I used to believe I talked with God
But now I know that was just an illness
Well, you're not alone.
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I used to believe I talked with God
But now I know that was just an illness
Reasons...
I believe God (or rather, Jesus, since God is largely beyond human comprehension while Jesus is the part of God we can connect with) talks to us not by some voice in your head but something as simple as a person talking to us on social media.
I have proof (for myself), so, I do not think that was God, but spiritual world is vast , diverse and real.Well, you're not alone.
trusting a prophet is more to …..the manner of thought
which is yours
if you don't' follow a Prophet
it's should be that you found a reason ….not to
so I make the assumption your reasoning is greater than the Prophet
care to share?
so....I look to the teachings of my InspirationHaving been convinced to have a "connection" with God, I can understand how anyone might be convinced of such a connection. There is a lot of current science behind how the unconscious mind operates not known in ancient times. Without this information, there is not a lot of reason to question a dream/vision an experience of having a connection to the all-mighty.
So I suspect these prophets were sincere in their beliefs as well but that doesn't mean they were right.
so....I look to the teachings of my Inspiration
the parables of the Carpenter
and the outstanding manner He dealt with His followers and the people at hand
whether He had a personal mind to mind with God
is between Him and God
for now.....it's up to me to decide the manner and method
of MY mind and heart
for example.....Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
is a manner and a method
it is also fair warning
yeah...I grew up reading the World Book version encyclopediaIt is hard to say with any certainty where we would be without the Torah/Bible/Quran. I learn to read from a an encyclopedia set of bible stories. I remember some but my unconscious mind, I am told remembers it all. Hard to know what one's unconscious mind is doing with all that information.
I was wondering if anyone on RF feel they have been in some form of communication with God and how this takes place?
Not that I want to be judgemental, I probably will and I'd imagine you can expect a lot of judgemental replies.
Sorry,
I used to have conversations with God and believed I got replies. I 100% believed that God could and would communicate with anyone who'd actually listen.
I no longer believe this because of... reasons.
IDK, I don't think I would have been religious for as long as I was verification of God's existence. God was real because God had a real presence. I don't think I would have accepted the idea that God only communicated through "prophets". Requires too much trust and authoritarianism.
I assume people do accept this secondary source of information about God. I couldn't do it.
Can you drop the secondary source and just talk to god directly?
Except with Prophets right? Else how could person assume to know anything about God?
I believe God speaks to me in many ways and sometimes that is a conversation. Sometimes it is just a timely word. Sometimes it is lengthy teaching. In addition God speaks through my words and since I hear them also, you could say I hear Him that way also. Sometimes God will communicate through visions and signs and dreams. Also there is a word for it but God will quicken a Biblical word.
i believe if you truly can hear from God you can be judgmental but if not your judgment will be flawed.
I believe that is necessary. If one does not believe God speaks then one will not listen. We learn that God speaks from the Bible. That was the way it was in Nazareth. Jesus was just a carpenter to them, so not many bothered to go to Him for healing.
I believed I had a message from God. It was a good message. A message of hope and love and certainty. However it was a contradiction to what many claimed was the true message of God and I thought, why should anyone believe me over all these others who also claim to know "God's will"? They claim what God wants and how God wants us to act. You'd think those who claim to know God's will would be a little more consistent in their message.
Many have claimed and do claim to be the second coming. Some choose to believe them as well, many do not. How will you/do you choose? How much certainty will you have in your choice.
I used to think God talked to me.
A lot of reasons would be including, but not limited to, the mixed messages I get from members of the church as to what God said about this and that.
There has never ever been any type of message that was received across the board by God.
That alone was a red flag for me that the voice people hear is part of their own personality, and I found out that's not such a bad thing.
I don't even need to pretend there is a god anymore.
I believe a great many think they hear from God when they don't. The Bible tells us to test every spirit. I believe you can't assume you are right or that the others are right. Usually if someone disagrees I leave it in God's hands to inform them if He wishes.
I believe it is difficult to say. Supposedly American Indians talked to God without any known source but is it the one true God they talked to or an imaginary one?
It is a part of process called Gnosis.How do you test a spirit?
What evidence other than his vision of 'Maid of Heaven'. I leave it to you to decide if it is a fraud or psychosis.