Dani

2 more verses to add, matthew 11:27 no-one knoweth the father but the son. 1corinthian 2:11 no-one knoweth the mind of god but the spirit of god,

here are some verses for you to consider. jesus says he will ask the father, and he will give the comforter, the holy spirit. and that the holy spirit dwells with them and will be in them. jesus then goes on to say that he himself will not leave them comfortless, he will come to them. John 14 16And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and will be in you. 18I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you. 19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. 20At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. jesus is the lord, and the lord is the holy spirit. 1Corinthian 12 3Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God, calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Spirit. 2Coritnhians 3 17Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty 1Cointhians 12 4Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God who worketh all in all. 7But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man for profit. 8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another, the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;9To another, faith by the same Spirit; to another, the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10To another, the working of miracles; to another, prophecy; to another, discerning of spirits; to another, divers kinds of languages; to another, the interpretation of languages: 11But all these worketh that one and the same Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. the spirit of god is gods presence. Psalms 139 7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8If I ascend into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. the holy spirit is a part of god, just as our own spirit is a part of us. 1Corinthians 2 9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 10But God hath revealed them to us by his Spirit; for the Spirit searcheth all things, even the deep things of God. 11For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. the spirit is also called the finger of god and the power of god. Matthew 12 28But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come to you. Luke 11 20But if I with the finger of God cast out demons, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

hi jtc, i think i know how you feel. apart from spending time with my children, i have little to do with anyone else. i may speak to people who i bump into on my walks, but i have no real friends, because people make me feel uncomfortable. i enjoy my own company, but also know i am lonely, and that upsets me sometimes. my sister had autism, so often i wonder if maybe i have aspergers because the symptoms fit exactly. i actually love to help others though, and when the holy spirit came upon me in prayer many times i felt huge compassion for others, and had plans to become a missionary. but i couldnt go due to family, so i spent time on the internet on forums and did as much good as i could, but then got hooked into debating and some nasty people, and something changed in me and i struggled spiritually for years now, i feel empty, and i would do anything to feel gods presence again, and guidance. i feel it is also something to do with these times we are in. times have got hard, there is a deception going on, a happiness type delusion i believe.... how do we get back?