The "proof of God" we seek, is in the experience.
I never knew that, until I actually experienced the Lord.
I wanted to give my life to the Lord and I did, with all my heart and mind, and that's what made all the difference. When I love someone, I love them with all my heart, not half...that's not really love.
Although I knew there was a God and that he was real and alive, I was absolutely shocked when the Holy Spirit came to me and I felt His presence after I had prayed. I wasn't expecting such an interaction. I didn't know all the details of what had taken place when God interacted with me when I prayed, but that's not necessary. I did know, however, that God did touch me and saved me, at my request. It was so amazing to me, and I'm still in awe of the fact that the God of this whole universe heard my prayer and listened to me. As He will, anyone who wants to find him, as promised.
It is important to remember one thing when it comes to giving our lives to God. We don't go by feelings. We go by God's promises to save us. Each one will have a different experience when they interact with God. It is just as real and genuine. The devil would have us believe that we must feel something in order to know that we are saved, but that is a lie. We know we are saved because God always keeps his promises and he is not willing that anyone miss heaven. He promises to save each and everyone who comes to him for salvation. That's what we go by, not feelings. Feelings can be fickle at times, but the promises of God are strong, mighty, and everlasting.
God says to search for him with all your heart and mind and he will come to you and reveal himself to you and it was only after I was saved on July 21st, 1973, that I started studying my Bible, as my spirit was thirsty for the Word and to find out more about God, and I learned that it was the Holy Spirit that had come to me and transformed my whole life, the very second I accepted Jesus as my personal Savior.
The moment I gave my heart and life to Jesus, He sent his Holy Spirit to join my spirit, and caused my Spirit come alive in Christ. I was transformed instantly, just as anyone is, when God's Holy Spirit touches their spirit, and when that happens, you cannot help but be changed and our hearts then, can feel God's love, peace, and joy.
That is the whole purpose of the Holy Spirit, to help us recognize we have sinned and need Jesus, then we ask Him for forgiveness, and then the Holy Spirit comes to us as our Great Comforter and constant guide in life. It is then that we are united with God in fellowship and harmony. Our sins can no longer condemn us and we are counted as righteousness before God, because of what Jesus did for us on the cross in paying for our sins. We are now in right standing with God the Father. We can enter heaven without dragging our sins in.
It is the role and purpose of the Holy Spirit to teach us the things about God, and it's only then, when God's spirit joins ours, that we can then begin to understand what we're reading in the Bible, because it is the Holy Spirit teaching us the "things of the Spirit", and only He can do that. No one can possibly know nor understand that, until they actually experience an interaction with God.
God comes to each of us in a different way, so we must not compare our experiences. However it is the promise of God that if you want him in your life then he will definitely come to you and abide with you, no matter who you are. Just know that when you give your heart and life to Jesus, it is then that He can come and fellowship with you. You don't force your way into other people's lives, do you? Well God is the same. He doesn't want to force his presence on you and so he waits and waits for you, because he loves you with all his heart and soul. He is not willing that any perish because of the condemnation that sin placed on them. He came into the world to love us and show us the way and to help us; not to condemn the world, but to save it.
Spirit knows spirit....period! And so then, we can only understand the things of the spirit, when we unite our hearts and lives with Christ's Spirit. Therefore, the "proof" of God is actually in the experience. That's why many don't understand the things of God, and therefore, think of the things of God, as foolishness the Bible says, because they have not yet experienced God, nor have they given their heart to him, so naturally they're not going to understand the things of God. That's okay because we all have to learn, but I was so shocked when the Holy Spirit touched my heart and soul and transformed my whole life for the better. He will do the same for you. It is his promise.
In the Bible, 1 Corinthians 2:14 says, "But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned".
This verse explains that people who are not spiritual, or unbelieving, consider the teachings and revelations of the Spirit of God to be foolish and illogical. They are unable to understand these teachings, because they must be spiritually discerned and appreciated. Therefore, they can only be discerned, when our spirit has joined with the Spirit of God, which teaches all things of God.
The Holy Spirit is with us always, and never leaves those who have invited Jesus into their hearts and lives. He never turns any of us away. The Bible reminds us that we are all in the same spiritual boat... in need of a Savior. We can see that from the world we live in and the evil thereof. But there's always room at the cross for one more. Jesus waits for you.
