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To: hosepipe; kawaii; Alamo-Girl; betty boop
Do you know the lord personally?..

I have not seen Him, walked with Him, ate with Him. Have you? I just find it interesting that those who boast of the indwelling Spirit write more and talk more than those who sat with Christ and listened to Him speak, ate with Him, walked with Him, and witnessed Him first hand.

The paraclete(Holy Spirit) is an ever present personality available for help

How do you know that it's the Spirit? Do you see Him? Does He say I am the Holy Spirit? You know, there was a man by the name of Mohammad. And he wrote a whole book called the Koran (Quran), which was dictated to him, word-by-word, by none other than God, or so he says...and there are over one billion people on this earth who believe him!

Everyone, or so it seems, boasts of some divinity working inside of them. I feel that sometimes, but I have no clue what it is. I feel that somehow I am gently ushered back into repentance and self-denial, but like a person in a dream I "know" who I am thinking of but really don't have a label or a picture that comes with it.

6,387 posted on 01/16/2007 6:53:09 PM PST by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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To: kosta50; Alamo-Girl; betty boop; .30Carbine; cornelis
[ Everyone, or so it seems, boasts of some divinity working inside of them. I feel that sometimes, but I have no clue what it is. I feel that somehow I am gently ushered back into repentance and self-denial, but like a person in a dream I "know" who I am thinking of but really don't have a label or a picture that comes with it. ]

Very honest post.. thanks..
I see somewhat you're situation.. probably..
Keep in mind that not all have your experience..

Some do have a relationship with the Holy Spirit..
What you said reminds me of my own experience in the past..

WIll share this with you...
I got all upset with the Holy Spirit one time..
Really upset.. and challenged him to get real with me..

Well nothing happened for the longest time but I was serious..
Eventually I heard (from within me)
"I will be as real with YOU as YOU are with ME"..
Thats all.. just that.. but I did hear/understand that..
Along with this "message" came remembrance of some times where I was not being real with my prayers.. Embarassing..

The bottom line is since then as "REAL" as I am with the Holy Spirit(answerer of prayer) the Holy Spirit is real with me.. ALWAYS.. Haven't "seen him" probably would scare me spitless probably.. BUT my prayers ARE answered, ALWAYS..

Needless to say I am careful with what I pray..
maybe that message was just to me for me..

But HECK an old heart to heart with the Holy Spirit couldn't hurt you a bit...
He is a pretty cool guy..
Know what I mean.. that is if you are serious.. d;-)~'.'.'

6,403 posted on 01/16/2007 7:33:21 PM PST by hosepipe (CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole....)
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