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Originally Posted by Bender
out of interest, what do you see God as? you say you know 'he' exists, but what exactly is 'he', without covering all bases and saying something getout-clausey and non-descript like "he's everything".... and how do you know? is it a gut feeling or have you had first hand experiences?
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What I see God as could easily differ from what someone else does, so I'm not saying my views are representational of anyone. Our relationship with God is personal and unique.
It's very hard to put in to words but I see God as a presence, albeit a totally good, loving and just presence.
You know when you walk in to a pub and there's a jovial, happy atmosphere? That's a presence.
I don't see God as a man with a long white beard etc, I don't even see him as a physical being. Time is a physical concept and only applies to physical matter, and he transcends time and dimension.
You ask how I 'know' - well, I don't. I just go on what feels right to me. Have I seen God? No, none of us ever would, at least not on this plane of existence. Have I heard him? Audibly - no. But he has communicated with me. I'm not going to tell you how or what it was about as it's always been very personal matters but what I will say is I believe he helped me choose my daughter's middle name.
One day I was wondering what name to go with. I had a few in mind, all biblical names (Rebecca, Sarah, Hannah, Ruth, they're all biblical names although those weren't in the running) so one day I was praying/meditating and then BANG out of the blue, one of the names shone brightly in my mind, brighter than anything I'd ever imagined. Each letter of the word was lit up by loads of bulbs. I took that as a sign of what he wanted me to give my daughter as a middle name.
I don't care if anyone doesn't believe me, I seriously could not care less. The above is just about the only communication I've had that I'm willing to talk about. The others, with all due respect, are my concern only.