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I have seen Him , once in vision (vaugely remember as a very small child) and once in a dream in young adulthood when 3 days following I was enveloped in love that was unmistakable. Once I heard Him audibly like out of the sky and many times has the still small voice spoken that was like a concept unfolded onto my consciousness.Got it - Thank-you.
We have different experience...
I have never seen God visiby...
Nor have I heard God audibly...
I have perceived Him noetically...
That is an inward 'seeing' that is without form...
Gentle words without sounds...
In the Way in which I walk, it is the person who is to deny his personality in the course of discipleship...
I did not try to keep God in great emotionality as you did...
My emotional life was already pretty much destroyed...
My experience of Him was alone and inwardly originated...
So to hold Him, I went inward in profound silence and stillness...
I like to think I slowed him down some...
But in that effort without words either inward or outward...
I learned what the nous 'looks like,' beneath all words and thoughts, in stillness of heart and soul...
I learned profound Peace...
Now always 'at hand'...
Thank-you
Arsenios
You think I would have learnt from any of that but I didn't. I got worse and it wasn't until my brother (my partner in crime) (eta a grow-op was the involvement) was killed in a hit where I thought I was for sure next that I dived into the church. (previously having deep studies on my own on regular bases before that as I mentioned) (and yes I did forgive them) I would have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to go into complete silence of motion and sound (like a nunnery or monkery) but that was not my circumstances.
That's why I firmly believe that material/visable blessings are huge incentives (the milk but not the meat) to come within to be alone with Him in that invisable connection of knowing.
Peace that is when circumstances say otherwise is the permanant downpayment of His inheritance given to us that is really beyond understanding. And the joy of deep love for Him is my confidence given to me. So in that, peace and joy, is consistancy.
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