I think what makes talking God as if he was really there so hard is that we often don't have an immediate response the same way we do in conversations.
Also, thank you for this video, for being so honest and encouraging.
Finally, I know life does not have background music, but I very much liked it anyway. :]
You know in "It's a Wonderful Life" and Clarence keeps talking to God, asking Him questions, and George keeps asking, "Who are you talking to? You crazy?" I wonder if we don't talk to God and others at the same time for others' sake.
I used to picture the Holy Spirit has a person in the room with me. I found myself glancing next to me every so often, I saw Him sitting in a chair watching me as I fell asleep, or sitting next to me as I watched a TV show. It creeped me out.
Sometimes I do that thing, praying to God while really praying for others' sake. And so I pray two prayers at once. "Forgive me, God, for pretending to talk to you while really talking for them."
I have never felt in communion with both God and a person at the same time. And this grieves me, and I wonder what's wrong with me, but, I don't have trouble seeing God everywhere. Even if I'm not talking to Him every moment, knowing He's there is enough.
This is a comment of incomplete thoughts. Which is good. Because it means I still have lots to think about.
I appreciated this video exponentially more with "The Fall / The Flight" playing in the background.
For me, God has never been so personal a presence that I could talk to Him in the same way that I talk to others. There is, undeniably, a difference between God and others... why shouldn't there be a difference in the way that we communicate?
God isn't a person - or, poor wording - He isn't a personality, not like that. I know that God is something greater - more personal - than a sentience, but He isn't human (or else the incarnation wouldn't have been necessary) I recognize that we don't talk to God in front of others in the same way, but I question whether or not that's a problem.
A Year Of Questions is a project begun on March 22, 2010, by seven teens who want to be better at asking questions and articulating answers. This blog exists to make it easier to discuss these questions (because a 500 character limit on YouTube comments is rather limiting). Enjoy!
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I think what makes talking God as if he was really there so hard is that we often don't have an immediate response the same way we do in conversations.
Also, thank you for this video, for being so honest and encouraging.
Finally, I know life does not have background music, but I very much liked it anyway. :]
You know in "It's a Wonderful Life" and Clarence keeps talking to God, asking Him questions, and George keeps asking, "Who are you talking to? You crazy?" I wonder if we don't talk to God and others at the same time for others' sake.
I used to picture the Holy Spirit has a person in the room with me. I found myself glancing next to me every so often, I saw Him sitting in a chair watching me as I fell asleep, or sitting next to me as I watched a TV show. It creeped me out.
Sometimes I do that thing, praying to God while really praying for others' sake. And so I pray two prayers at once. "Forgive me, God, for pretending to talk to you while really talking for them."
I have never felt in communion with both God and a person at the same time. And this grieves me, and I wonder what's wrong with me, but, I don't have trouble seeing God everywhere. Even if I'm not talking to Him every moment, knowing He's there is enough.
This is a comment of incomplete thoughts. Which is good. Because it means I still have lots to think about.
I appreciated this video exponentially more with "The Fall / The Flight" playing in the background.
For me, God has never been so personal a presence that I could talk to Him in the same way that I talk to others. There is, undeniably, a difference between God and others... why shouldn't there be a difference in the way that we communicate?
God isn't a person - or, poor wording - He isn't a personality, not like that. I know that God is something greater - more personal - than a sentience, but He isn't human (or else the incarnation wouldn't have been necessary) I recognize that we don't talk to God in front of others in the same way, but I question whether or not that's a problem.
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