the Bible, I find Him to be MOST Gracious about that, as long as I come to Him with the right attitude. (Easier said than done)

 

[aiki]

Time and time again, I hear people, on this forum and otherwise, saying they talk/communicate with god. I am just interested in the logistics of this. I mean, how do you think he talks to you or you talk to him?

Obviously, I don't believe it is him actually talking to you, but I am just curious in how you think it occurs.

God communicates to me first and foremost through His Word. Everything I need to know to live a wise, godly life is provided to me in the Bible.

I speak to God in prayer. Generally, I avoid "liver shivers," voices in my head, strong impressions, etc as a basis for decision making and action as a Christian. This isn't to say God doesn't lead in a mystical fashion sometimes; I'm just not convinced it is His common method of doing so.

Selah.