getting closer to god

[thereaperman]

how do you guys get closer to god, how do you feel his love and saftey? in time of stress, fear, anxiety, depression, in time of happyness and love?

i pray to god as soon as i get up, during the day and when i go to sleep. i read his word and have a daily bible guide. but sometimes it feels the whole world is slipping away from me. is this just a quesion of faith?

[Matthitjah]

Paul,

This link is a Devotional you may want to read?

http://www.intouch.org/intouch/site.show_p...date=02/02/2005

Peace,

Dave

[RustyAngeL]

This relationship with God through Jesus Christ is a day by day walk. We as christians walk by faith, not by sight as His word says. Don't depend on your feelings, they will change with your situations,but His word and promises to us never change and neither does He.

[Guest Thomas I believe]

This relationship with God through Jesus Christ is a day by day walk.  We as christians walk by faith, not by sight as His word says.  Don't depend on your feelings, they will change with your situations,but His word and promises to us never change and neither does He.

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Amen Rusty !!! Our God will never abandon us ! We just have to seek Him and call upon His name when we think He is not there. But He always is !! Have Faith and trust in Him and His promises are true. They will never change.........

[Guest Christian Counselor]

I'll give you three solutions ranked in order of effectiveness.

3.Listening to nothing but Christian music and Christian radio will educate you and make you more spiritual.Put a radio in your bathroom so you can listen to it while getting ready for bed and again as soon as you get up in the morning.Now that the election is over,most of the radio programs have stopped confusing right-wing politics with Christianity.

2.Emotional problems,especially depression, interfere with all relationships,including our relationship with God.Three of the problems you mentioned are related.Fear causes stress which causes depression.So your underlying problem may be fear which can come from both a lack of confidence as well as a lack of spirituality.("PERFECT LOVE CASTHETH OUT FEAR")A good social worker or counselor can help you with this,but they aren't easy to find.

1.The best solution just requires a largely sin-free life coupled with prayer.The best part of it is it's free,free of human error and free of counseling fees.The down-side is that it may take years to secure.But since it is a requirement for salvation,you might as well start praying for it now.Just keep asking God to send you the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.Once you receive that,you'll find yourself in a personal relationship with God and it will be much easier to maintain a spiritual high.

[Keith]

Something else to keep in mind is that relationships, including our relationship with God, is a two-way street.

If you and I spent time together, we would take turns speaking and then listening. Before too long, if I called you on the phone and just said, "Hi, it's me," you would know who I was because you recognize my voice. That's how we come to know His voice, too. Spend time listening to God, too. Just be in His presence.

Too often, when many Christians pray, they do all the talking and then go about their day without really spending time with God. Sit at His feet and you'll come to know Him, His voice and His presence in a deeper way.

[O'Dannyboy]

Nicely put Keith.

how do you guys get closer to god, how do you feel his love and saftey? in time of stress, fear, anxiety, depression, in time of happyness and love?

i pray to god as soon as i get up, during the day and when i go to sleep. i read his word and have a daily bible guide. but sometimes it feels the whole world is slipping away from me. is this just a quesion of faith?

I agree with Keith. But I would add that, yes, it is a question of faith. I know those times as well where you start to feel vulnerable and alone. Faith tells us we are not alone and will never be and as we love God he does love us tenfold in return.

Every Feeling and thought we have he also shares and does know us better than we know ourselves. That being the case we are in him as he is in us.

1 John 4:18