Curiosity killed the Karne

[karne_asada]

When I became a Christian no one really told me what to expect.  I knew I was supposed to read and pray and probably stop selling kidneys on the black market, but I had no idea what it was supposed to feel like to have a relationship with God.  A lot of times I wondered if I was doing it right, and more often than not I wondered if I was just plain

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[lasttoknow0]

Although you probably don't get to play if you're an atheist...
Consarnit. Racism! Racism I say! Or... something.

[karne_asada]

lol Tell you what, why don't we replace "God" with a subject of your choosing. You can opt for serious or funny, but either way I'm sure the answers would be quite interesting. :)

[lasttoknow0]

Do you talk to X? How?
Yeah, I coo at them a lot and tell them they're cute.

Does X speak to you? How?
There's a little trill they do when they want my attention.

How else do you interact with X?
They love it when I get out the feather toy. Any time I go near they closet where I keep it, they run over and wait expectantly.

Do you sense X's presence? When? How?
In the mornings they lie on my face.

How do you get X's attention? How does X get yours?
I refer you to they aforementioned trilling and face-lying. When I want their attention I can just go near the food dishes.

What's unique about your relationship with X?
Mine are cuter than any others. Its true!

How do you know X is real?
I refer you once again to the face-lying.

[joeltpw]

Uh yeah I'm not sure you want my feeble attempts to answer these questions as it would probably make me more depressed and frustrated with my lack of ability to have a relationship with God. Not to mention it would probably be a discouraging set of answers.

In short all my ansers are I have no idea, I am in such a wrong mindset and I have no idea how to even begin to try and make things work how they are meant to work.

~Joel

[karne_asada]

I think your answers might have more in common with others' than you think they do. God doesn't reveal Himself to me via burning bush like I thought and hoped He would. It's much more subtle and much easier to miss, especially if I'm purposely trying not to listen. Some of the biggest encouragements to me have come from people I always viewed as having unshakeable faith admit that they were not without doubts and disappointments too. So... I'll share if you share :)

[joeltpw]

I'm more worried that attempting to answer these questions would be fairly triggering to me and hence I would rather be in a safe enviornment to try and answer. Alone in my room is probably not the best situation to stir up a lot of emotions and introspective thoughts.

~Joel

Here you go . . .

[la_dolcezza]

Do you talk to God

Ok, I feel compelled to answer this one.

[t_rav]

Do you talk to God? Yes

[panda_whoopin]

Do you talk to God? How?
Yup. I tend to pray through out my day, and about 70% of the time, I'm in the middle of breaking, so I tend to pray out loud and rather emotionally until I reach a point that I can actually settle down and start to let the spirit speak truth to me.

Does God speak to you? How?
Mainly through the word. Verses come to mind or stand out when I read. Secondly through impressions that are backed up in reality, and by reality I mean by the word, council, situations, and in general, peace. I used to think that God spoke through my emotions as well, until I figured out that I can be so emotionally driven that I was fooling myself most of the time. So, no burning in the boosom for Lee.

How else do you interact with God?
I'm really not sure...

Do you sense God's presence? When? How?
I tend to sense God's pressense the most when I'm in the middle of breaking, and I can tell that he's picking up the pieces. I have no idea how to explain it other than total despair and complete peace and joy at the same time.