I have read small portions of it briefly, but it doesn't have the same effect on me. Is it that it's so comforting to you because it is familiar, and you are able to get more out of it? It's like when I read my favorite novel; others I know might enjoy it, but they may not be as moved by it...
I imagine God in a physical form sometimes for comfort, and it can take a variety of forms depending on what most appeals to my imagination in that moment. Last night as I was falling asleep, I was imagining God as a giant tiger I could curl up with and sleep next to.
The image is just a...
But how do you listen? Is it a process we initiate somehow? What is actually involved from our end? Please trust that I'm not just being obtuse. I'm thinking that if being led by, or communicating with, the Holy Spirit is so crucial for making the right decisions about what to believe and do in...
I don't think our attitude towards God probably changes the course of events outside our control, because It probably lets things happen the way they do for reasons that appear good and rational to Itself, but I do think humility and confidence in the essential goodness of the universe help...