Evidence for God from Science

If i remember correctly was it when you where filled with the HS ?

Sigh i wish i had an experience like that - it just feels like its not ment to be for the HS to fill me up in this life for me. But then probably the reason i want to experience it Just for the experience.. which is sad and wrong on my part because i know it should be because i want the HS to refreshen me and to give glory to God.

But i guess i do want that too - right now it seems church and family troubles are going to start but the only reason im saying this is because i think you said you were going to revival churches and there is where you experienced the HS filling you up, I guess maybe if try to find some ... yeah i don't know what i am supposed to do. I've prayed about it and I've been prayed on by a pastor about it even though i knew God wouldn't give it to me there and then at that moment he started praying for me to be filled - this was last year though.

To be honest i hoped that if it did happen that it would change my aspect on life and live better for the Lord and be a greater testimony on others - for God to use me to touch peoples hearts.

God bless Brother!

CeT-To wrote:If i remember correctly was it when you where filled with the HS ?

No, mate, I’d long before that trusted in Christ. My being able to get a grip somewhat on my sinning has been relatively recent.

Sigh i wish i had an experience like that - it just feels like its not ment to be for the HS to fill me up in this life for me. But then probably the reason i want to experience it Just for the experience.. which is sad and wrong on my part because i know it should be because i want the HS to refreshen me and to give glory to God.

Bro, I was saying the same thing. I did not have an “experience,” something I too was waiting for; it was just an emotional moment of long prayer, and without wishing to sound vague, it all seemed to click into place that night: I am guilty of a shameful past, but I must not forget that I have turned that corner and left that old me behind. I’m not to go on punishing myself. I will continue to stumble and sin, but I am never out of God’s reach, never out of his sights and never lacking in His love. I think, CeT-To, that it pays to know that there is no quick fix when dealing with sin. Be patient. That you are even aware that there is something wrong and are struggling here shows the Spirit within.

But i guess i do want that too - right now it seems church and family troubles are going to start but the only reason im saying this is because i think you said you were going to revival churches and there is where you experienced the HS filling you up, I guess maybe if try to find some ... yeah i don't know what i am supposed to do.

No!! Those revival meeting planted some deep confusion inside of me. At first I felt like I’d had that “experience” I’d been chasing after; bang! I was there! But after the hysteria I analysed it thoroughly and my advice to you would be to cancel those feelings of wanting experiences. You are free to enter any church you so wish, but if you enter a revival or Pentecostal church then enter with your Bible in hand, my Brother, and check their practices against the word.

I've prayed about it and I've been prayed on by a pastor about it even though i knew God wouldn't give it to me there and then at that moment he started praying for me to be filled - this was last year though.

To be honest i hoped that if it did happen that it would change my aspect on life and live better for the Lord and be a greater testimony on others - for God to use me to touch peoples hearts.

The only advice I can offer is to pray with an open heart and not with expectations of some experience. I used to shout in prayer to God, almost demanding that He talk to me. Nothing. When I relaxed in prayer, when I stopped praying solely FOR ME, then it truly became a two way street. My prayers had always been quick and needy without actually connecting with God, without even having the patience for a good old prayer.

But awhile ago i saw your posts when you said you had such an experience and that you didnt care about the small doctrinal differences since no one has perfect theology. What happened Danny?

God bless bro

CeT-To wrote:But awhile ago i saw your posts when you said you had such an experience and that you didnt care about the small doctrinal differences since no one has perfect theology. What happened Danny?

God bless bro

What happened is my little experiment of trying to be non-judgemental was blown apart by myself and others on here during the aftermath of the revival meetings.

I knew and acknowledged that the tongues I witnessed flew in the face of Paul's teaching in Corinthians. But I still wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt. The more I spoke with some of the Brothers on here, and the more I prayed for discernment on the matters, it all became so apparent and crystal clear. I realised that I had self-consciously WANTED to ‘go down in the spirit’… Strong claim, eh? I also remembered a time when I was on the floor of the church, sat up looking at people around me. I remember thinking “this is wrong”; it seemed contrived, and it was like the sound inside the room was lowered so I could hear the raw amplification of the laughter, the howling etc, and it wasn't of God. I also saw the pastor’s ‘helpers’ deliberately laying hands on people once they had their eyes closed and were already swaying, so to speak. While I was aware of all this on some level at the time, the hysteria really did carry me away, and I either waved it away or wasn't so aware that I could focus in on it. Think I like admitting that? I don't. But the truth of the matter is more important than saving face. When I started praying for discernment on these matters, I remembered these things very clearly, things I had conveniently 'not seen' or passed over in the heat of the moment.

Don't forget as well that it is in those moments when we are drawing close to God that we are most spiritually attacked. When we are not focused on God, why would we need to be distracted or attacked? But often we feel the most frustrated because that is when we are most beleaguered by spiritual warfare.

zoegirl wrote:Don't forget as well that it is in those moments when we are drawing close to God that we are most spiritually attacked. When we are not focused on God, why would we need to be distracted or attacked? But often we feel the most frustrated because that is when we are most beleaguered by spiritual warfare.

Spot on, Zoe.