I wanted to give my life to the Lord and I did, with all my heart and mind, and that's what made all the difference. When I love someone, I love them with all my heart, not half...that's not really love.
Although I knew there was a God and that he was real and alive, I was absolutely shocked when the Holy Spirit came to me and I felt His presence after I had prayed. I wasn't expecting such an interaction. I didn't know all the details of what had taken place when God interacted with me when I prayed, but that's not necessary. I did know, however, that God did touch me and saved me, at my request. It was so amazing to me, and I'm still in awe of the fact that the God of this whole universe heard my prayer and listened to me. As He will, anyone who wants to find him, as promised.
It is important to remember one thing when it comes to giving our lives to God. We don't go by feelings. We go by God's promises to save us. Each one will have a different experience when they interact with God. It is just as real and genuine. The devil would have us believe that we must feel something in order to know that we are saved, but that is a lie. We know we are saved because God always keeps his promises and he is not willing that anyone miss heaven. He promises to save each and everyone who comes to him for salvation. That's what we go by, not feelings. Feelings can be fickle at times, but the promises of God are strong, mighty, and everlasting.
God says to search for him with all your heart and mind and he will come to you and reveal himself to you and it was only after I was saved on July 21st, 1973, that I started studying my Bible, as my spirit was thirsty for the Word and to find out more about God, and I learned that it was the Holy Spirit that had come to me and transformed my whole life, the very second I accepted Jesus as my personal Savior.
The moment I gave my heart and life to Jesus, He sent his Holy Spirit to join my spirit, and caused my Spirit come alive in Christ. I was transformed instantly, just as anyone is, when God's Holy Spirit touches their spirit, and when that happens, you cannot help but be changed and our hearts then, can feel God's love, peace, and joy.
That is the whole purpose of the Holy Spirit, to help us recognize we have sinned and need Jesus, then we ask Him for forgiveness, and then the Holy Spirit comes to us as our Great Comforter and constant guide in life. It is then that we are united with God in fellowship and harmony. Our sins can no longer condemn us and we are counted as righteousness before God, because of what Jesus did for us on the cross in paying for our sins. We are now in right standing with God the Father. We can enter heaven without dragging our sins in.
It is the role and purpose of the Holy Spirit to teach us the things about God, and it's only then, when God's spirit joins ours, that we can then begin to understand what we're reading in the Bible, because it is the Holy Spirit teaching us the "things of the Spirit", and only He can do that. No one can possibly know nor understand that, until they actually experience an interaction with God.
God comes to each of us in a different way, so we must not compare our experiences. However it is the promise of God that if you want him in your life then he will definitely come to you and abide with you, no matter who you are. Just know that when you give your heart and life to Jesus, it is then that He can come and fellowship with you. You don't force your way into other people's lives, do you? Well God is the same. He doesn't want to force his presence on you and so he waits and waits for you, because he loves you with all his heart and soul. He is not willing that any perish because of the condemnation that sin placed on them. He came into the world to love us and show us the way and to help us; not to condemn the world, but to save it.
Spirit knows spirit....period! And so then, we can only understand the things of the spirit, when we unite our hearts and lives with Christ's Spirit. Therefore, the "proof" of God is actually in the experience. That's why many don't understand the things of God, and therefore, think of the things of God, as foolishness the Bible says, because they have not yet experienced God, nor have they given their heart to him, so naturally they're not going to understand the things of God. That's okay because we all have to learn, but I was so shocked when the Holy Spirit touched my heart and soul and transformed my whole life for the better. He will do the same for you. It is his promise.
In the Bible, 1 Corinthians 2:14 says, "But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned".
This verse explains that people who are not spiritual, or unbelieving, consider the teachings and revelations of the Spirit of God to be foolish and illogical. They are unable to understand these teachings, because they must be spiritually discerned and appreciated. Therefore, they can only be discerned, when our spirit has joined with the Spirit of God, which teaches all things of God.
The Holy Spirit is with us always, and never leaves those who have invited Jesus into their hearts and lives. He never turns any of us away. The Bible reminds us that we are all in the same spiritual boat... in need of a Savior. We can see that from the world we live in and the evil thereof. But there's always room at the cross for one more. Jesus waits for you.
